Facebook has always had a hard time staying ahead of bad actors seeking to exploit the platform. However, the degree to which the company allegedly can’t keep up is beyond disturbing. According to an explosive report this week from The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is struggling to stop its own algorithms from enabling and even…

Ever since the controversial presidential election of 2016, Facebook has been plagued by accusations that it isn’t doing enough to stop the spread of misinformation — especially posts originating from hostile foreign countries. However, this week, the social media giant announced that it has taken down a sprawling network of nearly 4,800 fake accounts created…

Earlier this month, Facebook launched a paid ad-free subscription service in Europe to comply with strict European data regulations. However, a prominent privacy advocacy group is launching a full-out attack on the new model, claiming that it amounts to paying a fee to Facebook to ensure privacy. Facebook’s ad-free version costs 9.99 euros per month…

Late last month, 33 states filed a suit against Facebook alleging that the company has purposely engineered its platforms to addict young users. Now, some of the documents in the suit have been unsealed, and they paint a disturbing portrait of Facebook’s carelessness and possible complicity in allowing millions of underage users to create accounts…

Facebook scammers are always trying to find innovative ways to separate users from their hard-earned money, and deepfake videos are at the cutting edge. These altered clips are frequently used by bad actors to impersonate celebrities and politicians in order to trick users into downloading malware, providing their financial information, and more. One of these…

It’s no secret that Facebook makes a huge chunk of its revenue from advertising, so the company has a strong financial incentive to allow as many ads as possible on the platform. However, that frequently lands the company in hot water as it lets ads slip through the cracks that it absolutely shouldn’t. According to…

Over the past year, Facebook has repeatedly been criticized for collecting sensitive data via the controversial Meta Pixel tool that it has installed on countless sites around the web. Using this tool, companies ranging from tax preparation services to health care networks have sent Facebook data the Pixel has collected when unsuspecting users fill out…

In recent years, Facebook has increasingly relied on artificial intelligence to handle everything from suggesting friends to detecting scams. However, while the social media giant is charging ahead with the technology, it may also be leaving itself vulnerable to the harms associated with it. According to multiple reports this week, Facebook is disbanding the team…

Two years ago this fall, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen went public with thousands of bombshell documents that revealed the company knew the extent to which it harmed everyone from young users to victims of hate speech. Now, a book is coming out that reveals why she took such a drastic step against her employer in…

When it comes to controlling the spread of hate speech and offensive content, Facebook has its hands full in the US. However, that’s even more true overseas where countless different languages and cultures come into play. The company has even been accused of contributing to human rights abuses and violence in some countries like Ethiopia,…