European Union To Demand Facebook Audit In Wake of Scandal
European Union lawmakers appear set this month to demand audits of Facebook by Europe's cybersecurity agency and data protection authority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
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European Union lawmakers appear set this month to demand audits of Facebook by Europe's cybersecurity agency and data protection authority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold Instagram to Facebook in 2012, the photo-sharing startup's fiercely loyal fans worried about what would happen to their beloved app under the social media giant's wings.
The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company without explanation.
Chief Executive Kevin Systrom said in a statement late Monday that he and Mike Krieger, Instagram's chief technical officer, plan to leave the company in the next few weeks and take time off "to explore our curiosity and creativity again."
PayPal said Friday that it cut ties with Infowars after a review found instances of it promoting "hate and discriminatory intolerance against certain communities and religions."
Facebook's ad targeting system is being used by some employers to unlawfully discriminate based on gender, a new complaint says, the latest in a string of allegations of discrimination being allowed in Facebook ads.
New protections in Apple's Safari and Mozilla's Firefox browsers aim to prevent companies like Google and Facebook from turning "cookie" data files used to store sign-in details and preferences into broader trackers that take note of what you read on other sites.
Facebook says it is expanding its fact-checking program to include photos and videos as it fights fake news and misinformation on its service.
The great bull run for the FAANG stocks and the rest of the tech sector is showing signs that it might be coming to an end.
The Senate Intelligence Committee's hearing on foreign use of social media to influence US politics began Wednesday morning with two of the big tech companies that senators wanted to hear from present -- and one empty chair.
Seth Kazz, the owner of the station in St. Clair Shores, posted a photo to Facebook on Aug. 31 after the officer went out of his way to make sure the struggling customer got home alright.
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee at on Wednesday morning.
Last year, a Google engineer sparked outrage when he complained of his employer's perceived left-wing bias. Now, a Facebook worker is making similar claims.
Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and other leading tech companies will meet Friday to talk about protecting their platforms from manipulation during the midterm elections.
A viral video shows a shirtless man steering a motorcycle with his bare feet while traveling at full speed on I-95.
Facebook has banned one app and suspended over 400 more following investigations into developers and how they handled user data.
Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behavior, a far larger discovery than a "sophisticated" effort it reported three weeks ago with great fanfare.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service, smoke from the California wildfires is now affecting the skies high over states like Ohio.
Police officer Celeste Ayala was on duty at Sister Maria Ludovica Children's Hospital in Buenos Aires when the infant was brought in for treatment.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is accusing Facebook of violating the Fair Housing Act.
Who knew connecting the world could get so complicated? Perhaps some of technology's brightest minds should have seen that coming.
A cat in upstate New York used up two of his nine lives when he was hit by a pair of vehicles on a rural road.
A Texas mom has gone viral on social media after her clever response to someone telling her to "cover up" while breastfeeding.
Two-year-old Roman Dinkel was diagnosed with spina bifida, a defect in an embryo's developing spine, after an ultrasound at 20 weeks.
Facebook says it's not "actively" seeking consumers' banking data.
