While the legal battle over encryption between Apple and the FBI is still in progress, the Department of Justice may already have its next target in mind. The New York Times reports that an…
March 14, 2016 | 10:44 EDT
Update: A Facebook executive, Diego Dzodan, was released after spending nearly a full day in prison. An appeals court overturned the arrest order issued by the lower court. Original story below.Diego…
March 1, 2016 | 09:21 EST
Yesterday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandburg announced a new initiative to counter racist and xenophobic speech on social media. The Online Civil Courage Initiative(OCCI) is a partnership between Facebook…
January 19, 2016 | 10:07 EST
In the aftermath of a devastating terrorist attack in Ankara, referred to by some commentators as the worst terror attack in Turkish history, the Turkish government has placed a complete ban on…
October 10, 2015 | 05:04 EDT
A recent opinion handed down by Yves Bot, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, may jeopardize the US-EU Safe Harbor agreement. The deal provides the framework for companies like…
September 23, 2015 | 11:07 EDT
It seems Germany won't tolerate racist Facebook posts for much longer. In an interview with Reuters, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas explains that Facebook needs to do more deal with posts…
August 28, 2015 | 04:17 EDT
Last week, Reza Moaiandin, who is the technical director of the site salt.agency, published a post on the site about a security exploit in Facebook's APIs that could be used to gather up personal…
August 10, 2015 | 09:47 EDT
Nintendo of America is partnering with Facebook for a special "Hackathon" event, starring Super Mario Maker. A hackathon is a Facebook-exclusive event, allowing employees at Facebook to, in this case…
July 24, 2015 | 12:20 EDT
A New York appeals court recently ruled that Facebook has no legal standing to challenge search warrants on behalf of its users. This story began back in 2013, when the Manhattan District Attorney's…
July 23, 2015 | 07:42 EDT
Your moocher friends have one less excuse for you now. David Marcus, VP of Messaging at Facebook announced today (from his Facebook, of course) that every U.S. member can now send money to someone…
July 1, 2015 | 08:00 EDT
Earlier today, Twitter was blocked in Turkey to prevent the spread of an upsetting photograph. The ban was lifted only hours later, after Twitter deleted accounts and removed all occurrences of the…
April 6, 2015 | 05:29 EDT
Egor Homakov, a researcher from the security firm Sakurity, has released a new tool to hijack accounts on sites that use Facebook Login. The tool works based on a security weakness in the Facebook…
March 15, 2015 | 11:25 EDT
Facebook is not the first, and probably won't be the last, to get into legal trouble due to its "all sales final" return policy when it comes to kids purchasing in-game currency. Despite the fact…
March 13, 2015 | 06:54 EDT
We reported earlier this week that a Turkish court had ordered Facebook to take down pages deemed offensive to the prophet of Islam. According to the BBC, Facebook is complying with that order. …
January 29, 2015 | 06:11 EST
Turkey and the media are again in the news as a Turkish court has ordered Facebook to block pages insulting the prophet of Islam. (The court is) threatening to stop access to the whole social…
January 27, 2015 | 10:22 EST
Since about 1:10am EST, Facebook and Instagram were down potentially globally. The sites have since been restored at least for some users. A massive influx of reports of Facebook and Instagram being…
January 27, 2015 | 03:23 EST
Sick of your mother or backwoods uncle sharing the latest totally true story about how Mr. Roger's used to be a deadly assassin for the army, all while he was high on weed? A new Facebook feature is…
January 21, 2015 | 11:34 EST
Emily Vacher, Facebook's Trust and Safety Manager, announced today that Facebook would integrate Amber Alerts into its news feed. Originating in the United States in 1996, Amber Alerts are a system…
January 13, 2015 | 04:10 EST
The end of the year is a great time to look back on the events of the last year. Facebook's Year in Review app is supposed to provide users with a look back on their best moments of the year. However…
December 28, 2014 | 04:28 EST
Several major tech companies and social media sites have decided to stand up to Russian authorities who recently handed down orders to block content regarding an upcoming protest. The protest was in…
December 27, 2014 | 09:05 EST
According to recent rumors, Microsoft Corp. is in talks with Minecraft developer Mojang for a possible buy out. This news, if true, would come as a surprise given Mojang’s founder Marcus “Notch”…
September 10, 2014 | 01:39 EDT
You heard right, CISPA got past the House. With a vote of 288-127, the Bill has passed the House and moves onto the floor next. With a strongly Democratic senate, hopes are that the Bill will be…
April 22, 2013 | 10:30 EDT