Category: Facebook
Facebook admits it doesn’t know how many UK users are under 13
Facebook does not know how many under-13s or sex offenders are using its platform in the UK, an inquiry has heard. The social media giant has admitted it doesn't have any methods to try to verify if a given date of birth is accurate or if someone attempting to create an account is on the…
Facebook sues South Korean analytics firm over allegations of data misuse
Facebook has launched legal proceedings in the US against a South Korean data analytics firm over allegations of data misuse. The social media giant said Rankwave ran apps on the Facebook platform and had been under investigation by the site over its compliance with Facebook’s policies, but had failed to co-operate with the firm. Facebook…
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes calls for company to be broken up
The co-founder of Facebook has called for the social network to be broken up, labelling the power of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg “unprecedented and un-American”. Chris Hughes, who created the platform alongside Mr Zuckerberg when the pair were students at Harvard University but left the company in 2007, said government needed to hold the firm…
Facebook ‘considering its own bitcoin for payments’
Facebook is planning a cryptocurrency-based payment system that it could launch for billions of users worldwide, according to reports. The Wall Street Journal said the system would use a digital coin similar to bitcoin, but different in that Facebook would aim to keep the coin’s value stable. Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies have been susceptible to…
Dead Facebook account holders to outnumber living in fifty years?
The number of dead Facebook account holders could outnumber the living within fifty years, new research has claimed. Academics from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), part of the University of Oxford, found that based on 2018 user figures, at least 1.4 billion of the site’s around 2.3 billion users will die before 2100, with the…
Facebook reports three month revenue growth of more than 3 billion dollars!
Facebook reported revenue growth of more than three billion dollars on this time last year as the company released its latest financial results. The social networking giant said its revenue for the first three months of the year was 15 billion dollars, up from 11.9 billion in the same period last year. However, in a…
Facebook uploaded 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their consent
Facebook harvested the email contacts of more than 1.5 million new users who joined the site since 2016, without their consent. The social network has said it “unintentionally uploaded” the email contacts after asking some users to email passwords when signing up to the site as a way of verifying their identity – a practice…
Facebook may switch off ‘Like’ function for British children under safety plans
Facebook and other social media companies may have to turn off the “like” function for British children under proposed guidelines to ensure their safety online. Techniques that “nudge” users to follow the tech firms’ desired outcome should not be used to keep under 18s online longer, according to the planned code touted as the first…
Facebook reveals more changes to News Feed in attempt to tackle bad content
Facebook has introduced a quality measurement tool to track content posted to its News Feed in its latest attempt to cut down on removing bad content from its platform. A tool which gives more information about publishers and why their content is appearing on a user’s News Feed is also being extended to images, the…
Facebook to use AI to help honour deceased loved ones
Facebook is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent the profiles of deceased friends and family being promoted on the site in painful ways, such as in reminders about their birthday. The social network has confirmed it will also introduce a new Tributes section for memorialised accounts, which will enable friends and family to share…