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1.8KSecurity & FraudFacebook Admits Millions Of Instagram Passwords Were Exposed
Facebook admitted on Thursday (April 18) that millions of Instagram passwords were available to be seen by employees in a company-wide database,...
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1.2KSecurity & FraudFacebook Admits To Uploading 1.5M User Contacts
Social media giant Facebook has admitted that it might have “unintentionally uploaded” the email contacts of 1.5 million new users since May...
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1.8KFacebookFacebook Said To Use User Data To Fight Rivals
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...
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2.4KRegulationUK Regulator: Stop Pushing Kids Into Apps
The U.K.’s tech regulator, the ICO, wants companies like Facebook and Snap to stop enticing kids to their websites and apps. According...
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3.5KInternet of ThingsOutage Brings Down All Facebook Social Networks
Facebook and its social media properties Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger all experienced outages over the weekend, with users around the world reporting...
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3.1KFacebookFacebook Nominates Alford To Board As Two Other Execs Step Down
Facebook has nominated PayPal executive Peggy Alford to its board, just as longtime directors Reed Hastings and Erskine Bowles prepare to step...
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2.4KIPOPinterest To IPO In $15-$17 Range
Pinterest announced that it will list on the New York Stock Exchange at between $15 and $17 a share, bringing the company’s...
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3.2KRegulationSocial Media Bill Would Ban Covert Data Collection
Two American senators want to crack down on social media companies that they say trick underage users into giving up personal data,...
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4.5KFacebookFacebook Advertisers Remain Loyal Despite Scandals
CNBC is reporting that despite a year of scandals for social media giant Facebook, advertisers are still flocking to the company, and...
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2.2KFacebookWith A Nod To European Commission Pressure, Facebook Updates Data Use Disclosures
In the continuing saga focused on user data, how that data is used, and transparency, score one for the Europeans. In news...
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2.5KRegulationAustralia Laws Target Social Media Firms with Fines, Prison Over Streaming Content
The government in Australia passed legislation that seeks to stop live streaming of violent acts across social media platforms. As reported last...
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5.2KSecurity & FraudDozens Of Cybercrime Groups Found On Facebook
Dozens of cybercriminal groups have found a home on Facebook, using the platform’s online marketplace to sell illegal services such as stolen...
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4.0KFacebookWill Our Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media Ever Break?
It’s the love-hate relationship that defines the digital age in the early 21st century: U.S. consumers and social media. Data breaches, marketing...
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3.7KRegulationFacebook Looks To Government For More Regulation
If you can’t beat em…join ‘em? Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pushes for more government regulation of the internet – and cites GDPR as...
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2.6KFacebookZuckerberg’s Tech Reg Stance Gains Senator’s Approval
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s call for regulation in the tech space on Saturday (March 30) is drawing praise: U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA)...
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2.6KRetailLetsBab Taps Into Peer Recommendations For Shopping
Amid a rise of influencer-sponsored items on social media, LetsBab enables consumers to shop, recommend and earn money through its new peer...
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3.3KSecurity & FraudUS Census Recruits Facebook, Google, Twitter To Fight Fake News
The U.S. Census Bureau has asked some of the country’s biggest tech companies to help stop the spread of “fake news” campaigns that...
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2.7KIPOPinterest Files For IPO, Sets Stage For Mid-April Debut
Pinterest, the image-search company gearing up to go public via an initial public offering, filed its paperwork with the Securities and Exchange...
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2.8KFacebookFacebook Employees Said To Have Known About Data Scraping
In a District of Columbia court filing involving Cambridge Analytica, new details have come to light surrounding how much Facebook might have known...
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2.5KSocial CommerceSnap Seeks Ads From Pharmaceutical Companies
In an effort to have big pharma companies advertise on Snapchat, the social media platform is reportedly pitching itself as a friendlier...
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2.7KIPOPinterest IPO Could Happen In Mid-April, Sooner Than Planned
Pinterest, the image search company, is now gearing up to launch its initial public offering in the middle part of April, earlier...
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Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media...
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6.2KSocial CommerceInstagram Tests The Ability To Shop In-App
Instagram, the photo and video sharing social media platform operator, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in which...
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2.5KFacebookFacebook Shares Slide As CPO Cox Departs
Facebook’s stock was under pressure Friday (March 15), reaching its lowest point in three months after it announced Chris Cox, chief product...
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6.0KInternet of ThingsThe Great Facebook Fumble – And The Economic Damage Done
Every day, in nearly every corner of the world, 1.4 billion people log onto Facebook and 500 million people log onto Instagram. On Wednesday (March...
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Facebook, Instagram Experience Outages Around The World
Facebook and Instagram have been suffering from worldwide outages today (March 13). According to USA Today, the problems began around noon (EST)...
