Facebook caused a privacy controversy this summer when it announced that it would begin blocking ad blockers. At the time, Facebook said that “part of the mission of the company is to create connections between people and businesses,” and ad blockers got in the way of that goal. Of course, what that really meant was…

Facebook launched a new feature called Parents Portal this week as part of its Safety Center. The tool provides a set of safety guidelines and resources to help parents teach young Facebook users to get a grip on the social media site. The page includes information like a “Get to Know Facebook” section featuring simple…

It’s always a good idea to watch what you post on Facebook — especially if you’re involved in a court proceeding. One Milwaukee juror learned that the hard way this week after he or she posted about a federal civil rights trial, inadvertently jeopardizing the plaintiff’s $2 million verdict. The trial in question involved a…

According to a report in the Daily Mail, Facebook users in the U.S. and U.K. have reported seeing old posts mysteriously reappear on their profiles this week like the content is brand new. Some users initially blamed a hack, but the weird glitch apparently began occurring after Facebook’s latest iOS app update, leading many to…

In a statement posted to Facebook this week, the social media giant announced that it has teamed up with Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube to help “curb the spread of terrorist content” across their platforms. The group plans to create a shared database of terrorist content flagged with so-called “hashes,” or “unique digital footprints.” That way…

The spread of fake news stories is one of the greatest controversies Facebook has faced in recent years, with some vocal critics even claiming the social media giant helped swing the presidential election by allowing this phony content to proliferate. One third-party plugin tried to help solve the problem by creating pop-up warning flags for…

A 25-year-old Las Vegas woman had her ex-boyfriend arrested four times by creating a fake Facebook profile in his name and threatening herself with it, according to prosecutors. However, when authorities investigated the “threats” further they found that they were coming from the woman’s own IP address. She pleaded guilty to two felonies and was…

Facebook launched an initiative this week to educate users about artificial intelligence and dispel some common fears about the technology. This public relations push will consist of a series of short videos and literature detailing some of the ways AI is shaping the future of technology, including through so-called “deep learning,” language translation and Facebook’s…

A new study released this week examines the relationship between Facebook’s privacy controls and how users shared content after the controls were released. The researchers conducting the study, published in an information systems journal, looked at so-called “disclosure patterns” on two of Facebook’s most popular sharing platforms: wall posts and private messages. They studied how…

Video game developer Ubisoft recently developed an online tool called Predictive World that can access your Facebook profile and (allegedly) tell you things about yourself, including how tall your are, how much you weigh, how much you drink and smoke, and even when you are going to die. The tool, which was created in conjunction…