The post New Book Reveals Why Facebook Whistleblower Decided To Bust The Company appeared first on Facecrooks. Two years ago this fall, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen went public with thousands of bombshell documents that revealed the company knew the extent…
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“Sopranos” Actors Say Fake Facebook Accounts Are Scamming Fans
The post “Sopranos” Actors Say Fake Facebook Accounts Are Scamming Fans appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the years, Facebook scammers have thought up hundreds of ways to separate users from their hard-earned money. However, one of the most common tactics…
Writer Warns That It’s Easier To Fall Victim To Facebook Scams Than You Think
The post Writer Warns That It’s Easier To Fall Victim To Facebook Scams Than You Think appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook Marketplace boasts hundreds of millions of users around the world buying and selling goods. While that can be a…
Human Rights Group Says Facebook Should Compensate Victims Of Hate Speech And Violence
The post Human Rights Group Says Facebook Should Compensate Victims Of Hate Speech And Violence appeared first on Facecrooks. When it comes to controlling the spread of hate speech and offensive content, Facebook has its hands full in the US.…
Facebook Bans Political Campaigns, Other Advertisers From Using AI
The post Facebook Bans Political Campaigns, Other Advertisers From Using AI appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that artificial intelligence has become a factor in almost every walk of life, and tech companies like Facebook are increasingly turning to…
New Facebook Whistleblower Comes Forward Alleging Company Failed To Protect Young Users
The post New Facebook Whistleblower Comes Forward Alleging Company Failed To Protect Young Users appeared first on Facecrooks. Several years ago, a former Facebook employee named Frances Haugen released troves of internal company documents that revealed it was aware of…
Tech Leader Says Facebook Lawsuits Will Rein It In Like Big Tobacco
The post Tech Leader Says Facebook Lawsuits Will Rein It In Like Big Tobacco appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, dozens of US states announced that they’re suing Facebook for harming young users. And according to one prominent tech leader,…
Facebook Targeted Ads Could Be Banned In Europe
The post Facebook Targeted Ads Could Be Banned In Europe appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Facebook has repeatedly gotten in trouble with government regulators in Europe for gathering too much user data. However, it’s worth it for the company…
Law Enforcement Official Blasts Facebook Encryption For Enabling Child Abuse
The post Law Enforcement Official Blasts Facebook Encryption For Enabling Child Abuse appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook announced its plans to implement end-to-end encryption across its messaging platforms, many privacy advocates hailed the move as a step in the…
Facebook Unveils Paid Subscription Model To Comply With Privacy Regulations
The post Facebook Unveils Paid Subscription Model To Comply With Privacy Regulations appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long struggled to meet the strict privacy standards of European regulators. That’s why the company announced a radical new plan earlier this…
Study Asks Facebook Users How Much They Think Their Data Is Worth
The post Study Asks Facebook Users How Much They Think Their Data Is Worth appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook makes billions of dollars off collecting your personal information and using it to target advertising. However, the users who provide that…
41 States Sue Facebook For Allegedly Being Harmful And Addictive For Kids
The post 41 States Sue Facebook For Allegedly Being Harmful And Addictive For Kids appeared first on Facecrooks. Several years ago, a Facebook whistleblower released troves of internal company documents that revealed it knew its products could be harmful or…
Frustrated Facebook User Reports Every Fake Profile He Sees But Says Facebook Has Done Nothing
The post Frustrated Facebook User Reports Every Fake Profile He Sees But Says Facebook Has Done Nothing appeared first on Facecrooks. If you’ve used Facebook for any amount of time, you know that fake profiles are a dime a dozen…
Hackers Reportedly Selling Access To Facebook’s Police Portal
The post Hackers Reportedly Selling Access To Facebook’s Police Portal appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Facebook has reportedly had a cozy relationship with law enforcement, giving multiple government agencies a special portal that lets them request user data or…
Facebook Mistakenly Bans Coding Teacher For Life Because Of Algorithm Screw Up
The post Facebook Mistakenly Bans Coding Teacher For Life Because Of Algorithm Screw Up appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is proud of its artificial intelligence technology, and has come to heavily rely on it to help moderate content on the…
More Content Moderators Sue Facebook For Being Exposed To Graphic Content
The post More Content Moderators Sue Facebook For Being Exposed To Graphic Content appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is inundated every day with horrific and graphic posts around the world, and it takes thousands of dedicated content moderators to make…
Facebook Is Reportedly Suppressing Posts About Middle East Conflict
