Category: Facebook
Happy 15th Birthday Facebook! A timeline of the highs and lows
Facebook has had a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows in its 15-year history, with big acquisitions among its good days and data scandals amid the bad. Here is a rundown of the social network’s most notable moments: The launch Facebook first launched on February 4, 2004 as a social network known as TheFacebook, initially…
Facebook ‘willing to change everything’ to tackle suicide posts, says Sir Nick Clegg
Facebook is willing to “change everything” to curb posts about suicide following the death of British teenager Molly Russell, according to Sir Nick Clegg. The former Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister, now Facebook’s head of global affairs, said social media platforms have a “profound responsibility” to safeguard teenagers. Speaking in an interview with the BBC,…
Facebook working to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger chat apps
The potential move could see Facebook users message contacts who use WhatsApp (Niall Carson/PA) Facebook is planning to integrate parts of WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger, as part of a huge technical operation across the social network’s collection of messaging apps. The Mark Zuckerberg-owned giant says the effort was under consideration…
Facebook to close down Moments photo organising app on Feb 25
Facebook is giving up on its standalone Moments photo organiser app more than three years after launching it. The service, which served as a place to store photos from your phone and aimed to make it easier for users to create photo albums, will close down globally on February 25. It is not clear why…
Martin Lewis settles lawsuit with Facebook over scam adverts
Image: Press Association Money saving expert Martin Lewis, pictured right, has dropped a campaign lawsuit against Facebook after the social network agreed to donate £3 million to Citizens Advice and set up a new scam advert prevention project. The consumer champion previously announced his intention to sue Facebook for defamation…
Facebook removes over 500 Russia-linked pages for ‘inauthentic behavior’
Image: PA Facebook says it has removed more than 500 Pages and accounts that originated in Russia, some of which it claims are linked to Moscow-based news agency Sputnik. The social network said it discovered two separate operations engaging in what it called “inauthentic behaviour” across Facebook and Instagram, involving…
Facebook backs Government’s online safety lessons for school pupils
Social media giant Facebook has backed the Government’s new online safety lessons to help school pupils recognise online dangers. The tech firm has endorsed the proposed online lesson curriculum ahead of a meeting with ministers and anti-bullying campaigners on Monday. The lessons form part of Government plans to make relationships, sex and health education classes…
Facebook launches UK fact-checking initiative to combat fake news
Facebook has launched a UK arm to its international fact-checking initiative following more than two years of criticism about how the social network has handled the spread of misinformation on its platform. Full Fact, a fact-checking charity founded in 2010, will review stories, images and videos which have been flagged by users and rate them based…
Four major events in 2019 that could transform the internet
Harmful content and privacy are some of the issues that will be addressed by landmark decisions this year, as governments across the world look to make tech giants and social networks more accountable. The UK will decide whether to regulate the likes of Facebook – and if so, how – while an EU-wide crackdown on…
Top 7 events Technology Industry events of 2018. Including rise of Fortnite and AI becoming mainstream
Demonstrators protesting over Facebook’s practices (Victoria Jones/PA) 2018 will be remembered as a trying year for the technology industry, as data scandals and calls for increased regulation dominated the agenda. Martyn Landi, Press Association Technology Correspondent, reports... Facebook’s business practices dominated much of the year’s biggest talking points, alongside new data…
