Why BlackBerry Filed a Lawsuit against Facebook
On March 6, BlackBerry (BB) sued Facebook (FB) on allegations that Facebook has infringed on seven technology patents. BlackBerry wants Facebook to shut down its popular messaging applications, including Instagram and WhatsApp. BlackBerry claims it invented modern messaging concepts such … Read More
Facebook makes new news move
MENLO PARK, CA: Facebook, the social media giant, is reported to be working with as many as ten news publishers as it tests a daily news video that it plans to launch on its Watch platform this summer. “Timely news video is the latest step in our strategy to make …
Rohingya hatred spread on Facebook
Facebook has become a “beast” used to incite hatred and violence against Rohingya Muslims in Burma, two United Nations human rights experts have said. Yanghee Lee, the UN's chief monitor on Burma, said that the social media site's near monopoly allowed it to be used to persecute Rohingya, … Read More
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says the 1 percent should give cash to working people
“Fair Shot” author Chris Hughes is trying to convince America's richest citizens to give money to working people — not education policy, not inspirational messages, not invocations to try harder. Cash. “Cash is the best thing you can do to improve health outcomes, education outcomes and lift people out … Read …
Facebook bans pages of Britain First and leaders Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen
Facebook has banned Britain First and deleted the pages of the far right group's leader Paul Golding and deputy leader Jayda Fransen. Britain First, which had more than two million likes of its Facebook page, was removed for repeatedly violating community guidelines, such as sharing videos designed … Read More
Facebook bans far-right group Britain First for inciting hatred
Facebook said it had taken down Britain First's Facebook page and those of its leaders, Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen, for repeatedly violating rules designed to stop the incitement of hatred against minority groups. A fringe party, British First shot to the fore last November when Trump sparked outrage … Read …
Facebook bans Britain First pages
Facebook has removed the pages of the anti-Islamic group Britain First and its leaders. The social media company said the group had repeatedly violated its community standards. Earlier this month, Britain First's leader and deputy leader, Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen, were jailed after being found … Read More
Facebook removes far-right group Britain First from social media site
Facebook has removed pages from its site representing Britain First, the far-right group whose videos sparked a brief online row between the Theresa May and the US president after Donald Trump retweeted its content last year. The social media site said that Britain First and the group's leader and … Read …
Facebook removes Britain First page from site
Facebook has removed the official page of far-right group Britain First, along with those of party leader Paul Golding and deputy leader Jayda Fransen. The social network said it had taken action after they repeatedly broke the site's community standards on hate speech. Mr Golding and Ms Fransen were … Read …
Facebook has banned far-right party Britain First and its leaders
Facebook has banned pages belonging to far-right political group Britain First and its leaders Paul Golding and Jayda Fransen. The company first said it was reviewing the pages in December, after Twitter banned the group and YouTube restricted some of their videos. Britain First has been described by … Read More