US politicians alarmed by Facebook’s cryptocurrency masterplan
The announcement of a new currency led by Facebook has caught the attention of US law-makers and not in a good way.
The announcement of a new currency led by Facebook has caught the attention of US law-makers and not in a good way.
Social media giant Facebook has announced the launch of Libra, a ‘stablecoin’ apparently designed to revolutionise the digital payments market.
Facebook has reportedly enlisted the support of a dozen organizations to underpin its cryptocurrency project and help keep the social media giant honest.
Social media giant Facebook is blocking the preinstallation of all its apps on Huawei phones according to a report.
An opinion revealed by Advocate General Macief Szpunar, a prominent advisor to the European Commission, has suggested Facebook can be forced to do more to crack down on illegal and offensive content.
At its 2019 developer conference Apple introduced new measures to strengthen user privacy protection, as a point of differentiation from other big tech companies.
Reports suggest Facebook is in the process of developing its own cryptocurrency, with plans to launch in as many as a dozen countries as early as Q1 2020.
Facebook has introduced new restrictions on its video streaming platform, Live, suggesting those who break other Facebook policies will be banned for a period of time.
Facebook has killed a feature which allowed users to pay connections through its Messenger app due to a lack of uptake.
With much of public discussion now taking place on the three main social platforms the time has come to take editorial control away from their owners.
Social media giant Facebook has significantly stepped-up its censorship efforts by banning seven accounts, six of which are often described as ‘far-right’.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has to do something about his firm’s reputation for data privacy, but could it mean destroying its own core business model?
As part of the overall Digital Single Market programme, the European Parliament has voted to approve new regulations claiming to protect European businesses and consumers when using online platforms to trade.
All Facebook sites were down once more yesterday, which coincides with Facebook shareholders calling for its founder to have less control over the company.
In a bid to keep the European Commission off its back social media giant Facebook is admitting to its users that they’re the product.
France appointed a new minister for digital, while the UK is considering setting up a new regulator for the internet, both governments aimed at playing stronger roles in controlling the online world.
The days of the wild-west internet seem to be coming to a close with Austria and Australia becoming the latest nations to update the rules governing the business activities of the internet giants.
The latest mutiny at Google illustrates what a political game technology has become and it’s only going to get more so.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has asked governments and regulators to play a more active role in developing new rules for the internet.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has lodged a lawsuit against Facebook, challenging the hyper-targeted big data model which has made OTTs billions over the years.
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