The post Facebook Is Reportedly Suppressing Posts About Middle East Conflict appeared first on Facecrooks. Since conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas last week, social media platforms have been swamped with misinformation, scams, and other forms of dangerous content…
New York State Wants To Restrict Facebook Collection Of Children’s Data
The post New York State Wants To Restrict Facebook Collection Of Children’s Data appeared first on Facecrooks. Around the country, states and school districts have begun putting pressure on Facebook and other social media companies to change the way they…
FTC Says Facebook Scams Are At An All-Time High
The post FTC Says Facebook Scams Are At An All-Time High appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that fraud is prevalent on Facebook. However, the sheer scale of the problem is shocking. According to a recent report from the…
Facebook Oversight Board Takes On High-Profile Case Of Deceptively Edited Video
The post Facebook Oversight Board Takes On High-Profile Case Of Deceptively Edited Video appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past several years, digital researchers and advocates have sounded the alarm about the potential of “deepfake” videos to spread misinformation on…
Facebook AI Sticker Tool Lets Users Generate Inappropriate Images
The post Facebook AI Sticker Tool Lets Users Generate Inappropriate Images appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, Facebook unveiled a new feature that allows users to generate stickers with artificial intelligence writing prompts. However, the tool has already gone completely…
Facebook Says Scraped User Data Doesn’t Count As “Sensitive Information”
The post Facebook Says Scraped User Data Doesn’t Count As “Sensitive Information” appeared first on Facecrooks. Ever since the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal first broke in 2018, Facebook has been fighting legal battles with governments all around the world…
Facebook Is Reportedly Considering Charging European Users For An Ad-Free Version
The post Facebook Is Reportedly Considering Charging European Users For An Ad-Free Version appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that Facebook collects our data in order to target advertising and make money. However, the company’s business model has run…
Facebook Confirms It Trained AI Using Your Facebook And Instagram Posts
The post Facebook Confirms It Trained AI Using Your Facebook And Instagram Posts appeared first on Facecrooks. As Facebook has increasingly begun to explore artificial intelligence, many experts have expressed concerns that the company could be using our data to…
Vietnamese Hackers Continue Widespread Attack On Facebook Users
The post Vietnamese Hackers Continue Widespread Attack On Facebook Users appeared first on Facecrooks. Hackers have always targeted Facebook users in an attempt to get them to download malware or reveal their passwords. However, these cybercriminals are increasingly trying to…
European Regulators Want To Extend Ban On Facebook Data Tracking
The post European Regulators Want To Extend Ban On Facebook Data Tracking appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this summer, regulators in Norway slapped Facebook with a daily fine of nearly $100K for violating user privacy by harvesting data to target…
Facebook Reportedly Caved To Government Pressure Overseas And Allowed Hate Speech To Thrive
The post Facebook Reportedly Caved To Government Pressure Overseas And Allowed Hate Speech To Thrive appeared first on Facecrooks. Because Facebook operates in basically every country around the world, it has to moderate content for thousands of languages and cultures.…
Judge Sides With Facebook And Puts Groundbreaking Privacy Law On Hold
The post Judge Sides With Facebook And Puts Groundbreaking Privacy Law On Hold appeared first on Facecrooks. Last year, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a groundbreaking privacy law that would require tech giants like Facebook to broadly protect the “best…
Facebook Now Lets You Create Alt Accounts For Improved Privacy
The post Facebook Now Lets You Create Alt Accounts For Improved Privacy appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Instagram users have created separate fake accounts for themselves, or “finstas,” to keep parts of their lives separate and maintain privacy. Facebook…
Facebook Clashes With Government Authorities Over Privacy And Encryption
The post Facebook Clashes With Government Authorities Over Privacy And Encryption appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook first announced that it was determined to roll out end-to-end encryption for all Messenger users, it was hailed as a gamechanger for user…
Facebook Accused Of Profiting Off Marketplace Scams
The post Facebook Accused Of Profiting Off Marketplace Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook Marketplace is a great tool to connect communities and help people buy and sell goods. However, those same benefits of the platform also make it a…
Facebook Criticized For Refusing To Remove Animal Cruelty Videos
The post Facebook Criticized For Refusing To Remove Animal Cruelty Videos appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook often comes under scrutiny for the content it allows to remain posted on its platform. Whether it’s hate speech or misinformation, the company usually…
Researchers Say Facebook’s Fake News Policies Are Weak
The post Researchers Say Facebook’s Fake News Policies Are Weak appeared first on Facecrooks. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook and other social media giants instituted new policies to help stop the spread of misinformation surrounding the virus and subsequent vaccine.…