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3.1KRegulationInstagram Founders Denounce Warren’s Big Tech Breakup
Instagram Co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger responded to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s plan to break up large tech companies, such as Facebook and...
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4.2KSecurity & FraudNew Twitter Tools Enhance Privacy Protection
Twitter announced an update to its abuse reporting functions that will allow its users to specify personal information issues. “We want to move...
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3.8KFacebookZuckerberg Says Facebook To Embrace Private Messaging
Social media giant Facebook will embrace what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has termed “privacy-focused” communications marked by encrypted services, the executive said in...
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4.8KRetailPinterest Expands Social Shopping Features
Pinterest is enhancing the level of shopping that can be done on the social media platform, rolling out a round of new...
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2.7KFacebookFacebook Lawsuit Goes After Sellers Of Fake Accounts
To tackle “fraudulent activity” on its platform, Facebook and Instagram are suing four companies and individuals in China. The case is over...
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3.4KFacebookFacebook Takes On Patreon With Fan Subscriptions Feature
Facebook is launching a Fan Subscriptions feature that allows users to pay a monthly fee for access to a creator’s exclusive content....
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2.9KeCommerceIndia To Tighten eCommerce Data Rules
India is gearing up to put new policies on the books when it comes to eCommerce and social media and rolled out...
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3.3KFacebookHealth Apps Sharing Users’ Sensitive Data With Facebook?
Facebook is facing new privacy allegations that smartphone users’ data is being shared with the social media giant without their knowledge. According to...
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3.2KFacebookNY Governor Calls For Inquiry Into Facebook’s Data Practices
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on the New York’s Department of State and Department of Financial Services to investigate Facebook after...
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5.7KSecurity & FraudIndian Parliamentary Panel Summons Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Over Users’ Rights
The Indian parliamentary committee on information technology has asked representatives from Facebook, the messaging app WhatsApp and the photo sharing app Instagram...
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3.5KIPOPinterest Files IPO
Amid a year when well-valued tech companies plan to list their shares, Pinterest has reportedly made a confidential filing with the U.S....
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2.9KFacebookFacebook CEO, UK Officials To Meet Over Fake News, Regulation
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, is holding meetings with U.K. officials on Thursday (Feb. 21) to discuss fake news and...
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2.4KFacebookFacebook Accused Of Exposing User Data Via Groups
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has received a complaint against Facebook that alleges the social media giant wrongfully disclosed information on members...
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3.9KCryptocurrencyNew App Lets Users Tip On Twitter With Bitcoin
Twitter users can now send small bitcoin transactions as a tip if they like a tweet, according to reports. A new app...
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Facebook-FTC Row Could Produce Record Fine
Facebook is set to face a record-setting fine imposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Sources have told The Wall Street Journal that the...
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2.0KMobileIndian Gov’t Wants WhatsApp Message Access To Fight Crime
India’s government is pressuring Facebook for access to WhatsApp’s encrypted messages. Last year, rumors and fake videos spread on WhatsApp, leading to about...
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2.2KOmnicommerceBringing Contextual Commerce To The TV Screen
The average Android user spends 53 minutes per day on Instagram. Add in the time spent on Facebook, Pinterest and other platforms,...
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2.2KRegulationFacebook, Google Pressured In India Over Privacy, Taxes
Indian activists with the New Delhi-based Centre For Accountability And Systemic Change (CASC) and right-wing activist K.N. Govindacharya have asked lawmakers in...
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5.3KOmnicommerceWhy Contextual Commerce Is Retail’s Future Now
Shopping is a social experience in more ways than one. Consumers are busy, attached to their smartphones and used to scrolling past...
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2.4KInternationalTwitter CEO Dorsey Summoned To Appear Before Indian Parliamentary Panel
Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey is being summoned by an Indian Parliamentary panel that wants him to appear later in February. According...
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2.8KFacebookFacebook Buys Image-Matching Tech Co GrokStyle
Facebook has acquired GrokStyle, the maker of image-matching technology, to beef up its work in the field. Bloomberg reported Facebook spokeswoman Vanessa...
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3.1KInvestmentsWhy Tech Giants Are Hiding, Or Shifting, User Stats
In investing, as in life, information is power. We make choices based on the data at hand, sifting through what has happened in...
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3.4KRegulationIndian Government Drafts New Rules For Chinese App Makers
The Indian government is going after social media apps run by Chinese companies, gearing up to create new regulations that will force...
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4.2KMobile ApplicationsChina’s WeChat Exposes Debtors Via Social Media
A new Chinese app has been created specifically to shame people who don’t pay their bills. The “deadbeat map” app with WeChat,...
