Facebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts a
Today, Facebook announced it had initiated a new independent research project seeking to determine social media’s impact on elections....
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Facebook & Instagram ads granted accreditation by the Media Rating Council
After more than a year of audits by the Media Rating Council (MRC), Facebook has been granted accreditation for ads on both its platform...
Facebook updates terms and data collection policy to be more ‘clear’
Facebook is updating and changing its terms of service and data policy. This is part of a multi-pronged effort to make the company’s...
Facebook is now giving users the option to remove apps in bulk
Facebook has rolled out a new option that allows users to remove apps in bulk from their profile settings. The new feature, which is...
Facebook now displaying related stories & share info for articles as part of ongoing News Feed
Facebook is expanding a News Feed test it launched last year that aims to help users determine the integrity of news items posted on the...
Facebook’s new Custom Audiences permission tool will require user consent confirmation
Facebook has confirmed a TechCrunch report that it is developing a tool for advertisers to verify they have gained consent to use email...
Reaction: Advertisers cautiously optimistic after Facebook says it’s pulling third-party targe
On Thursday, Facebook said it would be phasing out the use of third-party data for ad targeting on the platform over the next six months....
Facebook booting data brokers, simplifying privacy tools to bolster user confidence
Seeking to reassure users on privacy following Cambridge Analytica and the subsequent fallout, Facebook has taken two related steps. The...
Report: Facebook on lobbyist hiring spree
As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers whether to testify before a Senate committee next month, Facebook is reportedly adding...
Advertisers didn’t leave YouTube, and they won’t leave Facebook
Advertisers are threatening to leave Facebook because of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. But nothing makes advertisers stop buying...
After a week of crisis and mea culpas from Facebook, assessing the threats and exposure
Since the Cambridge Analytica data mining revelations that broke a little over a week ago, a lot has happened. After initially seeking to...
Facebook quietly removes ad filter to target users based on their relationship preferences
Facebook has quietly removed an ad filter that enabled advertisers to create campaigns targeting users based on their relationship...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to address Cambridge Analytica data use within next 24 hours
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be making a statement within the next 24 hours, after several days of silence since the company’s data...
US Senators call for more Congressional involvement in wake of Facebook, Cambridge Analytica debacle
Cantwell and Young are sponsors of the Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Act...
Facebook chief security officer reportedly resigns amid data controversy
Following Facebook’s suspension of Cambridge Analytica, the analytics firm charged with exploiting Facebook user data, the social...
BlackBerry sues Facebook, claims messaging apps infringe on multiple patents
BlackBerry has sued Facebook for patent infringement in federal district court in California. The claim is that Facebook’s various...
Belgian court to fine Facebook up to $125 million if it doesn’t comply with latest privacy rul
ordered Facebook to stop tracking people without their consent and to delete all the data on non-Facebook users that it said was...
Facebook to use US mail to try and prevent future election meddling
Last week, Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed the first indictments against Russian nationals and organizations for interference in the...
Facebook will create a section for ‘hard news video’ within Watch
Since joining Facebook as its head of news partnerships early last year, former CNN anchor Campbell Brown’s two priorities are: (1) to...
Facebook’s ad placement reports were supposed to roll out to all advertisers last year but have not
Last year, Facebook said it would provide all advertisers with reports listing the publishers on whose sites, apps, Instant Articles and...
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