According to research, when people are in a bad mood, they are more likely to search social networking sites like Facebook for friends who are doing even worse than they are. Many people use…
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Firms that sold fake social media activity settle with New York state
Companies that sold fake social media activity have reached a settlement with the state of New York in a case that, for the first time, established such activity as illegal, the state’s attorney general said…
Twitter sweeps ‘locked’ accounts from follower tally
Twitter said Wednesday users are likely to see “follower” numbers drop as the service stops adding in potentially dubious or fraudulent accounts. The social network said it would make the change by removing from followers…
Twitter rooting out fake accounts at record rate: report
Twitter has been suspending more than one million fake and dubious accounts per day, according to The Washington Post, in an aggressive bid to stem the flow of false information. The social media platform has…
Twitter urges users to change passwords after security glitch
Twitter on Thursday urged its more than 300 million users to change their passwords, saying they had been unintentionally “unmasked” inside the company by a software bug. The social media site said it found no…
‘Ideas’ conference to grapple with dark side of tech
At a conference where thinkers and luminaries gather to discuss world-changing ideas and innovations, the talk is shifting to the dark side. This year’s theme of the annual Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) conference starting…
YouTube shooting shows how fake news spirals on social media
Within minutes of the shooting at YouTube offices in California, social media was awash with conspiracy theories and images of the supposed “shooter” wearing a Muslim headscarf. Some Facebook videos were quick to claim that…
#DeleteFacebook movement gains prominent backer
As Facebook reels from the scandal over hijacked personal data, a movement to quit the social network has gathered momentum, getting a boost from a high-profile co-founder of the WhatsApp messaging service acquired by the…
Data scandal threatens Zuckerberg vision for Facebook
First it was “move fast and break things.” Then it was “connecting the world” and “building a global community.” Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious vision for Facebook spawned one of the world’s most powerful companies, but he…
Facebook sorry for blocking Delacroix masterpiece over nudity
Facebook admitted on Sunday making a mistake after it banned an advert featuring French artist Eugene Delacroix’s famous work, “Liberty Leading the People,” because it depicts a bare-breasted woman. The 19th-century masterpiece was featured in…