Archives for Social Media
India Parliamentary Panel Urged to Summon Global Heads of Facebook, Other Tech Giants
Indian activists have petitioned a parliamentary panel to summon the heads of US tech firms including Facebook and Alphabet's Google and question them on issues ranging from tax compliance to data…
Twitter May Add an Edit Feature, CEO Jack Dorsey Says
Micro-blogging site Twitter is considering the possibility of adding support for editing tweets, but the original version of the tweet would still be viewable. "Maybe we introduce a 5-30 seconds…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Says ‘We Don’t Sell People’s Data’
Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday renewed his defence of the social network's business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests was different from selling people's data. "If…
Facebook Backs Election Integrity, AI Initiatives in Germany
Facebook has launched German initiatives to defend election integrity and examine the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), its operations chief said on Sunday, seeking to convince sceptics it is serious…
How a Japanese Billionaire Took Over the Top Spot on Twitter
What gets Twitter users more excited than a year's supply of Wendy's chicken nuggets? Apparently cold, hard cash. The most retweeted tweet of all time now belongs to Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese…
Facebook Portal Camera: Privacy and Other Matters With Facebook’s Latest Gadget
It's rare that a new gadget these days serves a true need. Rather, it creates a want. You certainly don't need the Facebook Portal, whose primary purpose is to let you…
Facebook Let Some Companies Access Your Private Messages, Friends Lists
Another day and another set of startling revelations about Facebook's lax attitude towards user privacy. The social giant reportedly gave major tech companies more access than advertised to the personal…
Woman Slams Social Media Firms for Baby Ads After Stillbirth
A woman whose child was stillborn has slammed the targeted advertising of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram after she returned home from the hospital and kept getting baby-related sales pitches. Gillian…
Facebook Gives Advertisers Access to Your ‘Shadow’ Contact Information
Ever since the Cambridge Analytica scandal game to light, Facebook has been in the spotlight for its invasive data mining practices. The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed how Facebook allowed a company to harvest profile information from…
Yahoo pushes back timing of Verizon deal after breaches
Verizon’s planned acquisition of Yahoo will take longer than expected and won’t close until this year’s second quarter, the internet company said on Monday. The $ billion deal was originally…