Facebook guidelines explicitly allow calls for death of public figures

Facebook's anti-harassment policies are much more lenient for public figures, even allowing uses to call for celebrity deaths in most cases, leaked moderation guidelines show.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 12

Zuckerberg changes tune, says Apple's iOS 14 privacy feature might benefit Facebook

After raking Apple over the coals in protest of an upcoming iOS 14 feature that will limit ad tracking, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is now saying the change could actually benefit his company.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 34

Majority of tech staffers say Big Tech wields too much power in new survey

Workers inside Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Facebook and others are starting to express that they believe that tech giants wield too much cultural and economic power.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 10

Former Facebook employees detail impact of Apple's upcoming anti-tracking privacy feature

A group of former Facebook employees describe the massive impact Apple's App Tracking Transparency feature will have on the social network, explaining why the company has been so vocal in protesting the change.

Mikey Campbell 5 years ago 20

Facebook agrees to $650M settlement to end Illinois privacy lawsuit

A judge has approved a settlement valued at $650 million from Facebook to end a privacy lawsuit, one which alleged the social network used facial recognition technology on user photos stored on its iPhone app without permission.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 8

Facebook pushes 'Hey Facebook' voice recognition to Oculus Quest, Portal displays

Facebook on Thursday announced a new Oculus Quest 2 VR headset and Portal smart display feature that enables owners to wake their devices with the phrase "Hey Facebook," closely following in the footsteps of virtual assistant software marketed by Apple, Google and Amazon.

AppleInsider Staff 5 years ago 13

Insultingly, Facebook continues to try to convince users that privacy-violating targeted ads are good

Somewhere along the line, Facebook moved from being the preposterously insecure social media service, into a corporation whose people seem pretty insecure — which has been further demonstrated by the company on Thursday trying its latest attempt to convince people how privacy-breaking targeted advertisements are actually good for consumers.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 30

Australia set to enact bill making Facebook, Google pay for news

The proposal to require Facebook and other big tech firms to pay for news, has passed its last major parliamentary hurdle in Australia, and is now expected to become law.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 11

Facebook will drop ban on news pages in Australia

Claiming the Australian government has agreed to amendments in its proposed media law changes, Facebook has announced that it will restore news pages in the region.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 8

WhatsApp will disable messages unless users agree to new privacy policy

WhatsApp users who don't agree to the Facebook-owned service's updated privacy policy face the possibility of losing the ability to send or receive messages through the iPhone app.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 25

Facebook blocks news sites, charities, government pages in Australia

As Australian authorities pursue a plan to have Big Tech companies pay news sites, Facebook shut down all pages that could be even vaguely be described as news ones.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 26

Maryland approves the first state tax on digital ads from Facebook, Google

Maryland has approved the country's first tax on the revenue brought in from digital advertisements placed by companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 10

Zuckerberg wants to 'inflict pain' on Apple for privacy changes

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has repeatedly been angered by Apple CEO Tim Cook's comments about the social network and privacy, which has allegedly led to animosity between the two company chiefs.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 76

Facebook developing smartwatch with health, messaging features

Facebook is reportedly developing a smartwatch with both health and messaging features in an apparent bid to compete with the Apple Watch.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 47

How iTunes went from simple to perplexing — and gone

The app that made it so easy to play music on your Mac that transformed the entire music industry has gone, but the legacy lives on in Apple Music and more. Now that Apple has scrapped the omnibus iTunes app and broken it up into multiple parts, AppleInsider looks at what went so right — and then so wrong.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 40

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