World Nov 05 Millions depend on private messaging apps to keep in touch. They’re ripe with misinformation By Saher Khan, Vignesh Ramachandran
Economy Oct 04 Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook's internal systems used by employees also went down. By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Dec 09 Watch 6:17 Facebook under fire as states seek to rein in the social media giant Facebook is one of the most valuable companies in the world, but its dominance is the subject of major new antitrust actions. A pair of lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission, and by 46 states, allege that Facebook used…
Economy Dec 09 U.S. government, states bring antitrust action against Facebook Federal regulators asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power. By Marcy Gordon, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
World Jan 22 Watch 8:18 Why the UN thinks Saudi crown prince helped to hack Jeff Bezos’ phone United Nations investigators have unveiled an extraordinary charge: that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia may have been personally involved in hacking Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest men. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to Agnès…
Apr 21 Sri Lanka blocks social media after deadly attacks By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A group that monitors internet censorship says Sri Lankan authorities have blocked most social media services in the country following the Easter Sunday attacks that killed more than 200 people. Continue reading
Dec 05 Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media’s danger to democracy By Luca Belli, The Conversation Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies. Continue reading
Oct 12 Facebook says hackers accessed 29 million people’s accounts By Associated Press Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 15, 2018 By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, July 15, looking at expectations for the Trump-Putin meeting on Monday in Helsinki. Also, how adult foster care in Oregon is offering support to the elderly. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Jul 15 Mobs are killing people in India based on false rumors spread through WhatsApp By Kamala Kelkar More than a dozen people in India have died since May because mobs are believing viral messages from WhatsApp that accuse people of child trafficking, organ harvesting or other egregious acts. Continue reading