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Facebook have taken down a network of more than 100 accounts and pages for “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” on its social network; this is the first time it has done this for UK-based operations seeking to influence British citizens. The operation was spread over Facebook and Instagram, it used a network of face accounts to pose…
According to MPs Facebook needs stricter regulations with tough and urgent action necessary to end the spread of disinformation. A Commons committee has concluded that the platform’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has failed to show “leadership or personal responsibility” over fake news. Untrue stories from foreign powers were risking the UK’s democracy according to MPs. Facebook have agreed…
Social media addiction is thought to affect 5% of young people and has been described as more addictive than courgettes and alcohol. Research suggests that young people who are heavy users of social media are spending more than two hours on social media sites and have poor mental health. Social media can be positive for…
Facebook exposed private photos from up to 6.8 million users to apps that weren’t supposed to see them. These apps were authorised to see a limited set of users’ photos, but a bug allowed them to see pictures they weren’t granted access to. These included photos from people’s stories, photos from a users timeline, and…
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg seems to be the scapegoat for the mounting problems at Facebook, relating to its ethics. Once held out as the golden girl of US business, she is now facing mounting criticism over data scandals and particularly for the hiring of Washington lobbying firm Definers a hard-nosed “dirt digging” research firm to…
Facebook’s chief and his deputies have been found to have secretly shared users data within the company and with other companies too. Damian Collins MP, the chair of the parliamentary committee, highlighted several “key issues” in an introductory note. Facebook allowed some companies to maintain “full access” to users’ friends data even after announcing changes to…
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