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New ‘Dark Ads’ pro-Brexit Facebook campaign may have reached over 10M people, say researchers

New ‘Dark Ads’ pro-Brexit Facebook campaign may have reached over 10M people, say researchers

A major new campaign of disinformation around Brexit, designed to stir up U.K. ‘Leave’ voters, and distributed via Facebook, may have reached over 10 ...
Facebook tries its hand at hardware with Portal

Facebook tries its hand at hardware with Portal

Portal is not Facebook’s Echo Show. Call it a case of convergent evolution, wherein two companies arrived at similar looking products after approa ...
Until data is misused, Facebook’s breach will be forgotten

Until data is misused, Facebook’s breach will be forgotten

We cared about Cambridge Analytica because it could have helped elect Trump. We ignored LocationSmart because even the though the company was se ...
What Instagram users need to know about Facebook’s security breach

What Instagram users need to know about Facebook’s security breach

Even if you never log into Facebook itself these days, the other apps and services you use might be impacted by Facebook’s latest big, bad news ...
Snap shares drop in pre-market trading on news of departing strategy chief, Imran Khan

Snap shares drop in pre-market trading on news of departing strategy chief, Imran Khan

Another day, and another departure at Snapchat’s parent, Snap. The company has announced in an SEC filing that Imran Khan will be stepping down ...
Facebook And Google Contribute 90% Of Growth Of Digital Ad Market Which Soars To $88 Billion

Facebook And Google Contribute 90% Of Growth Of Digital Ad Market Which Soars To $88 Billion

  The global digital advertising market grew 21% to $88 billion in 2017, according to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report released Thu ...
Facebook Dating will be a feature, not an app; here’s a peek

Facebook Dating will be a feature, not an app; here’s a peek

Facebook Dating doesn’t plan to launch a standalone dating app, which should temper expectations about how deeply it’s diving into Tinder and Ma ...
Confusion reigns as Facebook briefly receives China business license

Confusion reigns as Facebook briefly receives China business license

Facebook’s long-running effort to go into China got a boost this week after the U.S. company was handed a license to set up a subsidiary in the ...
Meet the campaigners who say they will stop at nothing in their quest to break up Facebook

Meet the campaigners who say they will stop at nothing in their quest to break up Facebook

House Judiciary Committee/YouTube Campaign group Freedom from Facebook protested at a congressional hearing this week by holding up a ...
Facebook, Google and more unite to let you transfer data between apps

Facebook, Google and more unite to let you transfer data between apps

The Data Transfer Project is a new team-up between tech giants to let you move your content, contacts, and more between apps. Founded by Faceboo ...