Social Media Facebook tries to explain why Netflix & Spotify were given access to user messages Dec 20, 2018 Yesterday evening, a report offered details on Facebook’s data sharing relationships with over 150 different companies. One of the more jarring…
Social Media Facebook’s ‘Clear History’ feature delayed until spring 2019 Dec 20, 2018 During Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference in May, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was working on a Clear History feature that would allow…
Social Media Facebook users unknowingly gave companies permission to see private messages Dec 20, 2018 Facebook’s integration tools allow for shortcuts like recommending a Netflix hit on the social network, or sharing a Spotify song on Messenger — but…
Social Media Facebook says it didn’t violate user privacy Dec 20, 2018 Facebook gave companies such as Apple, Amazon and Yahoo extensive access to users’ personal data, effectively exempting them from the company’s usual…
Social Media Philippines most tweeting country during Miss Universe coronation Dec 20, 2018 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines topped the list of most tweeting countries during the Miss Universe 2018 coronation ceremony with nearly six…
Social Media Twitter Makes It Easier Than Ever to Switch Between Latest and Top Tweets Dec 20, 2018 Twitter has finally delivered on its promise to give users more control over their timelines. An update released on Tuesday, December 18 for iOS…
Social Media Facebook purges more Myanmar accounts for misrepresentation Dec 20, 2018 BANGKOK — Facebook has announced its third and biggest purge of military-linked accounts in Myanmar, where critics have charged that the social…
Social Media Here’s what 8 a.m. looks like in cities and towns around the world Dec 19, 2018 Belgian photographer Pascal Mannaerts has been travelling the world for more than 10 years in an attempt to “portray humanity in its strongest…
Social Media Facebook Backtracks on Changing Chatbot Subscription Messaging Policies Dec 18, 2018 Facebook will no longer be changing its subscription messaging policies, which would have affected chatbots. We reported last month that Facebook…
Social Media PewDiePie bro army sneaks meme-filled ad page onto WSJ.com Dec 18, 2018 The Wall Street Journal‘s website was compromised with a page supporting PewDiePie in the race to keep his channel’s status as YouTube‘s…