OPTION: The slogan of the Facebook social network launched in 2004 has long been “It’s free and it always will be” In a typical overstatement of capitalism, Mark Zuckerberg responds to Elon Musk. The boss of Meta (Facebook, Instagram) announced on Sunday the launch of a paid subscription starting at $11.99 per month to authenticate his account on […]
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It has been a while since two giants, Facebook and Apple have been in a tussle for user privacy issues. Apple has taken some steps in the past regarding privacy settings that have hurt Facebook. It has been a while since two giants, Facebook and Apple have been in a tussle for user privacy issues. […]
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Facebook has updated its rules of use to stop the spread of “fake news” about vaccines against coronavirus Covid-19. At least in theory. While its founder Mark Zuckerberg assured last September that the social network would not tackle discussions about vaccines, the company announced a new list of claims now banned on the platform. A first list had […]
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CHAT: Facebook puts on a new app, Threads for Instagram for sharing photos and videos for the youngest Was there a need for a new visual messaging app? Yes, answers Facebook. On Thursday, the company launched Threads, an app designed by the Instagram team, which wants to facilitate the sharing of photos and videos with his close […]
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CYBER-SECURITY: The messaging application, WhatsApp is currently experiencing a serious breach of confidentiality Security Researcher Finds Important Privacy Fault Within New WhatsApp Share Button located under various articles and content on the web. The button in question would allow Facebook to recover personal data of users, including their IP address. An illegal procedure since even if Facebook owns WhatsApp, it […]
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After long denying such a practice, Facebook admits having transcribed sound recordings of conversations – with the authorization of users. One more scandal for Facebook. The Bloomberg agency revealed Tuesday that the social networking giant was using contractors to transcribe audio clips of private conversations of users on Messenger. The goal, as always: to better customize and target its ads […]
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook group has reached an amicable agreement with the US Communications Regulatory Authority but has an independent privacy committee. The penalty was negotiated and the axe fell as expected after a lengthy procedure. The FTC, the federal regulator of communications, imposed on Wednesday a record fine of $ 5 billion (€ 4.48 billion) to […]
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The boss of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg was in Paris this Friday 10th May, 2019 to discuss with Emmanuel Macron ways to combat hate content Emmanuel Macron and Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg discussed Friday, May 10, 2019 at the Elysee ways to fight against hate content , while the pressure is intensifying to regulate social networks and especially Facebook. France plans […]
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook is under criminal investigation in the United States over the alleged sharing of users data Facebook is under criminal investigation in the US over the alleged sharing of user data with some of the world’s biggest tech firms, a report has claimed. At least two manufacturers of smartphones and other devices have […]
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