Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Facebook CEO Fires Back Amid Apple CEO Criticism
Facebook CEO Fires Back Amid Apple CEO Criticism
April 03, 2018  |  Facebook

With Facebook under intense criticism following the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the company’s Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg, is pushing back against criticism from Apple CEO Tim Cook. Get...

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Brussels Calls For More Transparency From Social Networks After Facebook Scandal
Brussels Calls For More Transparency From Social Networks After Facebook Scandal
April 02, 2018  |  Facebook

In the wake of Facebook’s recent data scandal, Brussels is getting tough on social media companies accused of spreading fake news. Get the Full Story...

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Socure CEO: Facebook’s Big Data Fix
Socure CEO: Facebook’s Big Data Fix
April 02, 2018  |  Facebook

It is easy to overlook the incredible power of Facebook, Sunil Madhu, CEO of Socure, told Karen Webster. But with two billion users – a...

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Snap To Fire 100 Engineers In Its Latest Layoff Round
Snap To Fire 100 Engineers In Its Latest Layoff Round
March 30, 2018  |  Personnel

Snap, the parent company and creator of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is laying off around 100 employees in order to focus on advertising. Get the...

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Facebook Pulling Back The Amount Of Third-Party Data Sharing
Facebook Pulling Back The Amount Of Third-Party Data Sharing
March 29, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, in an effort to quell some of the backlash since it revealed its latest data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, is limiting the information it...

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Facebook Speeding Up Privacy Control Updates In Wake Of Data Scandal
Facebook Speeding Up Privacy Control Updates In Wake Of Data Scandal
March 28, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook executives Erin Egan, VP and chief privacy officer, policy, and Ashlie Beringer, VP and deputy general counsel. announced in a blog post on Wednesday (March...

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FTC Investigates Facebook’s Privacy Practices
FTC Investigates Facebook’s Privacy Practices
March 26, 2018  |  Facebook

As news swirls that Cambridge Analytica may have improperly collected user data from Facebook that was reportedly used to help elect U.S. President Donald Trump, the...

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Facebook Caught Collecting Phone Data From Android Devices
Facebook Caught Collecting Phone Data From Android Devices
March 26, 2018  |  Facebook

It’s another possible data scandal for Facebook: This time, the social media site has been caught collecting call records and SMS data from Android devices....

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Congress Asks Mark Zuckerberg To Testify About Cambridge Analytica
Congress Asks Mark Zuckerberg To Testify About Cambridge Analytica
March 23, 2018  |  Facebook

Following claims that Cambridge Analytica improperly collected personal data from Facebook users that was reportedly used to help elect U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. legislators are asking...

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