After long 48 years, children trace their missing father; thanks to FB
In a surprising turn of events, a man who had gone missing 48 years back, has finally been traced by his children through the Facebook in Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet.
While shuttered at home, China exploits social media abroad
China says its diplomats and government officials will fully exploit foreign social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter that are blocked off to its own citizens.
Facebook reaffirms refusal to ban political ads on its platform
Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it will continue to allow political ads on its platform including Instagram, despite possible false information in those ads run by politicians.
Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation
Facebook says it is banning "deepfake" videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated tools, as it steps up efforts to fight online manipulation.
Researcher: Data on 267 million Facebook users exposed
A Ukrainian security researcher reported finding a database with the names, phone numbers and unique user IDs of more than 267 million Facebook users — nearly all U.S.-based — on the open internet. That data was likely harvested by criminals, said researcher Bob Diachenko, an independent security consultant in Kyiv.
Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos
Twitter has identified and removed nearly 6,000 accounts that it said were part of a coordinated effort by Saudi government agencies and individuals to advance the country's geopolitical interests.
Facebook says it removed 3.2B fake accounts in 6 months
Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previous six months.
Aussie regulators launch inquiry into Facebook's cryptocurrency
Facebook will be forced to divulge details of its proposed cryptocurrency amid concerns about its impact on Australia's national security and banking.
Facebook launches a news section - and will pay publishers
Oct 25 (AP/UNB) -- Over the course of its 15 year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently abandoned, and then largely cut their stories out of its newsfeeds .
Zuckerberg appears in Congress as Facebook faces scrutiny
Washington, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is again appearing before Congress to face questions about his company's massive market power, privacy lapses and tolerance of speech deemed false or hateful.