Are people abandoning Facebook? Latest stats show useage is down by a QUARTER
That means if you used to spend an hour each day on Facebook, you'd now be spending just 45-and-a-half minutes. The raw usage data was released by research firm Nielsen, and then interpreted by analysts at Pivotal. It shows that individual users are spending significantly less time on Facebook … Read …
How Spanish beat out French on Facebook: “It was the logical choice”
In February 2008, Javier Oliván gave a presentation in Madrid on how Facebook – back then a startup – was trying to reach the Spanish community in the Spanish language. It was held in a small theater in the center of the city, and Mark Zuckerberg was also present. Today, …
Facebook Watch streaming UTSA vs. Marshall C-USA Quarterfinals tonight
Facebook has got you covered. Stadium, the first-of-its-kind, fully programmed, 24/7, multiplatform sports network, and Facebook have partnered to bring you this tournament match-up. The Marshall Thundering Herd (21-10 overall, 12-6 C-USA) face off against the UTSA Roadrunners (19-13 overall, … Read More
Facebook had “a negative role” in politics says co-founder Chris Hughes
“Facebook has played at times a negative role in the political discourse”, according to Facebook co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommate Chris Hughes. “The algorithms are not neutral” he said today at a Bloomberg Beta event promoting his new book Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality And … Read More
Facebook uproar over woman sitting in Ayutthaya Buddha’s lap
BANGKOK: Another disrespectful tourist posing for pictures among the monuments of Ayutthaya has drawn the ire of the Thai Facebook community. The unidentified woman, believed to be Asian, was pictured sitting in the lap of a large Buddha statue at Wat Yai Chai Mongkol. A Facebook user under the … Read …
Facebook allows illegal abortion pill advertising, bans pro-life ads
March 8, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – It appears that Facebook is willing to run ads promoting illegal and unsafe abortion pills. But the social media giant does not operate with similar laxity when pro-lifers post advertisements on it, numerous instances have shown. CNN reports that it interviewed nine women … Read More
Facebook Discloses Hundreds of Ads Aimed at Seattle’s Last Election
Today, two weeks after Google moved to comply with Seattle's unique law on political ad transparency, Facebook delivered what it's calling "supplemental information" to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. "Supplemental," because back on February 2, the company, in its first attempt at … Read More
Comment On Facebook Post About Hartford Parade Sparks Investigation
The comment alarmed several people; at least one messaged Hartford Police via their Facebook page, and others alerted Deputy Chief Brian Foley through his own Facebook page. “Our analysts are actively working this case,” Foley advised worried members of the Hartford Dwellers Facebook group … Read More
Latvia thinks of temporary blocking of Facebook
The Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) is in active talks with management of major social networks regarding promotion of political parties in the internet, writes mixnews.lv. “It is not ruled out that if the talks bear no results, Latvia will need a court decision to block the Facebook … …
Jeremy Corbyn admits being member of controversial Facebook group
"I replied by Facebook message to a couple of things about a suggestion on the vote on recognising Palestine, which I supported, and inviting a doctor to speak at an event. "I have never trawled through the whole group. I have never read all the messages on it. I have …