Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that the social network will give the World Health Organization free advertising for its coronavirus response and take down false claims about the virus. Users who search for coronavirus on Facebook, will see a pop-up that
Facebook says it will cancel its annual F8 developers conference this year, citing concerns with the spreading coronavirus outbreak. According to an update on the social network’s Facebook for Developers website, the company said they will use a combination of locally-hosted
A fierce behind-the-scenes dispute between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and Facebook erupted into public view Friday, as the speaker’s office demanded that Facebook remove a video posted online by President Donald Trump. The video in question showed Pelosi’s viral State of
The U.K. should regulate internet platforms like Facebook and Google over their use of online targeting algorithms and force them to share data with researchers, an advisor to the government has said. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI), an advisory body set
As the coronavirus spreads, so has a slew of online misinformation, conspiracy theories and fear about the mysterious illness that was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization this week. A handful of social media giants, which have long faced backlash
Mark Zuckerberg is doing away with New Year’s resolutions like learning Mandarin and overcoming public speaking fears for something more long-term. The Facebook chief executive announced Thursday in a blog post that he plans to focus on goals in 2020 and beyond.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc announced limited changes on Thursday to its approach to political ads, including allowing users to turn off certain ad-targeting tools, but defied critics’ demands that it bar politicians from using its ads system to
The Federal Trade Commission is considering seeking a preliminary injunction against Facebook over antitrust concerns, The Wall Street Journalreported Thursday. Facebook shares were down 2.7% at the end of the trading day. The injunction would likely seek to block Facebook from enforcing policies
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement. At a U.S. Senate
New York (CNN)Terrifying rumors initially propelled by Facebook’s algorithms have sparked fears that men driving white vans are kidnapping women all across the United States for sex trafficking and to sell their body parts. While there is no evidence to