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Tories boost Facebook spending amid Boris Johnson Brexit push
The Conservative Party has ramped up its spending on Facebook advertising as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to build support for his Brexit plans. Data from the social media giant shows the Tories spent £86,020 on targeted advertising on Facebook in the 30 days to August 17- more than they spent over the previous…
Facebook cafes to encourage users to check privacy settings
Facebook is to open a number of pop-up cafes around the UK as part of a scheme to encourage social network users to run privacy check-ups. The social media firm will run the cafes in existing shops in London, Manchester, Brighton, Edinburgh and Cardiff where it will encourage users to examine their privacy settings in…
More than half of over-65s now shop online, figures show
More than half of British adults aged 65 and over now shop online, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The data showed 82% of all British adults bought goods or services online this year, an increase of 5% on 2018. The figures, detailing household and individual internet use in Great…
US senators demand answers over Facebook Messenger Kids app flaw
US senators have written to Facebook asking for more details about a flaw in its Messenger Kids app which was confirmed by the social network last month. The app, launched in 2017, is aimed at under-13s and is meant to be a safe space for them to chat to friends and family, controlled from a…
Facebook ‘fails to stop fake review sales’
Facebook has been accused of failing to stop the sale of fake reviews through its website more than a month after being urged to act on the issue by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Consumer group Which? claimed its own investigation had found a number of groups on the social network that were still…
Facebook to add own name to Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook is to add its own name to two of its most popular services – Instagram and WhatsApp – to more clearly signal its ownership of the social media platforms. The social networking giant confirmed the rebrand but has not said when it will take effect. It is understood the new names – Instagram from…
Facebook removes accounts for ‘spreading misinformation’
Facebook has announced the removal of hundreds of accounts from the social network originating in the Middle East. The company said it had found and removed two separate operations involved in “co-ordinated inauthentic behaviour” which was trying to mislead other users. Facebook said both operations – one originating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and…
Facebook urged to share data to tackle fake news
Facebook has been asked to share more data with third-party fact checkers in a bid to tackle ongoing spread of potentially harmful misinformation across social media. Full Fact, the fact-checking charity which started rating UK posts suspected of containing false information in January, says that the initiative should be fully extended to Instagram, amid concerns…
Sir Nick Clegg claims Facebook will change after £4bn fine
Sir Nick Clegg has said Facebook’s settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would spark a change “deep into the bowels of the company” over how it handles personal data. The former deputy prime minister is now the social network’s vice president of global affairs and communications and said new privacy provisions being introduced…
US launches antitrust investigation into tech giants
The US government is to examine if big technology firms have hurt competition or suppressed innovation as part of a new antitrust investigation. The Department of Justice announced it had opened an investigation into unnamed “digital platforms”, believed to include the likes of Facebook, Google and Amazon. It said the probe would look at “widespread…
