When it comes to regulation, Facebook wants some rules. That seems to be the gist of an editorial by Mark Zuckerberg published Saturday in The Washington Post. In it, the head of the world’s largest social network says firms like his have “immense responsibilities” over issues like protecting user data and managing disinformation and political …
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Facebook might limit who can stream live video, a decision it’s contemplating after a gunman used the social network to broadcast a deadly shooting at a New Zealand mosque. The company’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said in a blog post Friday that Facebook is “exploring restrictions on who can go Live depending on factors such as prior Community Standard …
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Good luck finding some of Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s old social media posts. On Friday, Business Insider reported that the social network accidentally deleted some of Zuckerberg’s old Facebook posts, including all the ones he made in 2007 and 2008. “A few years ago some of Mark’s posts were mistakenly deleted due to technical errors. The work required …
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Facebook wants to make it easier for you to learn about the ads that flow through the world’s largest social network. On Thursday, the tech giant said it is expanding a public database that will allow people to search for and find information about political ads or those related to issues of national importance in certain countries. Now that database, …
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Facebook Dating users can now use the social network to make the love connection in more countries. Facebook on Thursday said it had added Mexico and Argentina to the list of countries where its matchmaking service is offered. The dating service launched in September for users in Colombia, with later expansion to Canada and Thailand. The social networking giant also …
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook on Thursday with allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act through targeted ads. The charge follows an August 2018 complaint that alleged the social network lets landlords and home sellers engage in housing discrimination through advertising that can exclude people based on race, national origin, religion, gender or disability. “Facebook is …
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Facebook on Wednesday said it’s banning white nationalist and white separatist content from its platform following backlash from civil rights groups and black history scholars. “It’s clear that these concepts are deeply linked to organized hate groups and have no place on our services,” Facebook said in a blog post. The social network had already barred “hateful treatment of people based …
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A failing battery is a miserable reason to replace a laptop, but here we are. On a recent flight, I got all of 90 minutes before my system crapped out — and the plane had no outlets, so I couldn’t plug in. Ugh. Here’s the replacement I’m seriously eyeballing: The Lenovo IdeaPad 720S 13-inch (Platinum) for $494.99 with promo code …
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What’s the price of great standalone VR? Facebook says it’s $399. HTC says it’s $799. HTC has revealed the price and release date of its newest self-contained VR headset, the Vive Focus Plus, and it’s considerably more expensive than the also-soon-to-arrive Oculus Quest. The Vive Focus Plus arrives April 15, HTC announced Monday at its Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen, China. …
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Now playing: Watch this: What is Article 13 and how will it affect you? 2:55 Protesters march against the EU Copyright Directive in Leipzig, Germany, over the weekend. Peter Endig/picture alliance via Getty Images The European Parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of a controversial new law that will bring sweeping reforms to how copyrighted content posted online is governed. …
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