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Facebook election interference study delayed over privacy concerns
Facebook’s plans to open up its data vault for researchers to analyze the platform’s influence on elections has run into privacy concerns. In April 2018, the social media giant announced a new initiative to share a database of URLs its users have linked to between January 1, 2017 to February 19, 2019. äàëüøå »
2019-10-1 16:45 | |
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3 things the leaked Zuckerberg tapes taught us about Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’
Since it was announced earlier this year, Facebook‘s “cryptocurrency” Libra has been dragged over the coals many times. And now it seems staff at the Big F are also apprehensive about its launch. äàëüøå »
2019-10-1 16:42 | |
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Facebook and WhatsApp will share ‘electronic communications’ with UK police under new treaty
Update at 6:30 PM IST: The treaty between the US and the UK to disclose information of individuals suspected of serious criminal acts will not require social media platforms to install backdoors or break end-to-end encryption, a further analysis of the CLOUD Act reveals. äàëüøå »
2019-9-30 14:57 | |
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Libra exec promises Facebook’s plan isn’t to replace existing currencies
The Libra Association really wants us to know that Facebook cryptocurrency is not being created to replace existing currencies. Manager Director Bertrand Perez, speaking at a blockchain conference hosted at the United Nation headquarters in Geneva today, said: “We are not in the area of implementing any monetary policy with the (Libra) Reserve. äàëüøå »
2019-9-27 14:06 | |
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This game shows you how bots and trolls spread fake news on social media
Social media platforms off late have come under criticism for poisoning public discourse, even to the extent of getting labeled as “toxic swamps full of trolls, liars and bots. ” But as Facebook and Twitter become a conduit for bad actors to manipulate news, set agendas, and propagate toxic viewpoints, they’ve moved far from being just a space to share “what’s on your mind. äàëüøå »
2019-9-27 13:33 | |
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Facebook needs to delay Libra’s launch — if it really wants to work with regulators
Facebook, the American tech behemoth known for its “move fast and break things” motto, the mishandling of customer data, and interference in democracy, may not launch its ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra in time after all. äàëüøå »
2019-9-26 15:10 | |
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Facebook scores big, gets rights to air highlights from major cricket tournaments
The International Cricket Council (ICC), the governing body for the sport, announced today it’s partnering with Facebook to show exclusive digital content for ICC tournaments hosted in the Indian sub-continent until 2023. äàëüøå »
2019-9-26 13:34 | |
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Study: Weaponized misinformation from political parties is now a global problem
Social media, a tool created to guard freedom of speech and democracy, has increasingly been used in more sinister ways. From its role in amplifying political disinformation in elections, to inciting online violence, and lowering the levels of trust in media — Facebook isn’t just a space to share “what’s on your mind,” and you’d be naive to believe so. äàëüøå »
2019-9-26 12:45 | |
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Ready Player What? Facebook announces a new VR social network
Facebook revealed at today’s Oculus Connect event that it’s launching its own social VR platform, a very MMO-like virtual world called Horizon. Horizon is an “interconnected world” where VR avatars can meet, hang out, play games, and build their own environments. äàëüøå »
2019-9-26 01:25 | |
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Reddit and Gab’s most toxic communities inadvertently train AI to combat hate speech
A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Intel took thousands of conversations from the scummiest communities on Reddit and Gab and used them to develop and train AI to combat hate speech. äàëüøå »
2019-9-26 23:38 | |
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Japan doesn’t want to fight Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra on its own
Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra is facing yet more scrutiny after the governor of Japan’s central bank called for international cooperation to regulate it. According to Reuters, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan‘s governor, told business leaders in Osaka that a joint, international effort was crucial. äàëüøå »
2019-9-24 14:27 | |
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Wait, Facebook had ‘group stories’? Well they’re shutting it down anyway
Just nine months after introducing Stories in Facebook Groups, the social media giant is killing off the feature on September 26, at 9AM Pacific Time. The development was first reported by Matt Navara on Friday, which has since been confirmed by Facebook. äàëüøå »
2019-9-23 11:25 | |
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Businesses can now schedule Instagram posts and IGTV videos with Facebook — here’s how
