Facebook's ever-changing opinion on which content it will boost in its News Feed is, well, changing yet again. After the company announced only a few months ago that it would de-emphasize content from publishers and brands, meaning news organizations would likely see their Facebook traffic … Read More

Matthew Henick is exiting his post as head of BuzzFeed's entertainment studio to join Facebook's media partnerships team. Facebook has hired Henick as head of content planning and strategy, media partnerships. Henick will report to Nick Grudin, Facebook's VP of media partnerships, and is relocating … Read More

This move by Facebook helps to accelerate the change. HSTS or HTTP Strict Transport Security, is an HTTP header that, once downloaded by an internet user, forces all connections with that site to be made securely, via HTTPS. Typically, you'll see a website add the HSTS header and then add …

A Facebook survey in its mobile app posed a hypothetical question to users, asking how they would handle "a private message in which an adult man asks a 14-year-old girl for sexual pictures." Facebook presented users with four answers, and each displays a baffling detachment to the content of the … …

Facebook will soon help users apply for local jobs in more than 40 countries. The functionality has been available to … People use Facebook to chart their personal life, and they go on LinkedIn when they need a job or want to expand their professional network. Most potential employers will …

This side event of the Human Rights Council will be moderated by BBC Correspondent in Geneva Imogen Foulkes and will be available on Facebook live. Event hashtag #StandUp4HumanRights. For several years, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe has also been … Read More

The final award of the evening was also the most-discussed moment on Twitter and Facebook during the 90th Academy Awards Sunday night: The Shape of Water winning best picture. The five Oscars moments that drove the most tweets were: The Shape of Water wins best picture. Oscar Isaac, Mark … Read …

Facebook has apologized for a survey that asked users for their opinion on allowing pedophiles to solicit sexual pictures from children on the platform. The Guardian reported on a small survey designed to gauge users' opinions on Facebook policy. Alongside questions about topics like violent … Read More

In today's episode of 'wtf was the tech industry thinking', Facebook has been caught asking users if they think it's okay for an adult man to ask a 14-year-old girl for “sexual pictures” in a private chat. The Guardian reported that Facebook ran the survey on Sunday asking a portion …

Now that the initial Facebook frenzy has simmered down, the changes to the news feed algorithm are becoming clearer to define and easier to navigate — great news for small businesses aiming to build and maintain their social media presence. More recently, Facebook's fourth-quarter earnings call … Read More