Facebook-Owned Threads Censors Searches Related To COVID
The post Facebook-Owned Threads Censors Searches Related To COVID appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, the Facebook-owned social media platform Threads finally rolled out its search function for users. However, it only took a few hours for people to figure…
Facebook Scam Victim Told By Police To Write Letter Of Complaint To Mark Zuckerberg
The post Facebook Scam Victim Told By Police To Write Letter Of Complaint To Mark Zuckerberg appeared first on Facecrooks. If you’ve used Facebook for any amount of time, you know that scams are an all-too-common occurrence on the platform.…
Facebook Privacy Settlement May Be The Largest Class Action Suit In US History
The post Facebook Privacy Settlement May Be The Largest Class Action Suit In US History appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this year, Facebook agreed to pay out a massive $725 million class action lawsuit settlement over allegations that it shared…
Facebook Oversight Board Says Posts About Abortion Are Not Death Threats
The post Facebook Oversight Board Says Posts About Abortion Are Not Death Threats appeared first on Facecrooks. Last year, Facebook removed several posts about abortion policy that the company said constituted death threats. The posts, which were written by users…
Facebook Continues To Offer Poor Support For Hacked Users
The post Facebook Continues To Offer Poor Support For Hacked Users appeared first on Facecrooks. There’s no denying that Facebook is effective at certain measures to protect users. For instance, according to a report this week from Cybernews, Facebook has…
New Facebook Privacy Setting Lets You Ask For Your Data Not To Be Used For AI Training
The post New Facebook Privacy Setting Lets You Ask For Your Data Not To Be Used For AI Training appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that Facebook gathers tons of your data to support its business model of targeted…
Facebook Rejects Censorship Decision From Its Own Oversight Board
The post Facebook Rejects Censorship Decision From Its Own Oversight Board appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook first created its Oversight Board, it envisioned the group to be a supreme court for its most controversial content moderation decisions. Whatever the…
Facebook Announces Takedown Of World’s Largest Spam Campaign
The post Facebook Announces Takedown Of World’s Largest Spam Campaign appeared first on Facecrooks. Following the controversial 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, Facebook has been on high alert for foreign bad actors spreading spam and misinformation on its platforms. And…
School District Sues Facebook For Allegedly Harming Children’s Mental Health
The post School District Sues Facebook For Allegedly Harming Children’s Mental Health appeared first on Facecrooks. This year, many school districts around the country have launched legal action against Facebook and other social media companies for allegedly harming the mental…
Human Rights Group Demands Facebook Pay For Its Role In Genocide
The post Human Rights Group Demands Facebook Pay For Its Role In Genocide appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often accused of not doing enough to stop the spread of hate speech, misinformation, and other forms of dangerous content around…
Local Facebook Groups Are Being Overrun With Hoax Posts
The post Local Facebook Groups Are Being Overrun With Hoax Posts appeared first on Facecrooks. Local Facebook groups are an invaluable resource to bring communities together to share information and help each other. However, these groups have been increasingly filled…
Facebook Once Again Says It Will Roll Out End-To-End Encryption By End Of Year
The post Facebook Once Again Says It Will Roll Out End-To-End Encryption By End Of Year appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long promised to provide strong end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for users to protect the private contents of their messages.…
Lawmakers Blast Facebook For Still Allowing Sale Of Deadly Recalled Product
The post Lawmakers Blast Facebook For Still Allowing Sale Of Deadly Recalled Product appeared first on Facecrooks. Since last year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has sent Facebook thousands of requests to remove Marketplace listings for a recalled product…
Small Businesses Are A “Gold Mine” For Facebook Scammers
The post Small Businesses Are A “Gold Mine” For Facebook Scammers appeared first on Facecrooks. Small businesses are often extremely reliant on platforms like Facebook and Instagram to market themselves and build a loyal customer base. However, these small operations…
Facebook Slammed For “Dangerous” News Ban During Wildfire Emergency
The post Facebook Slammed For “Dangerous” News Ban During Wildfire Emergency appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is currently locked in a battle with the Canadian government over legislation that would require the social media giant to pay news publishers when…
Big Medical Privacy Case Against Facebook Advances In Court
The post Big Medical Privacy Case Against Facebook Advances In Court appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled that large portions of a class action lawsuit can proceed against Facebook from users who claim…
Study Finds 16 Percent Of All Crime Originated On Facebook-Owned Platforms Last Year
The post Study Finds 16 Percent Of All Crime Originated On Facebook-Owned Platforms Last Year appeared first on Facecrooks. Because of its sheer size and reach, it’s not surprising that Facebook is home to a lot of fraud and crime.…
