Social-Media
US plans for fake social media run afoul of Facebook rules
Washington, Sept 4 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said Tuesday that the US Department of Homeland Security would be violating the company's rules if agents create fake profiles to monitor the social media of foreigners seeking to enter the country.
YouTube settles FTC complaint for at least $150M
San Francisco, Aug 31 (AP/UNB) — Google will pay $150 million to $200 million to settle a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over how it treats information from children on its YouTube video site, according to a published report Friday.
Twitter CEO Dorsey's account sent racist tweets after hack
San Francisc, Aug 31 (AP/UNB) — Hackers briefly gained control of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account Friday, sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.
Facebook tightens political ad rules, but leaves loopholes
San Francisco, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, acknowledging previous misuse. But it's not clear if it will be enough to stop bad actors from abusing its system.
FB Girls Priority group’s admin Tasnuva Anwar lands in jail
Chattogram, Aug 21 (UNB) – A court here on Wednesday sent Tasnuva Anwar, creator and an admin of Facebook group Girls Priority, to jail in case filed under the Digital Security Act.
Facebook rolls out tool to block off-Facebook data gathering
San Francisco, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — Soon, you could get fewer familiar ads following you around the internet — or at least on Facebook.
Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests
Washington, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — Twitter says it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were linked to the Chinese government and a disinformation campaign targeting the protests in Hong Kong.
Privacy questions as humans reviewed user audio at Facebook
New York, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses.
Facebook offering 'millions' to publishers for news
San Francisco, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer "millions of dollars" for the rights to publish their material on its site. The move follows years of criticism over its growing monopolization of online advertising to the detriment of the struggling news industry.
Report: Facebook offering 'millions' to publishers for news
San Francisco, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer "millions of dollars" for the rights to publish their material on its site. The move follows years of criticism over its growing monopolization of online advertising to the detriment of the struggling news industry.