More than 60 academics from around the world will receive access to Facebook‘s data for the first time. The social media giant, which boasts 2.4 billion monthly users, will allow academics to look at websites linked by Facebook users from January 2017 to February 2019,...
Independent researchers are calling Facebook’s efforts to provide them with tools to study the way political disinformation flows through its ad platform half-hearted and narrow. In fact, as TechCrunch reported, some researchers are claiming the social media giant is actually blocking efforts. Get the Full...
After a series of scandals involving privacy violations, allegations of fake news and the discovery that its employees had access to millions of passwords, Facebook said it was going to shift its business toward privacy protection. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The New York State Attorney General (AG) is reportedly launching an investigation into social media giant Facebook, focusing on the its past practice of collecting more than 1.5 million email address books of users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
More consumers keep using Facebook even as the social network said on Wednesday (April 24) that it faces a fine of between $3 billion and $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy. Indeed, even as Facebook reported not only gains in users but...
Facebook has named Jennifer Newstead as its new general counsel, overseeing the company’s global legal functions. Newstead is taking over the position from Colin Stretch, who announced his departure last year. He will stay on at the company through the summer to help with the...
Social media giant Facebook is developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice assistant in the vein of Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Leaked documents show how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used the company’s user data to bolster his site’s power, as well as fight off competitors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Facebook’s payment service in the U.K. and France is being shut down after it failed to take off in the two countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
