Documents Show Facebook Used User Data as Competitive Weapon
5 December 2018 - Facebook called the documents misleading and said the information they contain is "only part of the story."
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Did George Soros Demand That Failed Democratic Candidates ‘Pay Him Back’?
8 November 2018 - A right-wing Facebook "fan page" riled its users up with nothing more than a picture of the liberal billionaire and an unfounded claim.
Facebook Blocks 115 Accounts Ahead of US Midterm Elections
6 November 2018 - The social media company shut down 30 Facebook accounts and 85 Instagram accounts and is investigating them in more detail, it said in a blog post late Monday.
Facebook’s Election ‘War Room’ Takes Aim at Fake Information
18 October 2018 - The war room is a major part of Facebook's ongoing repairs.
Facebook Says Hackers Accessed 29M People’s Accounts
12 October 2018 - Facebook says third-party apps and Facebook apps like WhatsApp and Instagram were unaffected by the breach.
Facebook Says It Purged More Than 800 Spam Accounts, Pages
11 October 2018 - Facebook says it has purged more than 800 U.S. pages and accounts for spamming users with garbage links and clickbait.
Facebook Wants People to Invite Its Cameras Into Their Homes
8 October 2018 - But it's unclear if people will open their homes to an internet-connected camera sold by a company with a questionable track record on protecting user privacy.
‘Got Another Friend Request from You’ Facebook Warning
7 October 2018 - A warning about a Facebook user's supposedly having received a second friend request from you is mostly useless.
Do Facebook Donations Recur Every Month Even When a User Chooses a One-Time Contribution?
5 October 2018 - The social network says they're working to fix a glitch that causes one-time donations to appear on bank statements as recurring even though they're only debited once.
Is a ‘Female Blackout’ Taking Place on Facebook Tomorrow?
2 October 2018 - A chain message urging women to use a black square for their profile pics "tomorrow" has been circulating on Facebook for well over a year.
Facebook Says 50M User Accounts Affected by Security Breach
28 September 2018 - The hack is the latest security headache for Facebook, which has been dealing with political disinformation campaigns from Russia and elsewhere since 2016.
Do These Photographs Show a Homeless Veteran Dying Under a Bush?
26 September 2018 - "We want to discard the parts of society we don’t want, but like plastic, it’s never going to go away."