Facebook Criticized For Misinformation Policy On Threads
The post Facebook Criticized For Misinformation Policy On Threads appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has been under pressure for years to stop the spread of misinformation and dangerous content around elections. And despite making many tweaks to its policies, the…
New Study Claims Facebook Does Not Cause Psychological Harm
The post New Study Claims Facebook Does Not Cause Psychological Harm appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, many lawmakers and experts have claimed that using Facebook can lead to psychological harm. And while some evidence indicates this could be true…
Facebook Faces Daily Fine Over Privacy Violations
The post Facebook Faces Daily Fine Over Privacy Violations appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook got slapped with yet another punishment over its data practices when regulators in Norway hit it with a fine of 1 million crowns (or…
Facebook Accused Of Ignoring Warnings About Dangerous Content
The post Facebook Accused Of Ignoring Warnings About Dangerous Content appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often accused of not doing enough to stamp out hate speech and calls for violence on its platforms. That’s why the company implemented a…
Facebook Preparing To Release Chatbots That Can Gather Your Data
The post Facebook Preparing To Release Chatbots That Can Gather Your Data appeared first on Facecrooks. According to multiple reports, Facebook is preparing to release AI chatbots in the coming weeks that are designed to have human-like conversations with Facebook…
Facebook Caves And Will Now Seek User Consent Before Collecting Data
The post Facebook Caves And Will Now Seek User Consent Before Collecting Data appeared first on Facecrooks. When it comes to Facebook’s business model, our data is the currency. That’s why the company has fought so hard to make sure…
Facebook Oversight Board Urges Company To Close Loophole In Bullying And Harassment Policy
The post Facebook Oversight Board Urges Company To Close Loophole In Bullying And Harassment Policy appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has a checkered history when it comes to protecting its users from harassment, hate speech, and other forms of offensive…
Facebook Fined For Misleading Australian Users About Data Collection
The post Facebook Fined For Misleading Australian Users About Data Collection appeared first on Facecrooks. Way back in 2013, Facebook bought a VPN app called Onavo that promised to help users protect their privacy. However, it actually did the opposite…
Lawmakers Accuse Facebook Of Censoring Americans After White House Pressure
The post Lawmakers Accuse Facebook Of Censoring Americans After White House Pressure appeared first on Facecrooks. In the US, conservative politicians have long accused Facebook of censoring right-wing content, especially surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. More fuel was added to that…
Experts Warn About Privacy Issues With Facebook-Owned Threads App
The post Experts Warn About Privacy Issues With Facebook-Owned Threads App appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this month, Facebook parent company Meta launched an app called Threads to compete with Twitter as a text-based social media platform. Within days, a…
Experts Warn About New “Malicious Tagging” Facebook Scam
The post Experts Warn About New “Malicious Tagging” Facebook Scam appeared first on Facecrooks. On Facebook, cybercriminals are constantly trying to think of new ways to scam unsuspecting people. That means experts and users alike need to be vigilant for…
Researchers Discover New Facebook Malware Campaign After Hackers Accidentally Leak Stolen Data
The post Researchers Discover New Facebook Malware Campaign After Hackers Accidentally Leak Stolen Data appeared first on Facecrooks. Malware represents one of the most common cyberattacks on Facebook, with hackers continuously innovating new ways to trick users and businesses into…
Facebook Banned From Tracking Users For Ads In Norway
The post Facebook Banned From Tracking Users For Ads In Norway appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook once again ran into strict European privacy laws this week when Norway temporarily banned the social media giant from tracking users online to target…
Mass Shooting Victims Sue Facebook For Helping Radicalize Shooter
The post Mass Shooting Victims Sue Facebook For Helping Radicalize Shooter appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often blamed for the content it hosts on its platforms, but it can be difficult to hold the company legally accountable. However, this…
Tax Prep Companies Sent Millions Of Users’ Data To Facebook
The post Tax Prep Companies Sent Millions Of Users’ Data To Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this year, it came to light that many websites that handle sensitive consumer data were secretly sending that information to Facebook without users’…
Lobbying Group Says Facebook Hosts More Than Half Of Digital Payment Scams
The post Lobbying Group Says Facebook Hosts More Than Half Of Digital Payment Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. For several months, Facebook has been under increasing fire in the UK over its role in hosting financial scammers on its platforms.…
Government Officials Banned From Contacting Facebook In Free Speech Case