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Earlier this week, Facebook released a new update for its Creator Studio, allowing businesses on the platform to schedule Instagram posts and IGTV videos up to at least six months in advance. äàëüøå »
2019-9-21 12:00 | |
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Russian Facebook hit with fake Telegram token ads using Pavel Durov’s face
When new crypto or digital currency projects are announced it doesn’t take long for scams to follow. It appears that Telegram’s supposedly incoming TON token is the latest to be exploited by opportunistic scammers. äàëüøå »
2019-9-20 15:25 | |
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Facebook identifies secret campaign to influence voters in Iraq and Ukraine
Earlier today, Facebook announced it had terminated multiple accounts, pages, and groups belonging to two campaigns targeting voters in Iraq and Ukraine. The move is part of the social giant’s crackdown on “inauthentic behavior. äàëüøå »
2019-9-17 19:14 | |
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France calls for EU-wide cryptocurrency rules amid Libra concerns
The European Union needs to establish a common set of rules for cryptocurrencies to counteract risks posed by Facebook’s Libra, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today. According to Reuters, Libra could pose risks to consumers, financial stability and even “the sovereignty of European states,” Le Maire said. äàëüøå »
2019-9-13 13:34 | |
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France doesn’t want Facebook to operate Libra in Europe
Facebook’s ambitious cryptocurrency project, Libra, has been facing a lot of heat in Europe since its announcement in June. Now, according to Reuters, the French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, doesn’t want it to operate in the EU, as he feels it’s unclear exactly how the digital currency will function. äàëüøå »
2019-9-12 13:47 | |
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China is following Facebook’s playbook to issue a centralized digital currency
China‘s upcoming state-controlled digital currency is to be similar to Facebook‘s proposed coin, which makes total sense, because Libra isn’t really a cryptocurrency. Mu Changchun, deputy director of payments at China‘s central bank, explained the country was issuing its digital currency “to protect our monetary sovereignty and legal currency status,” Reuters reports. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 15:44 | |
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Facebook leak contained phone numbers for 419 million users
Another month, another Facebook data breach. As reported by TechCrunch, security researcher Sanyam Jain was able to locate an online database containing phone numbers linked to user IDs for over 419 million Facebook users. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 01:10 | |
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Facebook now asks for consent to scan your photos (but only on new accounts)
Facebook today announced it’d be rolling out its facial recognition settings to everyone — and that and that it’d be turned off by default for new users. Anyone who doesn’t already have this setting will be able to notified and asked if they want to turn it on. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 03:25 | |
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Watch: Sledgehammer-wielding goons jack $300k in goods from two Apple Stores
Six people broke into two Australian Apple Stores early this morning, making off with nearly $300,000 worth of products. The group, according to a Facebook post by the Western Australia Police Force, used a sledgehammer to gain entry to both stores. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 21:47 | |
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Facebook to test removing the ‘like’ counter from posts
Facebook is finally testing a much-needed change to its social network – hiding Like counts on posts. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong posted this development with screenshots on Twitter. Wong’s post suggests the social network is testing this feature in its Android app. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 12:40 | |
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European Central Bank bigwig outlines why Facebook’s Libra isn’t real cryptocurrency
A representative of the European Central Bank (ECB) has slammed Facebook‘s quasi-cryptocurrency Libra, referring to its proposed ecosystem as a “siren call. ” Yves Mersch, Luxemborgian lawyer and ECB executive board member, even told attendees of the European System of Central Banks’ legal conference the Libra ecosystem will be “cartel-like. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 15:36 | |
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These hackers are supercharging your sex toys for increased pleasure
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 12:00 | |
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How to see what ads Instagram thinks you’ll care about
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Instagram‘s one of the prime social networks, and its ads are sometimes marginally less obtrusive than the likes of its big brother, Facebook. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 01:24 | |
