Our coverage of all things Facebook. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and several fellow students in February 2004, the social network has grown to more than a billion users and currently owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Facebook courts teen audience with dedicated game streaming page
Facebook has launched a new page specifically to attract video game streamers and viewers. In a world where Twitch, Mixer, and YouTube Gaming are already fighting for dominance on that market, Facebook would have to make up a lot of ground to be in the running. What it is: Facebook ...
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Facebook's latest blunder made private posts public for 14M users
Facebook is again at the center of a privacy controversy after revealing today that it had been inadvertently sharing private posts publicly for some 14 million users. When attempting to test a feature on users' profiles, developers introduced a bug that exposed the posts of some ...
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Facebook copies Musical.ly's lip syncing functionality for live video
After stealing several features from Snapchat for use in its own app and in Instagram, Facebook is now taking a leaf out ...
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I literally gambled away my personal data, and here’s what I learned
Two weeks ago, I gave away loads of my personal information to a stranger. Why? I attended the Black Box Bellagio, a gambling ...
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Facebook kicks off pride month 2018 with a bunch of new stickers and backgrounds
Facebook is celebrating pride month this year with new effects including backgrounds, profile frames, and more. And this ...
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Facebook accused of sharing data with Apple, Samsung, and Amazon
The opprobrium over Facebook's data privacy practices continues. This time, the New York Times reports Facebook has apparently shared an inappropriate amount of user information with device manufacturers, such as Apple, Samsung, and Amazon. The details: According to the NYT, ...
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Facebook has killed the hated Trending Topics bar
Trending Topics was one of those Facebook features that seemed sensible on paper, but in practice turned out to be a major headache for the company. During its four-year lifespan, it was accused of showing bias (on both sides of the partisan divide), and surfaced fake news stories ...
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Surprise! Teens hate Facebook
Facebook, not so long ago, ruled the social media roost. Across nearly all important demographics, the Zuckerberg-led time bomb flattened the competition. Sure, it was losing teens, but many of them were just being diverted to other Facebook-owned properties, like WhatsApp and Instagram. Now, ...
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Reddit surpasses Facebook to become the 3rd most visited site in the US
According to Alexa – the Amazon-owned web traffic analyzing platform – more people now visit Reddit than Facebook in ...
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Tech execs can't be trusted to fix the monster they created
Social media, smartphones, and other cutting-edge technology were supposed to improve the social experience and facilitate ...
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Facebook now supports 2-factor authentication without SMS, here’s how to set it up
If you have a Facebook profile, it's important to secure it with two-factor authentication so your account isn't hacked. ...
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European politician gets ratioed after tweeting a selfie with Zuck
For some reason, after a disappoint Facebook hearing before EU parliamentary members, MEP Cecilia Wikström decides to grab ...
