Aug 28 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: Facebook to tighten rules around political advertising In our news wrap Wednesday, Facebook says it will enforce stricter rules on political advertising ahead of the 2020 elections, in response to revelations that Russians bought thousands of political ads in 2016. Organizations will have to prove they are… Continue watching
Aug 28 Facebook tightens political ad rules ahead of 2020, but these loopholes still exist By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The changes include a tightened verification process that will require anyone wanting to run ads pertaining to elections, politics or big social issues like guns and immigration to confirm their identity and prove they are in the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 20 Facebook launches tool that lets users block its data collection on other websites By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company is allowing users to see the activity that Facebook tracks outside its service via its "like" buttons and other means. Users now have the option to turn off the tracking. Continue reading
Aug 19 Twitter shutters Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press The social media platform said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong. Continue reading
Aug 14 Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio clips By Mae Anderson, Rachel Lerman, Associated Press Companies say the practice helps improve their services. But users aren't typically aware that humans and not just computers are reviewing audio. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 10:16 How social casinos leverage Facebook user data to target vulnerable gamblers By Nate Halverson, Reveal Every year, more people are playing games on their phones, and a category of apps called social casinos has quickly become a multi-billion dollar industry. But are game developers targeting vulnerable users, with Facebook’s help and massive trove of personal… Continue watching
Jul 27 French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff By Angela Charlton, Associated Press France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine. Continue reading
Jul 24 Border Patrol boss defends her membership in controversial Facebook group By Astrid Galvan, Associated Press Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said she immediately reported her involvement in a Facebook group, whose members mocked migrants and lawmakers, to an oversight division. Continue reading
Jul 24 Did Facebook data help Trump? Documentary ‘Great Hack’ explores scandal By Anick Jesdanun The new documentary "The Great Hack" captures how Facebook's cavalier handling of user data in the Cambridge Analytica scandal posed a threat to democracy. But it doesn't prove claims in the movie that the ill-gotten data helped elect Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 24 Is FaceApp a security risk? 3 privacy concerns you should take seriously By Nsikan Akpan We asked five experts with backgrounds in data security and tech law if FaceApp worries them. Their resounding answer was yes. Continue reading