by Beth Holmes | Oct 4, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media
Frances Haugen, a data scientist formerly employed by Google, Pinterest, and Facebook, revealed herself Sunday night as the whistleblower who shared that Facebook has no interest in fighting misinformation. Haugen, who will be testifying about Facebook before Congress...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 13, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
The High Court of Australia ruled on September 8, 2021, that media outlets are “publishers” of comments posted by anyone on their official Facebook pages. As “publishers,” according to the ruling, the outlets are legally responsible for any defamatory content posted...
by Beth Holmes | May 3, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Apple’s newest software update for its phones and tablets dropped on April 26, 2021. With iOS 14.5 comes a new privacy tool, and it may be a big problem for some of the companies that count on receiving user data: companies like Facebook. With Apple’s...
by Admin | Apr 12, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
On April 3, 2021, a user in a recreational hacking forum posted files containing the personal data – including phone numbers, names, birth dates, email addresses, and more – of hundreds of millions of Facebook users. Over half a billion users are affected, which is...
by Admin | Apr 4, 2019 | Companies, News, Social Media
When they first got off the ground, social media sites like Facebook and Instagram existed merely as places for people to congregate and share their thoughts online. It was a simpler time, and there wasn’t much in the way of controversy. There certainly...