Some Facebook users have recently reported being sent warning messages from the social media giant relating to “extremists” or “extremist content.” “Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?” one message reads. “We care about preventing extremism on Facebook. Others in your situation have received confidential support.” The message also provides a button…
Facebook Now Sending Messages to Some Users Asking About Potentially ‘Extremist’ Friends
‘Pretty Weird’: Facebook Now Sending Warnings to Users About Potentially ‘Extremist’ Friends
Facebook users have recently reported being sent warning messages from the social media giant relating to “extremists” or “extremist content” in recent days. “Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?” one of the purported messages read. “We care about preventing extremism on Facebook. Others in your situation have received confidential support,”…
Facebook Now Sending Warnings to Users About Potentially ‘Extremist’ Friends
Facebook users have recently reported being sent warning messages from the social media giant relating to “extremists” or “extremist content.” “Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?” one of the messages reads. “We care about preventing extremism on Facebook. Others in your situation have received confidential support,” it adds before offering…
LinkedIn Responds to Reports of Data Breach Affecting 700 Million of Its Users
By Entrepreneur Staff Recently, several media reported on the data breach of more than 700 million users of the professional social network, LinkedIn, which is equivalent to just over 90 percent of people who use the platform. However, the social network explained through a statement that it is not a data breach, at least not “private data.” “Our…
Rep. Lauren Boebert Can Block People on Personal Twitter Account, Judge Rules
A federal judge has sided with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in a First Amendment lawsuit, allowing the first-time Congresswoman to continue blocking a critic on her personal Twitter account. Boebert, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, blocked former state Rep. Brianna Buentello, a Democrat, after Buentello criticized Boebert’s remarks in the days leading…
Tech Giants Putting Profit Ahead of Child Safety, Warns Outgoing Police Chief
Social networks can make it much harder for paedophiles to share indecent images but they choose not to invest in such technology, an outgoing senior British police officer will say on his last day. Chief Constable Simon Bailey—the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s lead on child protection and head of Norfolk Constabulary—is expected to point the…
Facebook Hits $1 Trillion Value After Judge Rejects Antitrust Complaints
June 29, 2021
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WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed federal and state antitrust complaints against Facebook Inc that sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the federal complaint was “legally insufficient.” Facebook shares rose more than 4 percent after the ruling. The share price rise put Facebook’s market capitalization over $1 trillion…
Now More Than Ever, Twitter Isn’t Real Life
Commentary What matters on Twitter … often just stays on Twitter. Those who use the platform to voice opinions on faith, politics, guns, culture, the military, the police, and a whole host of other issues just aren’t representative of popular opinion. They tend to hold positions not just to the left but to the far,…
Court Dismisses Federal Government’s Antitrust Case Against Facebook
A federal court dismissed two antitrust cases that were brought against Facebook, representing a significant setback for federal and state regulators in their attempts to reign in Big Tech. The lawsuits were filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and state attorneys general seeking to break up what they described as Facebook’s monopoly on social networking….
Dutch Group Launches Data Harvesting Claim Against TikTok
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A Dutch consumer group is launching a 1.5 billion euro ($1.8 billion) claim against TikTok over what it alleges is unlawful harvesting of personal data from users of the popular video sharing platform. The Consumentenbond and a foundation called Take Back Your Privacy demanded Thursday that TikTok pay damages to 1.2 million to…
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