Tag: Mark Zuckerberg
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 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…
How will an online safety regulator work?
Plans for new laws making tech giants and social networks more accountable for harmful content online have been set out by the Government, in a bid to make the UK one of the safest places in the world to be online. Here is everything you need to know about the long-awaited white paper: Will there…
Government unveils ‘world’s first’ internet safety laws
The Government will introduce “world first” internet safety laws designed to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online, new proposals published today (8th April 2019) claim. A white paper on online harms, published jointly by the Departments for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home Office, proposes strict…
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg meets with senior politicians in Dublin
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is discussing the regulation of social media with senior politicians in Dublin. He arrived at the Merrion Hotel in the city on Tuesday afternoon where he is meeting Hildegarde Naughton, James Lawless and Eamon Ryan, three members of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation and Fake News. He also visited the technology giant’s offices in…
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg looks to fund high-quality news journalism
Facebook wants to create a new section dedicated to high-quality and trusted news that could offer new ways to support funding for journalism, the social network’s boss Mark Zuckerberg has revealed. The tech giant is at the early stages of exploring a news surface idea, similar to its existing Watch platform devoted entirely to videos.…
Facebook to explain how mysterious news feed algorithms work
Facebook is to begin explaining to users why they are seeing certain posts on their news feed in an attempt to make the platform easier to understand. The social network has announced it is to start offering users a “why am I seeing this post?” tab, which they can click on to see how Facebook’s…
Mark Zuckerberg outlines Facebook shift towards private services
Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has revealed his vision to shift the social network more towards private messaging, outlining how encryption and integrated messaging across Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp could work. As the public becomes more cautious about privacy, the chief executive foresees a change in the company’s services, with growing numbers of people currently turning…
How do I unlock Facebook Messenger’s secret dark mode
Facebook has launched a secret dark mode on its Messenger app (though not that secret anymore) allowing users to reduce the strain on their eyes when chatting to friends and family. The social network is planning to roll out the feature fully within the coming weeks, but users on both iOS and Android can activate…
Culture secretary warns Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg of end to self-regulation
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has said talks with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg on how to tackle online harms were constructive but warned social network giants that they can no longer rely on self-regulation. The minister flew out to the US this week to speak with Mr Zuckerberg and other tech leaders in Silicon Valley, San…