Acton and business partner Jan Koum, former Yahoo employees, founded WhatsApp in 2009. The messaging app, one of the most popular apps in the world, allows users to place phone calls, and send and receive messages free over the internet. Facebook purchased the app in 2014 in a deal of …

LONDON: Many women cannot express themselves freely on Twitter without fear of violence or abuse, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, even though the #MeToo campaign has helped women to speak out. Abuses ranged from 'doxing' – releasing personal documents such as a person's … Read More

Our reply inadvertently left off the Twitter handle of the person who had asked the original question." “However, the tweet is true: customers are not required to purchase an advanced seat assignment,” the spokesperson continued, in reference to main cabin fares. “Customers may select a free seat, … Read More

Twitter has found itself under fire again. This time, it's coming from Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization that focuses on human rights. Amnesty International's new report, “#ToxicTwitter: Violence and abuse against women online,” details Twitter's failures to ensure safety online and … Read More

Relying on internet giants' goodwill to stop the spread of misinformation online and prevent the manipulation of netizens has failed, Europe's top data protection watchdog has said, adding that regulators now need to take action. Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor, emitted this … Read More

This is, I hope, not a shock to you. In fact, it's one of the biggest takeaways of the recent investigation involving Facebook and a data mining company called Cambridge Analytica. The short version: Cambridge Analytica used a quiz app to scrape data such as users' identities, their friend networks, …

Late last Friday, Paul Grewal, Facebook's vice president and deputy general counsel, wrote a seemingly straightforward blog post on the company's newsroom page indicating that Facebook was suspending the data firm Strategic Communications Laboratory, and its political unit, Cambridge Analytica, … Read More

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) — Iowa City police spotted a post on social media. And now they're trying to catch a man posing as an Uber driver. Police say they recently learned about the event. They say a man drove up to the victim while she waited for her Uber …

Currently, as far as the public is aware, neither Harry nor William (or Kate) have their own personal social media profiles, as the Kensington Royal Twitter and Instagram accounts provide a source of information on the young royals. Meghan Markle also deleted her social media accounts earlier this year, … Read …

The social media site is facing international backlash from weekend reports that the private information of more than 50 million users was accessed by a firm that worked on U.S. President Donald Trump's election campaign. Among those speaking out against the social media giant were some notable … Read More