Facebook is proud of its artificial intelligence technology, and has come to heavily rely on it to help moderate content on the platform. However, these supposedly brilliant algorithms can make some pretty stupid mistakes. That was the case this week when a Pythons and Pandas coding instructor was banned from Facebook for life because the…

Facebook is inundated every day with horrific and graphic posts around the world, and it takes thousands of dedicated content moderators to make sure you don’t see it appear in your feed. However, these people do have to see it — and many of them are left dealing with severe psychological consequences as a result.…

Since conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas last week, social media platforms have been swamped with misinformation, scams, and other forms of dangerous content seeking to capitalize on the news. However, Facebook may have gone overboard in its effort to address the problem, with some pro-Palestinian activists claiming that the company is suppressing or…

Around the country, states and school districts have begun putting pressure on Facebook and other social media companies to change the way they handle the data and privacy of young users. And this week, New York state threw its hat into the ring, proposing legislation that would restrict the way Facebook collects and shares children’s…

Over the past several years, digital researchers and advocates have sounded the alarm about the potential of “deepfake” videos to spread misinformation on Facebook. These clips are typically edited to make it seem like a notable person is saying something they’re not, and are frequently used by scammers to create fake celebrity endorsements. However, videos…

Last week, Facebook unveiled a new feature that allows users to generate stickers with artificial intelligence writing prompts. However, the tool has already gone completely off the rails, with users generating inappropriate images with prompts such as “child soldier,” “menacing kid with knife,” and more. For its part, Facebook defended itself by noting that it…

Ever since the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal first broke in 2018, Facebook has been fighting legal battles with governments all around the world over its treatment of user data. And the company’s ongoing fight with Australian regulators took an ugly turn this week when Facebook argued in court that users’ private messages, email addresses,…

It’s no secret that Facebook collects our data in order to target advertising and make money. However, the company’s business model has run into many roadblocks in Europe, which has significantly stronger data privacy laws than the US. That’s why Facebook is reportedly considering charging European users for access to an ad-free version of its…

As Facebook has increasingly begun to explore artificial intelligence, many experts have expressed concerns that the company could be using our data to help train its technology. And this week, Facebook President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg came right out and confirmed the company is doing exactly that. According to Clegg, Facebook did not scrape…

Hackers have always targeted Facebook users in an attempt to get them to download malware or reveal their passwords. However, these cybercriminals are increasingly trying to take control of users’ entire accounts in order to sell them on the black market. Authorities say that many of these scams are located in Vietnam, where enforcement is…