It has now become very common when we say that another huge dump of leaked data has been found regarding Facebook members. This is because Facebook has had a lot of trouble in recent times due to various scandals and data leaks. Now, a similar incident has surfaced in which Facebook numbers of members on…
Facebook is reportedly testing a new app called “Threads” which is as close to Snapchat as it gets
There have been attempts by Facebook to clone Snapchat as much as it can with the Instagram app. We have seen that the Stories feature first seen on Snapchat was copied by Facebook. Now, we know that the feature has been a viral hit and is being used by millions on the platform. However, there…
Facebook starts to rename Instagram and WhatsApp to show that it owns them
You might be aware that Facebook has made some major acquisitions in the past. Some of the biggest and most famous acquisitions out of these are that of WhatsApp and Instagram. Yes, if you thought that these apps were developed by Facebook then they were not. However, Facebook’s problem is that not enough people know…
Facebook sues two app developers for allegedly faking ad clicks inside their apps
Facebook has had to file a lawsuit complaint against two app developers on its platform. According to the lawsuit, Facebook claims that these app developers faked ad clicks inside their apps. This incident is regarding the Facebook Audience Network which is similar to Google’s AdSense in many ways. For example, Facebook’s audience network lets app…
FTC just announced details of its ‘joke’ settlement with Facebook
We have just received the reports that US’ FTC has announced details of its agreement with Facebook. This is regarding the various privacy violations done by Facebook in recent times for which the company has been fined too. While we do know that FTC’ $5 Billion fine for Facebook is its highest, it is nothing…
Facebook might have allowed access of numbers used for two-factor authentication to advertisers
We know that Facebook was fined by US’ regulatory company FTC for privacy violations. This fine by the FTC was $5 billion which is the biggest that FTC has ever fined to any company. However, analysts believe that this is just a slap on the wrists of Facebook. And that the company got away pretty…
Facebook bug in Messenger for Kids app allowed thousands of kids to join groups with unauthorized users
We know that things are not going right for Facebook as a company at the moment. There have been privacy issues as well as data leak scandals coming out from Facebook almost every month since the last couple of years. Also, Facebook’s products are suffering various outages as well in recent times. Now, a new…
Facebook gets a $5 billion fine from FTC for various privacy violations
US’s Federal Trade Commission has finally come up with a fine for the various privacy violations that have happened at Facebook in the past. The organization has handed a $5 billion fine on Facebook for this reason. Although we know that $5 billion fine is massive, it is pretty small when the company is Facebook….
US President Trump says Libra cryptocurrency from Facebook is not as dependable as Dollar
Everyone is talking about the announcement of Facebook Libra at the moment. If you are not aware of Libra, it is a new cryptocurrency announced by Facebook. However, Facebook is not alone in controlling Libra. Rather, a not-for-profit named Calibra is also established in Geneva which controls Libra. And it is also backed by real-world…
Steve Wozniak says that people should quit Facebook because of Privacy concerns
We have known that social media can be good but it is also bad at the same time. However, the biggest problem with social media is the companies that handle it. For example, we have seen a number of hacks that took place on Facebook in recent times. Just recently, Facebook was found to be…
