Criticism of Facebook
Zuckerberg Apologises For Data Breaches
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of...
Facebook Refuses Pakistan’s ID Demands
Facebook has rejected Pakistan’s demand to link new accounts on its main service to users’ mobile phone numbers....
Facebook Hits Two Billion User Mark
Facebook said Tuesday its ranks of monthly active users had hit the two billion mark -- meaning more than a quarter of...
How To Turn Facebook Friends To Real Friends You Can Benefit From
When I joined Facebook in October 2008, the idea was to connect with old friends and get to know what was happening in...
Facebook Takes Aim At ‘low Quality’ Websites
Facebook said Wednesday it was making changes designed to keep its users from linking to "low-quality" websites, part...
Facebook Publishes Fake News Ads In UK Papers
Facebook has broadened its campaign to raise awareness about fake news, by publishing adverts in the UK press. The ads,...
Facebook Accused of Targeting Vulnerable Teens With Predatory Ads
The Australian has obtained confidential internal documents from Facebook that supposedly show how it’s possible for...
Facebook Nears Two Billion Monthly Users
Facebook’s profits have jumped in the first three months of the year, as the social network closes in on two billion...
Facebook Profit Jumps As User Base Nears 2 Billion
Facebook on Wednesday reported its quarterly profit jumped just over $3 billion as its ranks of monthly users closed in...
Facebook Adding 3,000 People To Screen Out Violent Content
Facebook said Wednesday it is hiring an extra 3,000 staff to root out violent content as the social media giant faces...
Facebook Denies Targeting Insecure Users
Facebook has denied it is targeting insecure young people in order to push advertising, amid a row over a leaked...
Online Videos of Killings Pose Tricky Problem For Facebook
Posting a smartphone video online has never been so easy -- even if the video shows a murder. After two recent cases...
Facebook Steps Up Fight On State-Led Propaganda
Facebook said Thursday it is stepping up its security to counter efforts by governments and others to spread...
Thai Media Rebuked Over Facebook Live of Child Murder
Thai media came under fire Wednesday for publishing images of a man killing his infant daughter in a Facebook Live...
Thai Man Murders Child, Kills Himself On Facebook Live
A man in Phuket filmed himself killing his girlfriend's child and then himself on Facebook Live, Thai police said...
Man Kills Baby, Take Own Life On Facebook Live
A Thai man filmed himself killing his baby daughter on Facebook Live, before taking his own life, Thai police say. The...
Facebook Disrupts Suspected Spam Operation
Facebook on Friday said it disrupted an international fake account operation that was firing off inauthentic 'likes'...
Pakistan Asks Facebook To Help Fight Blasphemy
Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by...
Facebook Failed To Remove Sexualised Images of Children
Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The...