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FTC challenges Facebook's antitrust suit dismissal request

5 days ago

FTC challenges Facebook's antitrust suit dismissal request

The US Federal Trade Commission has hit back at Facebook's claims that there is no merit to an antitrust suit, saying that there is an addressable social media market — and Facebook dominates the vast majority of it.

By Wesley Hilliard | 5 days ago

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Massive Facebook data leak connected to undisclosed 2019 breach

1 week ago

Massive Facebook data leak connected to undisclosed 2019 breach

Facebook on Tuesday responded to a recently reported data leak that potentially impacted more than 530 million users, saying the information was likely scraped from its servers in a newly disclosed 2019 incident.

By Mikey Campbell | 1 week ago

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Facebook, Apple quarrel over documents in Epic Games v. Apple dispute

1 week ago

Facebook, Apple quarrel over documents in Epic Games v. Apple dispute

Facebook is refusing to produce additional documents in the Epic Games versus Apple App Store legal dispute despite continued requests from the iPhone maker.

By Mike Peterson | 1 week ago

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Supreme Court argument casts doubt on Facebook, Twitter free speech rights

1 week ago

Supreme Court argument casts doubt on Facebook, Twitter free speech rights

In a ruling on a different matter, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has argued that social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter may not have a First Amendment right to regulate user commentary on their platforms.

By Mike Peterson | 1 week ago

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Over 500M Facebook account records leaked on hacking forum

1 week ago

Over 500M Facebook account records leaked on hacking forum

A major cache of personal data for more than 500 million Facebook users has been published on hacking forums, in one of the biggest lapses of data protection for the social network so far.

By Malcolm Owen | 1 week ago

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If you can't convert a file into a PDF, maybe you shouldn't be writing laws about technology

2 weeks ago

If you can't convert a file into a PDF, maybe you shouldn't be writing laws about technology

Not everyone can be trusted with the almighty power of a sudo command in the Terminal. Yet, politicians who know nothing about the inner workings of computers, software, or the internet at large have declared themselves super users, proposing dangerously misinformed policies and laws that could have disastrous effects.

By Neil Hughes | 2 weeks ago

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Lawmakers remain conflicted about what to do about Section 230

2 weeks ago

Lawmakers remain conflicted about what to do about Section 230

The CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter squared off with lawmakers Thursday in a hearing focused on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

By Mike Peterson | 2 weeks ago

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Facebook disrupts hackers who used iOS exploits, malware to spy on Uyghurs

2 weeks ago

Facebook disrupts hackers who used iOS exploits, malware to spy on Uyghurs

Facebook on Wednesday said it successfully cut off a hacking operation that used the social media platform to spread the so-called Insomnia malware, a malicious program leveraged in an effort to spy on Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang, China.

By AppleInsider Staff | 2 weeks ago

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Google, Facebook CEOs testifying before Congress on Section 230 on Thursday

2 weeks ago

Google, Facebook CEOs testifying before Congress on Section 230 on Thursday

The CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter will tell Congress about their war on misinformation Thursday, and two of the three will defend Section 230 protections in different ways..

By Mike Peterson | 2 weeks ago

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