The company says there is no evidence its workers abused access to the data.
Posted inBusiness
Facebook will dismantle targeted job, housing and loan ad system after discrimination complaints
The settlement compels the social media giant to withhold demographic information such as Zip codes, gender and age from advertisers.
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Posted inNation & World
New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after terrorist attack
The mass shooting, which killed 50 people at 2 mosques, was live-streamed on Facebook.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook CEO says he’ll double down on privacy
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to transform Facebook to one that gives users more ways to communicate in a truly private fashion, with their intimate thoughts and pictures shielded by encryption in ways that Facebook itself can’t read.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Deactivating Facebook temporarily makes people happier, study finds
Researchers at New York University and Stanford University found that deactivating Facebook freed up an hour per day for the average person.
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Maine House bans members from taking videos, photos during floor debate
Republicans say the ban is unnecessary, but the majority leader says the rule change is meant to prevent distractions.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: White House escapees offer similar plea – don’t blame me
Those who disagreed with the Trump madness had an obligation to resign without delay, or at least to speak out – not to wash their hands of responsibility after the fact.
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Sen. Susan Collins: Focus on division distracts from progress made by Congress
Sen. Susan Collins cites several examples of bipartisanship in Congress during these divisive times.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Shutdown forces FTC to suspend investigation of Facebook
The investigation into whether Facebook’s handling of user data violated a consent order, has run out of funds.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Facebook’s core values glaringly omit protecting user data
After each scandal, we hope the company will finally do the right thing, but we hope in vain.