Social-Media
Twitter airs election meddling data
New York, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Twitter is releasing all known accounts and posts related to "information operations" dating back to 2016, when it was first learned that foreign operators were using social media to meddle in U.S. elections.
Facebook: Hackers accessed personal data from 29M accounts
New York, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Facebook says hackers accessed a wide swath of information — ranging from emails and phone numbers to more personal details like sites visited and places checked into — from millions of accounts as part of a security breach the company disclosed two weeks ago.
Facebook: Hackers accessed 29M accounts, fewer than thought
New York, Oct 13 (AP/UNB) — Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago, fewer than the 50 million it initially believed were affected.
Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages
New York, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) — Facebook said it has purged more than 800 U.S. pages and accounts for spamming users with politically-tinged garbage links and clickbait just weeks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Google Plus to close after bug leaks personal info
San Francisco, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Google is shutting down its long-shunned Plus social network for consumers, following its disclosure of a flaw discovered in March that could have exposed some personal information of up to 500,000 people.
Lawsuit accuses Facebook of enabling human traffickers
Houston, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — A human trafficking survivor from Texas sued Facebook this week, alleging the social media platform provides human traffickers an unrestricted way to "stalk, exploit, recruit, groom ... and extort children into the sex trade."
What comes next in Facebook's major data breach
New York, Sep 29 (AP/UNB) — For users, Facebook's revelation of a data breach that gave attackers access to 50 million accounts raises an important question: What happens next?
Facebook network breach affects 50m users
New York, Sept 28 (AP/UNB) - Facebook on Friday said it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.
Bangladeshi Razib gets Facebook fellowship
Dhaka, Sept 25 (UNB) – Facebook authorities have selected Bangladeshi entrepreneur Razib Ahmed as fellow of its ‘Community Leadership Program’ for his group ‘Search English’ where members help each other to become more fluent in English.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey keeps his cool before Congress
Dhaka, Sep 6 (AP/UNB) -A chill, bearded and nose-ringed Jack Dorsey appeared unflappable as he faced hours of questioning from members of Congress Wednesday on issues as wide-ranging as political bias, hate speech, school safety and election manipulation.