The post Government Officials Banned From Contacting Facebook In Free Speech Case appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the years, many lawmakers and free speech advocates have raised concerns about how easily the government can contact Facebook to request that the…
Experts Criticize New Facebook Privacy Features For Kids
The post Experts Criticize New Facebook Privacy Features For Kids appeared first on Facecrooks. It came as welcome news when Facebook recently announced a host of new features designed to protect young users. However, experts have begun to come forward…
Court Rules That Cops Must Get A Wiretap To Snoop On Facebook Posts
The post Court Rules That Cops Must Get A Wiretap To Snoop On Facebook Posts appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that law enforcement officials often use Facebook as a way to spy on suspects. However, that controversial practice…
Facebook Bans World Leader For Threats Of Violence
The post Facebook Bans World Leader For Threats Of Violence appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has always had a tough time deciding when and why it should ban users, and that is especially true when the user in question is…
Facebook Will Now Let Parents See Who Their Kids Are Talking To On Messenger
The post Facebook Will Now Let Parents See Who Their Kids Are Talking To On Messenger appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook rolled out a new bundle of safety tools that are designed to give parents more insight into…
Stock Exchange Targeted By Facebook Scammers
The post Stock Exchange Targeted By Facebook Scammers appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook scammers have many strategies to fool users, but one of the easiest is impersonating someone they already trust — or a prominent financial institution. This week, the…
Malaysia Threatens Legal Action Against Facebook For Failing To Remove Harmful Content
The post Malaysia Threatens Legal Action Against Facebook For Failing To Remove Harmful Content appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is frequently criticized for not doing enough to remove dangerous and offensive content. However, the country of Malaysia wasn’t satisifed to…
Report: Facebook Isn’t Fully Reviewing Content Users Flag For Violating Its Rules
The post Report: Facebook Isn’t Fully Reviewing Content Users Flag For Violating Its Rules appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has come to rely on artificial intelligence across its platforms to handle many issues that humans once did, including content moderation.…
Facebook Rolls Back Controversial Misinformation Rules
The post Facebook Rolls Back Controversial Misinformation Rules appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has many widely criticized content moderation rules, but the company’s approach to tackling medical misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be one of its most controversial.…
Facebook Criticized For “Tsunami” Of Fraud On Its Platforms
The post Facebook Criticized For “Tsunami” Of Fraud On Its Platforms appeared first on Facecrooks. If you’ve used Facebook for any length of time, you know that fraud and scams are all too common on the platform. While many users…
Man Sues Facebook For Blocking His Account And Wins
The post Man Sues Facebook For Blocking His Account And Wins appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook users lose access to their accounts, they often find it impossible to get in touch with the company and make their case to…
Dozens Of Suicide Hotlines Are Sending Sensitive Data To Facebook
The post Dozens Of Suicide Hotlines Are Sending Sensitive Data To Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. For a year, Facebook has been repeatedly slammed for collecting sensitive medical information from hospital networks. And this week, Facebook is facing yet another…
Facebook Accused Of Discrimination In Job Ads Around The World
The post Facebook Accused Of Discrimination In Job Ads Around The World appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Facebook has been accused of allowing marketers to target users based on sensitive categories like gender, religion, sexual identity, and more. And…
Deadly Baby Product Still Widely Sold On Facebook
The post Deadly Baby Product Still Widely Sold On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, federal regulators at the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) heavily criticized Facebook for not doing enough to stop the sale of a baby product…
Facebook Content Moderation Board Receives Appeal Every 24 Seconds
The post Facebook Content Moderation Board Receives Appeal Every 24 Seconds appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long struggled to make consistent content moderation decisions, and it can often leave users angry or confused as to why their posts were…
Mental Health Charities Share Sensitive Data With Facebook
The post Mental Health Charities Share Sensitive Data With Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, a bombshell report revealed that Britain’s most prominent health care system shared private patient data with Facebook through its Meta Pixel tracking tool. And…
“Facebook Receipts” Project Reveals The Company’s Shadowy Influence
The post “Facebook Receipts” Project Reveals The Company’s Shadowy Influence appeared first on Facecrooks. There’s no doubt that Facebook has a massive amount of control over our online lives. However, the social media giant also has tremendous influence in the…
Pharma Companies Fight Back Against Counterfeit Drug Sellers On Facebook
