Tag: Facebook
Facebook to abolish facial recognition system
Facebook has announced this week that it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing...
Microsoft also downplays Facebook’s metaverse hype
Microsoft President Brad Smith has subtly joined top tech executives downplaying Facebook's metaverse, saying that the technology sector needs to compromise with regulators and...
Facebook whistleblower takes a swipe at rebranding to Meta
The woman who blew the whistle on Facebook's abuses against young people and users in general, Frances Haugen taken a swipe at the company's...
How to delete Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp without losing your data
So much has happened with Facebook lately that it’s hard to keep track. Since Frances Haugen, a former data scientist for the company, made...
Zuckerberg in more trouble as former staffers sue family office
Two people who used to work for the household of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have filed a pair of...
Zuckerberg touts metaverse amidst Facebook scandals
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, besieged by dozens of stories about his company’s inadequate response to hate speech, misinformation and violent content, sought to paint a...
Facebook scandals reportedly leave Mark Zuckerberg isolated
Widespread reports in the US media indicate Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has become more isolated inside his own company following the myriad of scandals...
Facebook knew about abusive content but failed to stop it –...
Facebook employees have warned for years that as the company raced to become a global service it was failing to police abusive content in countries...
Facebook caught harvesting users’ private data secretly
Facebook users around the world are being warned that the tech giant is still using clandestine means to harvest users' private and sensitive data...
Facebook suffer another blow, fined £50 million in UK
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has slapped a £50 million fine on Facebook for failing to comply with an order the regulator...