Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
Technology
December 19, 2018
Facebook says preferential data access was with user permission
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said it did not give some companies access to people’s data without their permission,…
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
Technology
December 18, 2018
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of…
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
Technology
December 15, 2018
Fake news vs fact in online battle for truth
Since US President Donald Trump weaponized the term “fake news” during the 2016 presidential election campaign, the phrase has…
Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank
World
December 6, 2018
Child marriage loses countries billions: World Bank
In a case of child marriage, Respect Ruvimbo Topodzi was 15 and walking home from school in her native Zimbabwe…
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
Technology
December 5, 2018
Plan to combat fake news proposed as EU elections approach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s executive proposed on Wednesday spending more money to counter fake news on the…
Lawmakers criticize Facebook’s Zuckerberg for UK parliament no-show
Technology
November 27, 2018
Lawmakers criticize Facebook’s Zuckerberg for UK parliament no-show
Facebook came under fire on Tuesday from lawmakers from several countries who accused the firm of undermining democratic institutions…
Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament
Technology
November 25, 2018
Internal documents Facebook has fought to keep private obtained by UK Parliament
New York (CNN) – The British Parliament has obtained a set of internal Facebook documents the social media giant…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
Technology
November 21, 2018
Facebook’s Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
Embattled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he has no plans to resign, sounding defiant after a rough year…
Dar al-Iftaa stresses prohibition of harboring terrorists
Society
November 19, 2018
Dar al-Iftaa stresses prohibition of harboring terrorists
The animation unit at Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), broadcast a new…
New tech regulation ‘inevitable’: Apple CEO says
Technology
November 19, 2018
New tech regulation ‘inevitable’: Apple CEO says
Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are…