Mark Zuckerberg Told to ‘Stop Hiding Behind his Facebook Page’ After Reports of Data Breach
(LONDON) — Lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic criticized Facebook and its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, after reports surfaced that another company, Cambridge Analytica, improperly harvested information from 50 million Facebook users. A British lawmaker accused Facebook on Sunday of … Read More
US, European officials question Facebook’s protection of personal data
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – US and European officials on Sunday (March 18) called for Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to explain how personal information about tens of millions of users ended up in the hands of a data analysis firm that worked for US President Donald Trump's … Read More
Facebook strikes new music licensing deals
Facebook has struck three new music licensing agreements that will let users post songs from artists including Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty and Neil Young, the latest in a flurry of dealmaking as the social media group gears up to compete with YouTube. Facebook has secured the licenses to the songs …
Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook under fire from politicians over data controversy
Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic want answers after Facebook's latest controversy involving the 2016 election. The growing scrutiny comes after news broke that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, reportedly gained access to information about 50 … Read More
Social Media Roundup: New YouTube Features, Facebook Bans Racist Pages, Snapchat’s Awful …
Facebook has banned a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica from its platform. This was in response to Cambridge Analytica allegedly lying about how it handled user data. This issue is especially high-profile because Cambridge Analytica was affiliated with Donald Trump's presidential … Read More
Facebook employs psychologist whose firm sold data to Cambridge Analytica
Joseph Chancellor was one of two founding directors of Global Science Research (GSR), the company that harvested Facebook data using a personality app under the guise of academic research and later shared the data with Cambridge Analytica. He was hired to work at Facebook as a quantitative … Read More
Wing It is a Facebook Messenger bot meant to get you out of the house
“I should go on a weekend trip,” you think to yourself. “I'll go to the mountains!” And then the weekend comes and all the hotels are booked and you're tired and the mountains are far and hey look, Netflix! Wing It is a Facebook Messenger bot that tries to get …
Facebook is facing its biggest test ever — and its lack of leadership could sink the company
Facebook is facing an existential test, and its leadership is failing to address it. Good leaders admit mistakes, apologize quickly, show up where they're needed and show their belief in the company by keeping skin in the game. Facebook executives, in contrast, react to negative news with spin and … Read …
Facebook in storm over Cambridge Analytica scandal
Facebook is under increasing pressure to explain how data collected on 50m users were exploited for political gain, following claims that data firm Cambridge Analytica used the leaked information to help Donald Trump win the US presidency. Politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are calling on the … Read More
Facebook investigating employee’s links to Cambridge Analytica
Joseph Chancellor, now a researcher at Facebook (FB), was a director of Global Science Research, a company that provided data to Cambridge Analytica. The New York Times and The Observer newspaper in London reported Saturday that Cambridge Analytica harvested information on 50 million … Read More