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Facebook will now explain why you see certain posts in your News Feed

Facebook on Monday revealed a new feature that is set to reveal to users why they see certain post in News Feed. “We’re introducing…

After Christchurch, Facebook is ‘exploring’ ways to regulate live videos

Facebook on Monday announced its intention to regulate live videos posted across its platforms. This comes after a terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand…

Facebook to ban white nationalist and supremacist content

Facebook announced on Thursday that it will ban white nationalist and white supremacist behaviour on its platforms. The ban will cover “praise, support and…

Facebook’s latest fail: social network stored millions of passwords in plain text for months

Facebook on Thursday revealed that it’s been storing millions of user passwords in plain text for the past three months. “As part of a…

Cell C, Facebook Express debuts public WiFi hotspot at Cape Town’s UWC

Cell C, in partnership with Facebook, has announced its first public access WiFi hotspot at the University of Western Cape (UWC). In a press…

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch shooting in 24 hours

The world is still reeling after the terrorist attack that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. The mass shooting was live streamed…

Facebook to use AI, ML to stop the spread of revenge porn on its platform

Facebook will be implementing new detection technology to help curb the spread of revenge porn, it announced on Friday. “To protect victims, it’s long…

Facebook to add info on news articles in the hopes you start re-trusting the media

US President Donald Trump and his administration have made it their mission to sow a distrust for the media throughout the US — and the…

Russian propaganda ads reached 10m US Facebook users

Facebook has revealed that 10-million US users were shown Russian propaganda ads that may have interfered with the 2016 US election — and that…

Twitter addresses Russian bots as Zuck faces the web’s wrath

Twitter has finally broken its silence on the role its platform played in enabling Russian interference in the 2016 US election, but it’s staying…

Instagram ‘advertises’ itself on Facebook with rape threats

Instagram has come under fire for advertising itself on parent company Facebook’s platform with a screenshot of an email that read “I will rape…

Russian Facebook pages may have organised pro-Trump rallies

Suspected Russian Facebook page Being Patriotic organised pro-Trump and anti-Clinton rallies in the build-up to the 2016 US election, The Daily Beast has found. On 20…

Facebook removes ads targeting ‘Jew haters’

Facebook profiles can be obnoxious. With no vetting procedures on the information provided for education or employment, friends can say they attended Hogwarts or…

Facebook may have earned $150k from US election-hacking ads

Facebook has divulged that it could have earned up to US$150 000 from Russian ads that targeted the 2016 United States election. The company studied…

Facebook revamps News Feed, DM-like comments & circles abound

Facebook has announced a minor redesign of its News Feed that tackles the comment section, readability and those darn square profile pictures. Over the…

Facebook Watch is a social video service for mobile and beyond

As it slowly transforms from a social network into a media company, Facebook Watch is the company’s latest step into the latter. With its…

11 must-know tips and tricks for Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger has grown from a necessary evil to a semi-decent service in its own right, spanning messaging (obviously), chatbots and more. The app…

Facebook makes more cash than Google in Q2, but revenue slows

Facebook has brought in a higher net income than Google’s parent company Alphabet for the first time in history — though this has more to…

Facebook takes a stand on link spam, and your racist aunt’s clickbait

Facebook knows you have family members who routinely share links about how the country has gone to the dogs, and it wants you to know…

Facebook commits to addressing its hate speech problem

Facebook has acknowledged that it needs to do more to combat hate speech in a blog post for its “Hard Questions” series. The company’s current…

Here’s how Facebook and Google plan to fight terrorism

Both Facebook and Google have revealed how they are countering terrorist activity on their respective blogs this past week. These posts come after UK…

Facebook activates Safety Check for Cape Town’s storm-affected

Facebook has activated its Safety Check feature for those in Cape Town following a severe cold front that lashed the city Tuesday evening through…

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