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Opinion: Facebook’s brain computer interface will be the instrument of society’s collapse
Anyone else think giving Facebook literal access to our brains is a catastrophically stupid idea? If you missed it: Facebook‘s building a brain computer interface (BCI). In the company’s words, the gadget will be: A non-invasive, wearable device that lets people type by simply imagining themselves talking. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 23:43 | |
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Facebook’s ‘technical error’ in Messenger Kids allowed children to chat with adults, unsupervised
Facebook has admitted to a design flaw in Messenger Kids app that allowed young users on the platform to participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. The acknowledgement comes weeks after US Democratic senators Edward Markey and Richard Blumenthal urged the social media giant to prioritize children’s privacy and safety online. äàëüøå »
2019-8-29 09:27 | |
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Want to make $10,000 from Libra? Break its blockchain
The supposedly independent group of companies tasked with overseeing the delivery of Facebook‘s “cryptocurrency” Libra has announced a public bug bounty. In a blog post yesterday, the Libra association disclosed that its offering up to $10,000 to security researchers that find flaws and help tune up the Libra blockchain. äàëüøå »
2019-8-28 10:29 | |
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Facebook hires lobbying firm to help sweet talk cryptocurrency regulators
Facebook‘s “cryptocurrency” Libra is facing an ever growing mountain of regulatory challenges. It seems it needs a helping hand, as it’s hired a specialist firm to lobby Washington directly. According to registration documents filed earlier this week, Facebook will be represented by Washington, DC-based FS Vector LLC, a firm that specializes in regulatory compliance and public policy. äàëüøå »
2019-8-27 14:31 | |
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Instagram tests Threads app for ‘intimate sharing’ with close friends
I need another instant messaging app to keep in touch with family and friends. Said no one ever. But if a recent report by The Verge is anything to go by, Facebook is internally testing a new chat app for Instagram called Threads in what appears to be the company’s “latest assault on Snapchat. äàëüøå »
2019-8-27 12:18 | |
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Google’s betting on SMS 2.0 to get its messaging groove back
Google’s gotten a lot of grief for its messaging strategy, and rightly so. While Facebook and Apple have seen their messaging platforms become indispensable to users and businesses alike, Google has launched a litany of apps whose pithy names (Buzz, Wave, Allo, Hangouts, and the list goes on) couldn’t save them from the dustbin of chat history. äàëüøå »
2019-8-25 19:00 | |
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Silicon Valley wants to read your mind – here’s why you should be worried
Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read your mind as well. The social media giant recently announced a breakthrough in its plan to create a device that reads people’s brainwaves to allow them to type just by thinking. äàëüøå »
2019-8-25 20:00 | |
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Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans state-sponsored YouTube accounts
Google yesterday announced it’d banned 210 YouTube accounts “related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong” and the discovery was “consistent with recent observations and actions related to China announced by Facebook and Twitter. äàëüøå »
2019-8-24 21:47 | |
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Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra may be in more trouble than we thought
Facebook‘s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra may be in even deeper trouble than we thought if a recent report is anything to go by. According to the Financial Times, it seems that some of Facebook‘s early backers have been spooked by increasing regulatory scrutiny. äàëüøå »
2019-8-23 14:41 | |
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4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter
A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following a call to arms on the popular message board. In the original post, the unknown user urged readers to “create a massive movement of fake Jewish profiles on Facebook, Twitter” and other social media platforms. äàëüøå »
2019-8-22 04:15 | |
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Facebook lets you (sorta) control what info it gets from other sites
Facebook is offering new privacy tools that allow users to personally manage how much dirt on your browsing and spending habits Facebook gets from other websites — in theory, at least. Have you ever been browsing Facebook and noticed an ad for something you were looking up on another website not five minutes ago? If you’re like me, you immediately cringe in recognition of just how much Facebook has access to. äàëüøå »
2019-8-21 21:04 | |
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Binance to launch a blockchain for fiat-backed stablecoins, but who even cares?
