Facebook has its fair share of problems when it comes to security and privacy. However, the company’s decade-old bug bounty program has proven to be a consistent safeguard in protecting users. And this year, Facebook offered one of its biggest rewards yet to security researchers who discovered a flaw in Facebook Messenger that could’ve allowed…

In August, two protesters were shot and killed at an event advertised on Facebook in what founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg called “an operational mistake.” Facebook responded by strengthening its rules to restrict militant groups from organizing on the platform. However, according to a report in BuzzFeed News this week, Facebook already had a rule…

This week, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg once again appeared before U.S. lawmakers to answer allegations of anti-conservative bias and explain the company’s moderation shortcomings. As usual, Zuckerberg was hammered by Republican politicians over whether or not his platform censors political thought. Meanwhile, Democrats pressed him to answer for why Facebook was slow to…

When it comes to content moderation, Facebook’s decision-making process can be hard to figure out — at best. That’s why it was a welcome bit of transparency this week when the social media giant revealed it will begin tapping artificial intelligence to handle more moderation duties on its platform. According to Facebook, AI will be…

After countless scandals and privacy failures, many Facebook users have lost trust in the social media giant. And, according to a new report from BuzzFeed News, so have the company’s employees. This week, Facebook revealed the results of an internal “Pulse Survey” taken by more than 49,000 employees. The poll is meant to measure how…

In the wake of the presidential election last week, Facebook is fighting harder than ever to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform. And in one of its most aggressive moves yet, the social media giant announced that it will begin putting groups on probation that violate its content rules too many times. According…

A new privacy law passed in California this week could have wide-reaching implications for tech giants like Facebook. The legislation, called Proposition 24, will strengthen users’ existing privacy measures and give them the ability to stop businesses from selling or sharing their personal information. According to Business Insider, the new legislation will also set tight…

Last month, Facebook announced that it would stop publishing political ads after election day for an indefinite period of time “to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse.” However, according to a report from CNBC, dozens of political ads are still active in Facebook’s ad library. The reporters said they were able to find pro-Trump ads…

Last month, Facebook caused a mini-controversy when it was reported that the social media giant had shut down NYU research into the company’s political ad targeting practices. However, a new column published in The Guardian this week took a closer look at the clash, and found that Facebook may have actually had a good reason…

In recent months, Facebook has publicly touted many features that will help it control the spread of misinformation surrounding the presidential election. However, one significant change has flown under the radar: Facebook has stopped recommending for users to join political or social groups. Beyond just the quiet roll-out, Facebook has also been coy about when…