The post Pharma Companies Fight Back Against Counterfeit Drug Sellers On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Fake ads and counterfeit products are an unfortunately common occurrence on Facebook. However, these problems can become deadly when they involve prescription drugs. That’s…
British Healthcare System Accused Of Sharing Intimate Patient Details With Facebook Without Consent
The post British Healthcare System Accused Of Sharing Intimate Patient Details With Facebook Without Consent appeared first on Facecrooks. According to a bombshell report this week, the British national healthcare system has been sharing sensitive patient information with Facebook for…
Facebook Under Pressure For Allowing Racist Content To Spread In Australia
The post Facebook Under Pressure For Allowing Racist Content To Spread In Australia appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often dinged here in the US for its content moderation practices, allowing hate speech and other offensive content to spread. However,…
Man Accuses Facebook Of Censoring Harmless Religious Post
The post Man Accuses Facebook Of Censoring Harmless Religious Post appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often blamed by people of all political and religious beliefs for censoring content and violating their free speech. The latest such accusation arrived this…
Report: Facebook Layoffs Could Hurt Effort To Stop Misinformation
The post Report: Facebook Layoffs Could Hurt Effort To Stop Misinformation appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past half a year, Facebook has dramatically cut its spending and laid off thousands of workers. The social media giant has said that…
Update: Facebook Hit With Record $1.3 Billion Fine For Data Transfers
The post Update: Facebook Hit With Record $1.3 Billion Fine For Data Transfers appeared first on Facecrooks. Late last week, news broke that Facebook would face a record-breaking fine in Europe for its data and privacy practices. And now, the…
Facebook To Face Record Privacy Fine Over Transferring User Data
The post Facebook To Face Record Privacy Fine Over Transferring User Data appeared first on Facecrooks. According to multiple reports, Facebook is expected to face a record privacy fine next week when European privacy regulators rule that the social media…
More School Districts Join Lawsuit Against Facebook Over Harm To Young Users
The post More School Districts Join Lawsuit Against Facebook Over Harm To Young Users appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, dozens of school districts in Utah joined a federal lawsuit against Facebook and other social media companies for allegedly prioritizing…
Facebook Criticized For Not Responding To Hacked Users
The post Facebook Criticized For Not Responding To Hacked Users appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no surprise that Facebook hackers are always working to find bigger and better ways to scam users. However, what happens after those hacks often comes…
Facebook Glitch Sent Friend Request To Any Profile You Visited
The post Facebook Glitch Sent Friend Request To Any Profile You Visited appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is no stranger to unfortunate glitches that scare its users into thinking they’ve been hacked. However, the one that happened this week might…
Facebook Must Face Yet Another Privacy Suit Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The post Facebook Must Face Yet Another Privacy Suit Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal appeared first on Facecrooks. Since 2018, Facebook has been dealing with the aftershocks of the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal when it came to light that the…
Concert Ticket Scams Are On The Rise On Facebook
The post Concert Ticket Scams Are On The Rise On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s not surprising, but reports have poured in over the past few months that scammers are looking to cash in on the summer festival and…
Scammers Are Hacking Verified Facebook Pages To Trick Users
The post Scammers Are Hacking Verified Facebook Pages To Trick Users appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook introduced its paid blue check verification system, the goal was to reassure users that the accounts they interact with are genuine. However, according…
Bank Says That 80 Percent Of Its Fraud Cases Come From Meta Owned Sites
The post Bank Says That 80 Percent Of Its Fraud Cases Come From Meta Owned Sites appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no surprise that an increasing amount of financial scams are happening on Facebook. However, the sheer number of users…
Facebook Issues Warning About Malware Campaigns Targeting Businesses
The post Facebook Issues Warning About Malware Campaigns Targeting Businesses appeared first on Facecrooks. For as long as Facebook has been a popular platform, the spread of malware has been a problem. However, according to a report from Facebook’s own…
FTC Alleges That Facebook Has Violated Children’s Privacy
The post FTC Alleges That Facebook Has Violated Children’s Privacy appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) threatened Facebook with a new round of restrictions for allegedly violating children’s privacy through the Messenger Kids app. According…
Report: New Facebook Malware Campaign Infects Half A Million Users In Three Months
The post Report: New Facebook Malware Campaign Infects Half A Million Users In Three Months appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, a team of security researchers announced that they have discovered a massive malware campaign running through Facebook Ads that…