gdpr Facebook and Google Face $8.8 Billion Lawsuits Over GDPR Compliance Privacy activist group Noyb files massive $8.8 billion lawsuits against Facebook and Google on the first day of GDPR enforcement. The group claims the tech giants force users to surrender personal data under the threat of account deletion.
elon musk Elon Musk Deletes SpaceX and Tesla Facebook Pages Amid Data Scandal Elon Musk removes the official Facebook pages for SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity in response to the growing Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal. The move adds to the ongoing tension between Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
facebook Zuckerberg Testimony Exposes Congressional Confusion Over Facebook Operations Mark Zuckerberg tells Congress that social media regulation is inevitable, but two days of hearings reveal a striking lack of understanding about how Facebook actually works. The unfocused questioning ultimately helps Zuckerberg recover billions in lost market value.
facebook #DeleteFacebook Movement Grows After Massive Data Harvesting Scandal Social media users are abandoning Facebook in droves using the #DeleteFacebook hashtag after revelations that a data firm harvested personal information from 50 million people. The backlash intensifies as even WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton publicly joins the protest.
facebook Millions of Facebook Users Impacted by Massive Cambridge Analytica Data Scandal A British consulting firm harvests personal data from up to 87 million Facebook users without consent to build psychological profiles for political advertising.
meta Meta Confirms It Scrapes All Public Facebook and Instagram Posts for AI Training Meta's global privacy director admits the company scrapes all public posts from Facebook and Instagram since 2007 to train its AI models, unless users manually set their content to private.
meta Meta's LLaMA AI Model Leaks to Public Via 4chan Facebook's proprietary large language model, LLaMA, leaks onto 4chan, marking the first time a major tech firm's private AI escapes to the public.
apple Apple Reportedly Sought Revenue Share From Ad-Free Facebook Subscription A new report reveals that Apple and Facebook previously negotiated a partnership for an ad-free, paid version of the social network. The discussions also included a dispute over whether Apple should take a cut of boosted posts.
russia Russia Fully Blocks Facebook and Twitter Amid Ukraine Invasion Russia's communications regulator officially blocks Facebook and Twitter, citing discrimination against Russian media. The crackdown escalates the Kremlin's ongoing efforts to control information during the invasion of Ukraine.
facebook Facebook and Twitter Take Down Russian-Linked Disinformation Networks Targeting Ukraine Major social media platforms remove two covert influence operations, one tied to Russia and another to Belarus, that spread anti-Ukrainian propaganda using fake accounts and computer-generated faces.
facebook Facebook Whistleblower Tells Senators Company Prioritizes Profits Over Safety Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies before Congress, accusing the tech giant of ignoring the harmful effects of its platforms on children and democracy. Lawmakers from both parties express a desire to regulate the company.
facebook Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp Restored After Massive Six-Hour Global Outage Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp return online after a six-hour disruption impacts millions of U.S. users. The company blames a faulty router configuration change for the outage and confirms no user data is compromised.
twitter Twitter and Facebook Flag Trump's Misleading Election Claims Major social media platforms slap warning labels on the president's baseless posts about election theft. The companies restrict engagement on the disputed content while vote counting continues in key states.
new zealand Tech Giants Struggle to Quickly Remove Viral New Zealand Shooting Video Major social media platforms face intense scrutiny after graphic footage of the New Zealand mosque shootings remains online for hours. The incident highlights the massive challenge tech companies face when trying to stop viral content from spreading across the internet.
facebook Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Surprisingly Urges Increased Government Regulation Mark Zuckerberg publishes a Washington Post op-ed calling for more government oversight of the internet, focusing on four key areas.