A South Paris woman’s Facebook account was hijacked earlier in the week and it’s been pure chaos since.
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Facebook helped bring free speech to Vietnam. Now it’s helping stifle it.
Meta, which owns Facebook, has been censoring dissent and allowing those seen as threats by the regime in Vietnam to be forced off the platform, former employees and others say.
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EU slaps Meta with record $1.3 billion fine for data privacy violations
A European Union body ruled that Meta’s transfers of European Facebook users’ data violated the bloc’s privacy rules. Meta says it will appeal the decision.
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Pizza wars on Farmington Facebook page
With Domino’s opening a new franchise in Farmington, many have taken to a local Facebook community page, either to express their excitement or condemn those who choose large franchise chains over locally owned restaurants.
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Social media platforms brace for midterm elections mayhem
Social media platforms like Facebook, TikTok and Twitter say they’re taking steps to prevent the spread of misinformation about voting and elections ahead of next month’s midterms.
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Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords
The company announced Friday that it identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users in order to steal their login information.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine is making online stars of those at front lines
The bombings and violence in cities like Mariupol, Kharkiv and Kyiv feature a cast of newly minted stars — social media standouts who rely on satire, grit and an insider’s sensibilities to document the horrors for a global audience.
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Russia bans Facebook and Instagram under ‘extremism’ law
The move marks the latest escalation against the company since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine.
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Instagram’s chief faces senators’ anger over possible harm to youth
Senators of both parties were united in condemning Instagram during a hearing that grew more confrontational and emotionally charged as it went on.
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Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
About 640 million users opt for that form of authentication system.