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Facebook did that thing that its users hate today: it changed. Ahead of the launch, the rumours suggested that the billion-strong social network's new look News Feed would be more context-specific and involve larger photos and bigger ads. So, were they true?Well... yes. With the critics doubting Facebook's ability to ...

A ruling by a South African judge means people in that country can sue for defamation over posts about them on Facebook.The man sued a woman who he was formerly close to after she wrote slanderous remarks about him on her Facebook timeline.In her post, the woman wrote: ...

This is sad, desperately sad. A Brazilian company is helping all the lonely hearts out there on Facebook create perfect, but completely fake, girlfriends.To be fair, it's not doing so as an act of charity. The site, called Namorofake, actually seems quite ballsy in the pricing structure it's chosen ...

This is interesting. Facebook has begun testing a feature in its Messenger app that will allow people to make free voice calls using Wi-Fi or data.At the moment the feature is only being rolled out to a select number of iOS users in Canada but, if all goes well, it ...

People in the tiny Asian nation of Macau love Facebook. No seriously, around 90% of them check the social network on their phone at least once a month.That's according to the latest State of Mobile report from mobile web browser Opera Mini. This particular report focuses on social media ...

Things have been strained between Facebook and social gaming giant Zynga for a while. Now it looks like they're making the split official.The signs that Zynga was looking to distance itself from the social network it made its name on have been there for anyone to see. Its decision ...

A Northern Irish man, who is a convicted sex offender, has won a court order, forcing the removal of a Facebook page designed to monitor paedophiles in the country.According to the BBC, the court ruled that the sight constituted harassment and infringed on the man's human rights.The social ...

In an order given yesterday by the Tajikistan Office of Telecommunications, all internet service and mobile providers have blocked public access to Facebook.This is the second time that the Tajikistan government has seen fit to impose the block, having enforced a partial block of the site a few days ...

More than 18 000 people have commented on Facebook's proposed changes to its governing documents. That enough to trigger a vote on the proposed changes.The vote comes into play as the electronic privacy information centre (EPIC), along with other privacy groups, has asked the social network to withdraw some ...

Facebook is proposing updates to its governing documents and it's asking its users to have their say.The documents explain how the social network collects and uses data when people use Facebook and explains the terms governing the use of its services.If you're a Facebook user (and let's be honest, ...