Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group. Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant had been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more
AI chatbot is REMOVED from Facebook after saying she ‘despised’ gay people, would ‘rather die’ than be disabled and calling the #MeToo movement ‘ignorant’ Lee Luda is a South Korean chatbot with the persona of a 20-year-old student It has attracted more than 750,000 users since its launch last month But the chatbot has started … Read more
Facebook has no plans to lift the block on Donald Trump‘s account, Sheryl Sandberg said on Monday. Sandberg, the social media giant’s operations chief, said she was glad Facebook on Wednesday suspended Trump’s account – a move made permanent on Thursday. ‘In this moment, the risk to our democracy was too big that we felt … Read more
Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app ahead of a privacy policy update that will force them to share their data with Facebook. The update, which will be released on February 8, affects WhatsApp users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK, where there are strict data protection … Read more
Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app ahead of a privacy policy update that will force them to share their data with Facebook. The update, which will be released on February 8, affects WhatsApp users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK, where data protection laws are stricter. … Read more
Democratic congressman Sen. Mark Warner is asking Facebook and other Big Tech social media and telecom companies to save digital evidence from Wednesday’s deadly Capitol riot. On Saturday, Warner, the incoming Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, tweeted out a letter he’d sent Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. ‘After Wednesday’s insurrectionist attack on our nation’s Capitol, … Read more
Facebook ‘smart glasses’ to launch ‘sooner rather than later’ in 2021 and may have a built-in camera – but no augmented reality for overlaying digital objects onto the real world Facebook has been working on creating smart glasses since 2017 Facebook boss says the device will be released ‘sooner rather than later’ However it will … Read more
The protester who was shot and killed while storming the Capitol posted shared her excitement with the unfolding chaos in a Facebook video moments before her fatal confrontation with police. Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran and fierce Donald Trump supporter, died from a gunshot wound to the chest after she joined dozens of … Read more
Facebook and Instagram will keep President Trump’s account locked until at least January 20th for fear that more violence will ensue following Wednesday’s storming of the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, by his supporters. The decision, which was announced in a Facebook post by company CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, will likely put pressure … Read more
With over two billion active users, WhatsApp is without a doubt one of the most popular apps around the world. But users have been left reeling by the latest change, which means they could lose access to their account unless they agree to share data with Facebook. WhatsApp has announced that it’s making changes to … Read more