Category: Facebook
Met Police release footage to detect live-streamed terror attacks
Footage of police firearms officer training has been released as part of the work by the Metropolitan Police with Facebook to improve detection of live-streamed Christchurch-style terror attacks. The force […]
Facebook steps up anti-election meddling security in UK
Facebook has set out fresh commitments to protect elections from interference and misinformation should the UK go to the polls. But it maintains that it is not their responsibility to […]
Facebook no longer in Top 10 Global Brands List
Facebook has dropped out of the top 10 most valuable global brands as Apple, Google and Amazon retained the first three places. Facebook dropped five places to 14 this year […]
Facebook officially launches Libra despite defections
Facebook has officially moved forward with its plans to create a new digital currency called Libra, despite several high-profile defections from the project and intense criticism from US regulators and […]
Visa and Mastercard pull out of Facebook’s Libra currency
Visa and Mastercard have announced their departure from Facebook’s Libra project in a potentially fatal blow to the social network company’s plan for a worldwide digital currency. Along with the […]
Facebook paid £28.5m tax in UK from £1.65bn revenue
Facebook paid just £28.5 million in UK tax last year despite reporting growing revenue of £1.65 billion from advertising sales. The tech giant’s latest UK accounts reveal that pre-tax profits […]
Facebook removes more misinformation campaigns
Facebook said it has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from the platform which were spreading misinformation about political issues in the Middle East. The accounts, which were part […]
Will Facebook message encryption hinder online crime fight?
Facebook has been accused of reverting to the “digital dark ages” after serious concerns were raised that plans for message encryption could prevent child abusers and terrorists being caught. Politicians […]
Zuckerberg leak: It doesn’t make sense for me to go to hearings in every country
Mark Zuckerberg does not see the need for him to attend hearings across the globe scrutinising Facebook’s practices, according to leaked audio from an internal meeting. The tech giant’s founder […]
Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps
Facebook has said it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps made by about 400 developers as part of an investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Starting in March 2018, […]
