In 2008, UK Facebook user Jemma Rogers registered for the site using the pseudonym Jemmaroid Von Laalaa. She did it to avoid unwanted friend requests, though she couldn’t have foreseen where her decision ultimately ended up: her decision to change her actual name to match her fake one. It all started when Facebook locked her…

Everybody has photos on Facebook that they want to hide. However, even if you hide tagged photos from your Timeline or leave tagged photos pending approval in your Timeline Review, they might be more visible than you think. Facebook’s Graph Search feature lets any user access every photo you’re tagged in by simply searching “Photos…

Facebook introduced changes to its News Feed this week that allow users to better control the content they see. Instead of being dictated merely by an algorithm that observes what they do on the site, users can prioritize updates with a feature called “See First.” The tool, which takes the form of a colorful and…

We’ve all seen the fishy links shared on social media: “Download this link and see who’s unfriended you on Facebook!” While there are some browser extensions and other apps that provide this functionality, it’s one of the most common hoaxes on the site. Several weeks ago, an Android and iOS app called “Who Deleted Me”…

Last week, Facebook rolled out its new payment feature in Facebook Messenger that allows users to instantly send payments to one another using the tool.  Of course, in order to work, Messenger requires users to upload their debit card information. And while Facebook won’t link up with credit cards in order to avoid fraud issues,…

When it comes to your information, Facebook can’t get enough. From facial recognition technology to tracking your political beliefs, the social media giant loves to know the way you think. But what if there was a way the site could identify not only the way you thought, but what you thought? Mark Zuckerberg things this…

Facebook scored its first legal victory against the Europe v Facebook activist organization this week. The group, fronted by Austrian law student Max Schrems, filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook in August 2014 over the site’s collection and transfer of user data. 25,000 people signed up for the suit, each seeking €500 each in…

A Facebook promotion from “Delta Airways” has gone viral on the site, getting shared nearly 65,000 times in 24 hours. The only issue: the promotion is a hoax, and it’s from an imposter Facebook page. The fake promotion says that Delta is “celebrating a 100 million customers already this year we’re giving you the chance…

It’s no secret at this point: Facebook keeps track of almost all user information. That’s why some critics raised an eyebrow this week when the site introduced its “Celebrate Pride” rainbow photo filter feature for users to celebrate the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling. This marks the first time that Facebook has built a profile…

A 21-year-old woman in the Netherlands became the victim of Facebook revenge-porn when an anonymous user posted a video of her performing a sexual act. The other party involved in the act denied posting it, and both the video and the account that posted it were quickly removed from Facebook. However, the video was shared…