Facebook’s data privacy scandal has stirred an exodus
Some high-profile companies and individuals — from Elon Musk to Cher — are pulling back from Facebook following revelations that user data from millions of Facebook users was misused by Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics company affiliated with the Donald Trump presidential campaign, to try to … Read More
Facebook has recorded everything you’ve ever done on the site and here’s how you can see it
With the recent revelations that third-party companies, like Cambridge Analytica, were allegedly using data harvested from their Facebook apps to, among other things, sway political opinion, people are starting to look more closely at what data Facebook actually stores about them. People are also … Read More
Facebook Data Scandal: Here’s What Advertisers Are Asking the Social Network About Cambridge …
In case you haven't heard, Facebook is in hot water. The social media company's stock (fb, -2.11%) has tanked more than 13% over the past five days, on the heels of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The company wasn't exactly quick to communicate with the media and the masses, but …
The week Facebook’s value plunged $58bn
Facebook ended the week $58bn lower in value after its handling of a historic data breach. Its founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised for data breaches that affected 50 million users. The apology did not stop investors from selling shares in Facebook, with many wondering just how bad the damage will be … …
Elon Musk Deletes Facebook Pages for SpaceX and Tesla
In a series of Twitter posts today (March 23), Musk said he would delete SpaceX's Facebook page, as well as the one for his electric car company Tesla, while answering messages from other Twitter users. Then he (and presumably the social media teams for those companies) followed through. Read More
ProBeat: Deleting Facebook, step by step
The date was January 11, 2018. To be clear, I didn't delete my main Facebook account — that's not for everyone and I personally rely on Messenger too much. I simply wanted to see how easy, or difficult, deleting a Facebook account was, so I deleted a test account I …
The anti-social network: Facebook bids to rebuild trust after toughest week
Mark Zuckerberg began 2018 vowing to “fix Facebook”. Three months in, and after one of the worst weeks in the company's history with $60bn wiped off its market value, that job is more urgent than ever. Since the 2016 election of Donald Trump, the Facebook co-founder has been on the …
Elon Musk deletes the Facebook pages for Tesla and SpaceX
Facebook's ongoing scandal related to data firm Cambridge Analytica has prompted a public backlash against the company, including the rise of the hashtag #DeleteFacebook and an outpouring of takes about how, why, and whether you should or shouldn't stop using the cultural juggernaut that is … Read More
Facebook knows literally everything about you
Cambridge Analytica may have used Facebook's data to influence your political opinions. But why does least-liked tech company Facebook have all this data about its users in the first place? Let's put aside Instagram, WhatsApp and other Facebook products for a minute. Facebook has built the world's … Read More
Facebook loses Tesla and SpaceX over data furore
Elon Musk, the billionaire boss of Tesla and SpaceX, has deleted his company's Facebook pages in protest at the data leak scandal engulfing the world's largest social network. It looked like just another offhand tweet on Friday when Mr Musk, who enjoys skirmishing with his 20.5m Twitter followers, took … Read …