Facebook has routinely been criticized for failing to stop the sale of illegal goods on Marketplace. However, the company has thus far been able to evade responsibility for the problem. However, that may be about to change. According to a bombshell report from The Wall Street Journal this week, federal authorities are investigating Facebook for…

Several months ago, Facebook rolled out a controversial subscription plan for European users that would allow them to pay a monthly fee to opt out of data tracking. The company did this to comply with a strict European privacy law called the GDPR, but the move has been almost universally criticized as a way to…

Facebook is no stranger to hackers attempting to steal sensitive data from its users online. However, the company may also be facing these threats in virtual reality. According to a team of cybersecurity researchers, the Facebook Meta Quest VR headset is vulnerable to “inception-style” attacks that would allow hackers to steal their information without them…

Facebook has come under scrutiny in recent months for failing to stop the spread of deepfake content, and it seems like the problem isn’t getting any better. According to a disturbing report from NBC News last week, Facebook and Instagram promoted ads for a deepfake app that featured a blurred fake nude photo of the…

Last month, The New York Times published a bombshell report detailing how some parents are building Facebook and Instagram followings for their children, mostly girls, by posting suggestive images that often attract predators. Now, a US senator is blasting Facebook for failing to keep children safe while pressing the company to explain what it will…

Over the past year, US states have banded together to bring legal action against Facebook for allegedly causing harm to young users. Now, another coalition of attorneys general have blasted the social media giant in an open letter calling for “immediate action” to help Facebook users who have had their accounts hacked. According to the…

Many users feared the worst when they were automatically logged out and subsequently locked out of their Facebook accounts. It was easy to assume that accounts had been hacked. Attempts to log back in and reset user passwords were unsuccessful. Andy Stone, a spokesperson for Meta, took to X and posted the following: “Earlier today,…

Facebook relies heavily on artificial intelligence to detect and remove content that violates its policies, including the advertising it allows on its platforms. However, those systems don’t always work as well as they should — and Facebook may have a financial incentive to keep it that way. According to experts, many ads for illegal drugs…

Facebook is well-known for collecting troves of sensitive user information. However, the company can get fiercely protective when other parties try to use its platforms to do the same thing. In 2019, the social media giant sued an Israeli spyware firm called NSO Group, alleging that it illegally exploited a loophole in WhatsApp to install…

Last year, Facebook introduced a subscription model for European users that allowed them to either consent to data tracking or pay a monthly fee to protect their privacy. The move was widely criticized at the time, and many wondered if this controversial business plan would hold up to legal challenges. And now, it seems, we’ll…