I’m an ex-Facebook exec: don’t believe what they tell you about ads
I believe the social media giant could target ads at depressed teens and countless other demographics. But so what?
‘This oversteps a boundary’: teenagers perturbed by Facebook surveillance
News that Facebook shared teens’ details with advertisers throws focus on firm’s ability to mine the data of its 2 billion users – and raises serious ethical questions
‘It’s spot on’: Facebook worker sees parallels with The Circle
The Circle envisions an omnipotent social media platform whose quest for tech utopia turns sour. Sound familiar?
Google and Facebook bring in one-fifth of global ad revenue
Two companies increase their advertising duopoly by earning a combined $106.3bn, nearly double the figure of five years ago
Facebook told advertisers it can identify teens feeling ‘insecure’ and ‘worthless’
Leaked documents said to describe how the social network shares psychological insights on young people with advertisers
Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise visit to Ohio family boosts rumor of political run
Moore family of Newton Falls, Democrats who voted for Trump, hosted the Facebook CEO who is visiting all 50 states amid speculation of a run for office
Facebook and Google were conned out of $100m in phishing scheme
Not even two of the biggest US technology firms are safe from fraud, as the social network and the search company named as victims of sophisticated attack
Facebook admits: governments exploited us to spread propaganda
Report published on Thursday reveals how countries and governments exploited Facebook platform to spread falsehoods for political gain
Facebook urged to step up fake news fight before UK election
Select committee chairman Damian Collins says site does not act quickly enough and fake news could pose threat to ‘the integrity of democracy’
Live and death: Facebook sorely needs a reality check about video
Facebook Live was meant to be part of the social network’s optimistic vision. But in the wake of two violent crimes, its response has been woefully inadequate
From Wikitribune to StopFake: the battle against fake news
Jimmy Wales has launched a new site and Google is changing its algorithm – but they’re not the only ones offering innovative solutions to combat fake news online
Facebook under pressure after man livestreams killing of his daughter
Distressing footage of murder of 11-month old in Thailand was accessible to Facebook users for approximately 24 hours before being taken down
Facebook has 60 people working on how to read your mind
Social network says it’s assembled a team to build technology that allows you to ‘think’ commands at your smartphone. But what if you think that’s scary?
Eight visions of Facebook’s future from its F8 conference
Mark Zuckerberg’s social network is betting big on augmented reality, hasn’t given up on VR – but doesn’t have much to say about the ‘Facebook killer’
Facebook’s key to building communities in divided times: augmented reality
Mark Zuckerberg at the F8 conference hinted that AR encourages people to interact with others – although that experience is still mediated by a screen