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Facebook apologizes for ad showing dead teenager
Facebook apologizes for ad showing dead teenager
Facebook apologized this week after it emerged an ad running on the social network was using a photo of a teenager who committed suicide. 22 Sep 2013
Zuckerberg: U.S. spying hurt trust
Zuckerberg: U.S. spying hurt trust
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said that revelations about U.S. spying programs hurt users' trust in U.S.-based Internet services. 22 Sep 2013 - 3 comments
Facebook 'Like' is protected speech
Facebook 'Like' is protected speech
A U.S. court has ruled that using Facebook's 'like' feature to show support for a political candidate amounts to legally protected speech. 19 Sep 2013 - 2 comments
Facebook: 250 billion photos uploaded since launch
Facebook: 250 billion photos uploaded since launch
Facebook has announced some shocking numbers about its photo volume since launch. 19 Sep 2013 - 3 comments
Facebook received requests for data on 38,000 users in H1 2013
Facebook received requests for data on 38,000 users in H1 2013
Facebook has released its first ever Global Government Requests Report covering the first six months of 2013, showing figures of user information requests it receives around the world. 28 Aug 2013
Judge approves Facebook settlement over targeted ads
Judge approves Facebook settlement over targeted ads
A federal judge gave final approval to Facebook's $20 million settlement of a lawsuit that the social networking giant shared user's likes with friends without allowing them to opt out. 27 Aug 2013
Facebook use can 'undermine well-being', researchers say
Facebook use can 'undermine well-being', researchers say
Research from the University of Michigan suggests that Facebook may negatively effect the well-being of young frequent users. 15 Aug 2013 - 2 comments
79 percent of U.S. Facebook users are mobile
79 percent of U.S. Facebook users are mobile
Facebook has begun releasing monthly data showing global web and mobile monthly and daily user counts. 15 Aug 2013
In two years, Facebook has paid out $1 million through Bug Bounty program
In two years, Facebook has paid out $1 million through Bug Bounty program
Facebook has announced this week that it has paid out $1 million to 329 security researchers through their bug bounty program. 04 Aug 2013
Facebook shares jump 16 percent following great quarterly earnings
Facebook shares jump 16 percent following great quarterly earnings
Facebook shares jumped 16 percent following a quarter of strong earnings. 25 Jul 2013
Judge to probe Facebook's advertising settlement
Judge to probe Facebook's advertising settlement
A U.S. District Judge is to scrutinize a proposed settlement from Facebook resulting from a lawsuit over its advertising practices. 30 Jun 2013
Facebook won't show ads on controversial pages
Facebook won't show ads on controversial pages
Facebook has changed its policies toward advertising practices after BSkyB and Marks & Spencer pulled ads from the social network. 29 Jun 2013
Norton app for Android flags Facebook app for privacy breach
Norton app for Android flags Facebook app for privacy breach
Symantec's Norton Mobile Security for Android discovered a strange behaviour in Facebook's Android app that leaks the device phone number even without logging in. 29 Jun 2013
Facebook pays $20,000 for bug information
Facebook pays $20,000 for bug information
Facebook has paid $20,000 to a man in the United Kingdom for discovering and reporting a serious bug with the social network's text messaging system. 29 Jun 2013
Facebook denies giving data to Turkish government
Facebook denies giving data to Turkish government
Facebook has denied claims made by a Turkish official that implied the social network was handing over user information to authorities in the country. 27 Jun 2013
Facebook bug could have exposed 6 million users' personal data
Facebook bug could have exposed 6 million users' personal data
Facebook has revealed that a bug in its software could have exposed some personal information of more than six million of its users. 22 Jun 2013
Microsoft got over 6,000 data requests during second half of 2012
Microsoft got over 6,000 data requests during second half of 2012
Microsoft has revealed that it received between 6,000 and 7,000 requests for user data from U.S. government sources at the local, state and federal level during the last six months of 2012. 15 Jun 2013
Facebook got over 9,000 user data requests in H2 2012
Facebook got over 9,000 user data requests in H2 2012
Facebook has revealed that it received between 9,000 and 10,000 data requests from U.S. government entities during the second half of 2012. 15 Jun 2013
Facebook embraces hashtags
Facebook embraces hashtags
Facebook has decided to take advantage of the all powerful hashtag to drive larger discussions across the social network. 14 Jun 2013 - 3 comments
NSA requests: Tech firms plea for transparency
NSA requests: Tech firms plea for transparency
Microsoft and Facebook have followed Google in asking for prohibitions on transparent reporting of government data requests to be lifted. 12 Jun 2013 - 1 comment
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