Facebook autocomplete search result shocks users
Typing "video of" into the Facebook search bar yielded a shocking result. The first autocomplete was "video of girl sucking d—." Jonah Bennett, a graduate student, researcher and journalist, says he was tipped off to the search bar snafu by a friend. He shared it on Twitter where others got …
Facebook brings ‘Lite’ version to US
Facebook made a streamlined version of its app, called Facebook Lite, available in the U.S. on Thursday. The pared-down version of Facebook is currently available in 100 countries, and was created in 2015 with the intention of serving regions that have slower internet and less access to data. The app … …
Adults over 30 years old love Facebook and shun Snapchat
New research by Pew confirms that adults over the age of 30 use Facebook more consistently than any other platform — perhaps furthering the perception that Facebook just isn't cool anymore. It appears like the social media platforms are seeing an age divide. As this chart by Statista shows, a …
Social media giants zoning in on far-right extremism as Facebook bans Britain First
Facebook in particular has been criticised for taking too long to remove Britain First despite the group's posts being linked to the murder of MP Jo Cox and the Finsbury Park terror attack. Twitter banned Golding and Fransen in December, a month after videos of Islamophobic violence posted by the …
Facebook’s adding another Frank Gehry building to its Silicon Valley campus as part of a $303 …
Facebook's Silicon Valley campus will soon include another building designed by star architect Frank Gehry. The social networking giant filed permits last month to begin construction of the four-story, 464,000-square-foot building at its Menlo Park, California, headquarters. As part of the development, … Read More
Facebook activates its safety check feature after FIU bridge collapse
Soon after the Florida International University bridge collapsed across six lanes of Tamiami Trail Thursday afternoon, Facebook activated its Mark Yourself Safe feature. Many have already visited The Bridge Collapse at Florida International University in Miami, FL page to mark themselves safe. Read More
French court throws out Facebook nude art ‘censorship’ case
A French court on Thursday dismissed a case brought by a French teacher who wanted to sue the US social media giant over his claims that his page was censored when he posted an iconic nude painting by Gustave Courbet. The Paris appeal court in December 2016 had upheld a …
Facebook Lite is coming to Canada, Australia, the UK and US
The world's largest social network said Thursday that it'll be releasing Facebook Lite, its pared-down app designed for people in developing countries with limited data plans, to the wider world, including Australia, Canada, Germany, France, the UK and US. Facebook is making the app only available on … Read More
Sri Lanka Lifts Ban on Facebook Imposed After Spasm of Communal Violence
Sri Lanka Lifts Ban on Facebook Imposed After Spasm of Communal Violence … COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan officials said on Thursday they had lifted a ban on Facebook after discussions with the social network, a week after … Facebook officials were not immediately available for comment. Read More
Facebook Lite to launch in developed countries, including New Zealand
Facebook will roll out the stripped down version of its social media platform, Facebook Lite, to more countries including developed ones, to attract … Facebook Lite, presently available in more than 100 countries, was launched in 2015 targeting developing markets and designed to work in areas with … Read More