Facebook turns 15 today and to reflect on how the world has changed since Mark Zuckerberg first dreamt up what would become a scandal-plagued global behemoth, RT looks back at some of its biggest controversies.
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Documents released by a British parliamentary committee have revealed that the social media giant gave companies, including Netflix and Airbnb, access to users’ data.
One article currently being promoted on Facebook through NTK Network’s page promotes the page as having “the latest stories without the liberal bias,” according to Facebook’s publicly available ad index.
BEHIND the Facebook feed you see, are people tasked with the unthinkable. This is the job nobody wants to acknowledge exists.
The removal included accounts like Right Wing News, which The New York Times reports posted false stories about Christine Blasey Ford following her testimony at the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.
Former Facebook VP of News Feed and recently appointed Instagram VP of Product Adam Mosseri has been named the new head of Instagram following the resignation of Instagram’s founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger last week..
Facebook discovered a security breach that allowed hackers to access information for up to 50 million user accounts. The company announced the news on Friday.
Potential child exploitation was not the only questionable content being recommended by IGTV's algorithm.
FACEBOOK has banned Alex Jones, a man who peddles in putrid conspiracy theories. And that’s actually a bad thing.
Facebook investors are freaking out. They shouldn't be.
Facebook shares tumbled by more than 20% on Wednesday after the social media network's revenue and user growth fell short of investor expectations.
Facebook says it will not remove fake news from its platform because it does not violate its community standards.
Social media giants Facebook and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo are reportedly in talks on a new reality TV show based on the star’s life.
Tracking your phone's gyroscope, scanning your messages and giving your data to third-party companies.
Facebook is giving up on its plan to create drones that beam down internet connectivity, the company has confirmed.
US teenagers are ditching Facebook in favour of platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, a study says.
The Facebook CEO gives testimony about privacy, data protection and fake news in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Snapchat is in trouble. The stock plunged to a new all-time low, below $11 a share, after a dismal earnings report that showed stagnant user growth for the social networking app.
Cambridge Analytica, the political consultancy at the centre of the Facebook data-sharing scandal, is shutting down.
At today’s F8 developer conference from Facebook, the company is focusing on privacy along with announcing some upcoming products like FaceTime competitors, a Tinder clone, and more.