Facebook Named Best Company to Work for in the US by Career Site Indeed
Facebook – despite suffering through what could be charitably described as a turbulent year – was ranked as best place to work in 2018, according to [Read More…]
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Top Twitter Users Lose 2 Percent of Followers on Average as Policy Changes
A Twitter policy change on Thursday to increase the service’s credibility cost its 100 most popular users about 2 percent of their followers, on average, according to [Read More…]
WhatsApp Starts Testing ‘Suspicious Link Detection’ Feature to Limit Spam Circulation: Report
In another move to put a stop to the circulation of spam on its platform, WhatsApp is working on a Suspicious Link Detection feature. The new feature, [Read More…]
Facebook Must Protect Children From Addictive Habits, Says UK NHS Chief
Speaking of an “insidious grip” that social media activities may have on young people, a top health official in England has asked social media companies [Read More…]
Facebook Shuts Down Solar-Powered Internet Drone Project: So What Happens Now?
Facebook officially ditches its efforts to deliver high-speed internet via solar-powered drones. The decision reportedly caused 16 employees from the project to lose their jobs. [Read More…]
Facebook Bots Label US Declaration of Independence as Hate Speech
Facebook has apologised after its content-filtering algorithms flagged the US Declaration of Independence as a hate speech. Parts of the document was flagged as “hate speech” [Read More…]
WhatsApp Starts Testing ‘Suspicious Link Detection’ Feature to Limit Spam Circulation: Report
In another move to put a stop to the circulation of spam on its platform, WhatsApp is working on a Suspicious Link Detection feature. The new feature, [Read More…]
Mark Zuckerberg Becomes World’s Third Richest Person as Facebook Stock Soars
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has overtaken Warren Buffett as the world’s third-richest person, further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth. Zuckerberg, who trails only Amazon.com founder Jeff [Read More…]
Facebook Forms Team to Find Worst Case Scenarios Before They Arise
Facebook has hired a team of ex-intelligence officers, researchers and media buyers to find the worst possible things that can be done using the platform and [Read More…]
As Facebook Ages, Teens Look Elsewhere to Connect
Manon, 17, has a Facebook account but to connect with her friends she turns to other social networks like Instagram or Snapchat. “I don’t use it to post status updates [Read More…]