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been announced launch of a new blockchain and it’s called project “Venus. ” I’m not sure why it chose that name because Venus has no moons. Sad. In an announcement published this morning, Binance described Venus as an “initiative to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe. äàëüøå »
2019-8-19 15:16 | |
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Facebook should stop trying to disrupt payments with Libra and focus on repair
Facebook has had quite a run operating in the completely unregulated, wild world of social media, finally ending with a mea culpa that it needs government regulation in order to manage the massive social and democratic disorder it has created. äàëüøå »
2019-8-19 18:00 | |
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Project Veritas and ‘whistle-blower’ published bullshit ‘data-leak’ to dox Google employees
Project Veritas, a non-profit conspiracy theory outlet, today dropped the ‘bombshell’ that it’d obtained hundreds of leaked internal documents from a whistle-blower showing Google‘s bias against Conservatives. äàëüøå »
2019-8-16 04:35 | |
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BBC’s English language lesson about cryptocurrency isn’t terrible
The BBC is helping non-native English speakers sharpen up their cryptocurrency language skills and knowledge with a 6-minute primer on Bitcoin. In today’s episode of BBC Learning English hosts Catherine and Sam discuss cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and Facebook’s controversial digital currency Libra. äàëüøå »
2019-8-15 15:29 | |
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Facebook’s group privacy settings actually make sense now
Until today, Facebook has given you three options for creating a user group: Open, closed, or ‘secret. ’ While the first is pretty obvious, the other two were occasional sources of confusion – an admin might set a group to ‘closed’ without realizing it was still searchable, for instance. äàëüøå »
2019-8-15 22:15 | |
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Humans have been listening to our ‘AI-transcribed’ conversations for over a decade
It was a scandal. Third-party contractors, many working from places where data protection legislation is lax (or even non-existent), were listening and transcribing recordings of conversations from people who unwittingly believed robots were doing all the work. äàëüøå »
2019-8-14 14:18 | |
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Facebook paid people to listen to and transcribe your voice clips
Facebook doesn’t need any more bad press, but here we go again. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company paid hundreds of contractors to transcribe audio snippets from your conversations within its services – without making it sufficiently clear these clips were being recorded. äàëüøå »
2019-8-14 00:28 | |
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Snap’s new Spectacles capture 3D video and aim for the luxury crowd
When Snap first revealed its Spectacles in 2016, they were something of a mini-phenomenon. Here was a pair of wacky sunglasses sold through wacky vending machines that could record video in a circular format. äàëüøå »
2019-8-13 23:21 | |
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Facebook is finally testing Dark Mode
From Android to iOS, and from Twitter to Slack, almost every app now has a dark mode. The only app that hasn’t joined the dark side is Facebook’s main app. However, according to reliable app leaker Jane Manchun Wong, the social network giant is now testing dark mode on its Android app Wong also took to twitter to share some of the early screenshots of the under-the-works feature. äàëüøå »
2019-8-13 11:25 | |
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FBI proposal outlines plans for large scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in order to detect potential threats. The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, clashes with Facebook’s privacy policies and “possibly its attempts to comply with a record $5 billion settlement with the U. äàëüøå »
2019-8-13 10:03 | |
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FBI proposal outlines plans for large-scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in order to detect potential threats. The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, clashes with Facebook’s privacy policies and “possibly its attempts to comply with a record $5 billion settlement with the U. äàëüøå »
2019-8-13 10:03 | |
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The Trump administration drafted an executive order to censor the internet
CNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt to stop a perceived “bias” against conservatives, Trump’s plan attempts to strip certain protections from companies like Facebook and Twitter, particularly those protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). äàëüøå »
2019-8-13 04:13 | |
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