The company let some of its partners read private messages or see the names of friends without consent, The New York Times reports.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Top tech companies likely to face more congressional scrutiny in 2019
There may be a push for rules to protect people’s data and ensure fair search results, and efforts to rein in the power of companies like Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Settlement ends blocking of critical comments on pro-LePage Facebook page
The ACLU of Maine argued that the censoring violated the critics’ rights to free speech and to petition the government. The deal says the governor can still assert that the page is not a state government operation.
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Facebook accused of offering advertisers special access to users’ data
A British lawmaker has released documents, sealed in the U.S., that he says shows the company had ‘whitelisting agreements.’ Facebook denies it.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Facebook tries to keep antitrust issues out of public discussion
A focus on political content draws attention away from the company’s dominant position in advertising.
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International panel grills Facebook executive over privacy concerns
Richard Allan, the company’s vice president for policy solutions, appears in London in Mark Zuckerberg’s place.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Americans borrow Russian tactics in spreading fallacies before elections
Forget the Kremlin’s 2016 meddling – this year, U.S. citizens are doing a ‘devastatingly effective’ job of dividing the country on their own.
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Facebook blocks 115 accounts tied to election meddling
The social media giant shuts down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts over suspected ties to foreign groups stoking division among the electorate.
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Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of midterm elections
The social media company shuts down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail.
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Threats made online are ‘contact,’ Maine Supreme Judicial Court rules
A precedent-setting decision gives prosecutors more leeway in protection from abuse cases. Still, many gray areas persist.