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NewsYahoo News UKMusk v Zuckerberg fight: Tech bosses' clash in doubt as Meta head says 'Elon isn't serious'
Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg had appeared to agree on a 'cage fight' face-off.
TechnologyYahoo News UKThreads: Twitter threatens to sue as 50 million sign up to Zuckerberg app
As Twitter users become more frustrated by changes under Elon Musk's watch, will people flock to Meta's brand new alternative?
EntertainmentYahoo Celebrity UKBBC to make Mark Zuckerberg documentary for Facebook's 20th anniversary
The social media mogul's story will be told.
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During questioning in 2019, AOC grilled Facebook’s Zuckerberg over political ad policy
During a House panel on Oct. 23, 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questioned Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s policy on political advertising.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKBillionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted it is not fair he has so much money
He said no-one deserves the amount of money he has.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKInstagram to become a bigger source of fake news than Facebook, new report warns
The front line is shifting in the battle against fake news, a report has warned
EntertainmentYahoo News UKFacebook considers hiding ‘Likes’ from people’s news feeds
The ‘Like’ is one of Facebook’s most iconic features.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKFacebook ‘used secret tools’ to deal with fake news... about Facebook
Facebook has had a series of scandals related to ‘fake news’ on the network, and in particular its effect on elections around the world. Staff used the tools to track down and deal with hoaxes including posts which claimed that Facebook would start charging people to use the service. Other hoaxes dealt with by the team centred on the popular myth that Facebook ‘listens to’ users via their microphones - or that Mark Zuckerberg is an alien.
EntertainmentYahoo News UKFacebook to ban white nationalist hate speech following Christchurch mosque shootings
Facebook admitted that it needs to act better and faster in response to the problem.
BusinessYahoo News UKInside Facebook: Whistleblowers lift the lid on what it’s like to work for 'cult-like' social media giant
Workers were reportedly forced to attend after-hours team building activities.
BusinessReutersFacebook reveals security incident affecting 50 million users
Facebook Inc has discovered a security issue affecting about 50 million user accounts, the company said on Friday.
BusinessReutersFacebook shares slip after Instagram founders quit
Facebook shares fell more than 2 percent in early trading on Tuesday after the two founders of Instagram left the social networking giant.
NewsYahoo News UKPolitical adverts on Facebook will now have to be labelled clearly and require authorisation
Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer announced the new measures today.
NewsYahoo News UK14 questions Mark Zuckerberg couldn't answer about Facebook last night
The Facebook CEO spent an uncomfortable five hours in front of US senators yesterday, trying to convince the world Facebook was dealing with the data scandal threatening to engulf it.
NewsYahoo News UKMark Zuckerberg makes over £2bn during senate grilling that saw Facebook founder apologise for data leak
Facebook stocks rose 4.5%, boosting the entrepreneur's fortune by around £2.1bn.
NewsMashableAn activist came to the Zuckerberg hearing dressed as a 'Russian troll'
At least one person has worn a costume to Mark Zuckerberg's congressional hearing. Alongside a slew of spectators and protesters, it appears that this individual showed up on Capitol Hill dressed as a "Russian troll." Get it? Do you get it? <em>Do you get it?</em> SEE ALSO: This Facebook tool will tell you instantly if your data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica Here's a photo, courtesy of <em>New York Times </em>reporter Kevin Roose <em>.</em> Someone came to the hearing dressed as a Russian troll. pic.twitter.com/ZdPEK9MDne — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) April 10, 2018 The troll appears to be activist Amanda Werner, who previously crashed the Senate Equifax hearing wearing a Monopoly Man costume. From the looks of it, they've also taken a seat inside, and are live-tweeting the hearing should you want to follow along. "Today, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Russian troll farms reached 126 million Facebook users. Donald Trump won the electoral college by just 70,000 votes," Werner said in a statement. "Since Zuckerberg allowed millions of Russian trolls to undermine our democracy, I assume he won't mind if one Russian troll undermines his credibility." Hello, Twitter. pic.twitter.com/mDxhZWZXPx — The Russian Troll (Formerly Known as Monopoly Man) (@wamandajd) April 10, 2018 #Zuckerberg hearing pic.twitter.com/n8S2uJZWcR — Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 10, 2018 Troll how you want to troll, we suppose. In this day and age, maybe you <em>can't</em> be too on the nose. WATCH: Facebook is using facial recognition — here's how to turn it off
NewsYahoo News UKWeb inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee urges Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg to ‘fix things’ as he weighs in on data row
Sir Tim Berners-Lee described the Cambridge Analytica scandal as a ‘serious moment’ for the web.
NewsYahoo News UKWhere's Mark Zuckerberg? Embattled Facebook boss avoids open meeting as scandal engulfs him
The Facebook boss is reportedly dodging meetings at the company's California HQ.
NewsYahoo News UKFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg urges his new daughter to play outside
The Facebook founder and his wife have encouraged their new daughter to play outside the house.
NewsYahoo Celebrity UK'Yay!' Mark Zuckerberg shares home video of the moment he got into Harvard
The teenager in this grainy home video went on to invent a world-changing platform for online communication and become a driving force for globalization. Zuckerberg dropped out of university but is about to receive an honorary degree there, and shared the clip ahead of his graduation ceremony.
NewsYahoo News UKFacebook unveils AR software and confirm plans for futuristic 'mind control' map
Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks on stage during the annual Facebook F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, April 18, 2017. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled the Tech giant’s first augmented reality system – and confirmed reports that a ‘mind control’ interface is being created. As he appeared at Facebook’s annual F8 Developer Conference in California, he announced the ‘second act’ in Facebook’s camera development – a platform that will allow developers to create AR apps in a bid to take on Snapchat.
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Mark Zuckerberg on ‘Facebook murder’: ‘We will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening’
On April 18 during Facebook’s annual developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg commented on the so-called Facebook murder in Cleveland, saying, “Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Robert Godwin Sr., and we have a lot of work… and we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening.”
NewsYahoo News UKFacebook is rolling out a fact-checking tool in the fight against fake news
In December, the social media site announced that it would be teaming up with independent fact-checkers in a bid to curb the spread of false truths and misinformation on the site. The resulting tool was first seen by Facebook users earlier this week as they attempted to share a story that falsely claimed thousands of Irish people were taken to America as slaves. The article, titled: “The Irish slave trade – the slaves that time forgot”, was initially published by the American entertainment blog Newport Buzz only days before St Patrick’s Day on 17 March.
NewsRob Waugh's Yahoo BlogFacebook just launched its new app ‘Workplace’ - here’s 5 things you need to know
It seems that even at work, you will no longer be able to escape from Facebook - after the company launched a new app, Workplace. The idea is that it’s like Facebook (complete with profiles, chats and News Feed), but used within workplaces (who pay Facebook to use it). It’s a bit different to ‘normal’ Facebook - you don’t log in with your normal account, but use a special work one, and there’s a News Feed and messaging for your company.
NewsRob Waugh's Yahoo BlogHere’s how to see all the really creepy stuff Facebook knows about you
When it comes to privacy, Facebook really isn’t your friend - and even if you’re careful, you might be giving away more than you think. Facebook builds up a hidden dossier of data on every user - a frighteningly detailed picture of that person, built from how they use Facebook and other sites. News organisation Pro Publica has created a Chrome plug-in which reveals exactly what Facebook knows, in an easy-to-read format.
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