Twitter will ban adverts for certain cryptocurrency services as well as initial coin offerings, following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook as large technology groups respond to pressure to protect consumers from scams. The San-Francisco based company said that it would introduce a global ban on … Read More

Twitter, following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, will now ban ads for ICOs and token sales. Reuters first reported the ban. A Twitter spokesperson told VentureBeat that the new policy will roll out starting tomorrow, and will be fully enforceable to all advertisers within approximately a month. Read …

All ads related to initial coin offerings (ICOs), token sales, exchanges and wallet services – excluding public companies listed on major stock markets – will be removed from the site, according to the announcement. A spokesperson said the move is aimed at "ensuring the safety of the Twitter community," … Read …

Facebook's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week continues. Though the social network's “contact import” feature has been around for a very, very long time, you've probably forgotten about it. And if you want keep Facebook from filling in the gaps by collecting data about your friends from you—or … Read …

This week is already shaping up to be another rough one for Facebook. This morning, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a bipartisan federal agency designed to protect consumers and promote competition, is investigating the embattled company. Rumblings of such an investigation began March 20, … Read More

Then, on Saturday, in response to a story from enthusiast site Tesla Motor Club reporting the news, Musk said deleting the pages was not an effort to make a public comment about Facebook, nor was it any response to a dare. Instead, he says he deleted the pages for Tesla …

According to this infographic, 63 percent of consumers expect companies to provide customer service via social media. Research shows: “Nine out of 10 social media users have used social platforms to contact brands directly, and more than one out of every three people turn to social media to voice … Read …

(File pix) Rahul Gandhi speaks at an event In Singapore March 8, 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party of Rahul Gandhi have seized upon the data breach storm surrounding Facebook and other media to score political points against one another. Read More

As Facebook continues to struggle to cope with an unfolding data privacy signal, a new platform similar to it has been launched in Egypt. The site, named “Egypt Face” came into force in less than two weeks after the country's communications minister announced that Egypt would launch its own social … …

Most Greek parents allow children under the age of 13 to use social media, according to a survey released on Monday. In a poll carried out by the Greek Safer Internet Center of the Crete-based Foundation for Research and Technology, 56 percent of the survey's 1,100 respondents said they had …