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Mark Zuckerberg Halts Stock Sales as Facebook Shares Tumble
Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stock sale ground to a halt in the final months of 2018. The Facebook co-founder didn't sell a single share in the fourth quarter, when the social media company's…
Facebook, Google, Twitter Lawsuits Over San Bernardino Shooting Dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook, Google and Twitter liable to victims of the December 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California for letting Islamic State…
Dormant Twitter Accounts Being Hacked to Spread IS Propaganda: Report
Exploiting a decade-old flaw, hackers are taking control of dormant Twitter accounts to spread Islamic State (IS) propaganda, a media report said. Although Twitter has suspended many of these accounts, some are…
Facebook Messenger Spotted Testing Dark Mode in Select Countries
Facebook had announced a massive redesign of its popular Messenger app back in May last year, during its annual developer conference F8. Since then, the company has been rolling out…
Facebook Slapped With Lawsuit by Washington, D.C. Targeting Cambridge Analytica Privacy Lapses
The District of Columbia has fired the latest legal salvo against Facebook with a lawsuit seeking to punish the social networking company for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly…
Facebook Portal Camera: Privacy and Other Matters With Facebook’s Latest Gadget
It's rare that a new gadget these days serves a true need. Rather, it creates a want. You certainly don't need the Facebook Portal, whose primary purpose is to let you…
Facebook Board Overhaul Called for by Civil Rights Groups
Dozens of civil rights groups on Tuesday called on Facebook to purge Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg from its board for blunders including "weaponising anti-Semitism." Advocacy and rights group took…
Twitter for iOS Gets Reverse Chronological Feed With ‘Sparkle’ Button, Coming to Android Soon
Listening to its users, Twitter has finally revived the reverse-chronological feed for iOS devices that will come to Android soon. The original way to tweet is now available as an…
Google, Facebook Need a Regulator, Says Australian Watchdog
Australia's competition watchdog on Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook and Alphabet's Google in the country's online advertising and news…
2019 Elections: Facebook to Check Indian Political Ads in Build-Up to Vote
Indian advertisers wanting to run political ads on Facebook will have to confirm their identity and location to help prevent abuse of the system in the build-up to national elections,…