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- 18 of the top 25 Facebook games lost significant monthly active users http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2010/05/03/top-25-facebook-games-for-may-2010/ 35 comments
- Facebook fakes user activity https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/6w4el6/facebook_fakes_user_activity/ 11 comments privacy
- Facebook Tops 1 Billion Monthly Active Users http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/04/facebook-tops-1-billion-monthly-users-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-shares-a-personal-note/ 4 comments technology
- Facebook loses daily active users for the first time in 18 years https://geopolicies.com/facebook-loses-daily-active-users-for-the-first-time-in-18-years/ 160 comments technews
- Facebook fails to make any money from half of its active users http://www.extremetech.com/computing/116661-facebooks-only-weakness-mobile 4 comments business
- Facebook actively circumvents users' "do not track" opt out by encrypting Facebook's URLs https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32117489 162 comments technology
- Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60238565 231 comments technology
- Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60238565 15 comments technews
- Facebook: Daily active users fall for first time in 18-year history https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60238565 30 comments upliftingnews
- Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes https://www.engadget.com/facebook-ios-14-privacy-notification-171110367.html 38 comments apple
- Facebook knew in August ~70% of most active civic 'Groups' were too toxic to recommend to users https://boingboing.net/2021/01/31/facebook-knew-in-august-70-of-most-active-civic-groups-were-too-toxic-to-recommend-to-users.html 9 comments technology
- Facebook and other social platforms are watching users’ chats for criminal activity and notifying police. http://mashable.com/2012/07/12/facebook-scanning-chats/ 3 comments technology
- Liked! Facebook crosses 100mn active India users, largest outside US http://www.firstbiz.com/corporate/liked-facebook-crosses-100mn-active-india-users-largest-outside-us-81582.html 4 comments india
- After US, India likes Facebook most; active user mark hits 100 million http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/smartbuy/after-us-india-likes-facebook-most-active-user-mark-hits-100-million/article5887998.ece 7 comments technology
- Mozilla launches their Facebook Container Extension that will isolate the Facebook identity of users from the rest of their web activity https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ 76 comments webdev
- Facebook activates safety check in Brussels after terror attack - But users are outraged by the delay http://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/facebook-activates-safety-check-brussels-7606082 14 comments worldnews
- Facebook reveals staggering new stats: 901 million monthly active users, 300 million photos uploaded daily & more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/facebook-s-1-amendment_n_1446853.html 15 comments technology
- Facebook attacks Apple for giving its users a choice to not let them track your activities for personalized ads https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/16/22179721/apple-defends-upcoming-privacy-changes-standing-up-for-users-facebook-data 65 comments worldnews
- Meta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users' online activity | CNN Business https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/15/tech/facebook-internet-tracking-settlement/index.html 17 comments privacy
- Mozilla launches 'Facebook Container' extension for its Firefox browser that isolates the Facebook identity of users from rest of their web activity https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ 13 comments chrome
- Mozilla launches 'Facebook Container' extension for its Firefox browser that isolates the Facebook identity of users from rest of their web activity https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ 8 comments privacy
- Mozilla launches 'Facebook Container' extension for its Firefox browser that isolates the Facebook identity of users from rest of their web activity https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ 3 comments technology
- Mozilla launches 'Facebook Container' extension for its Firefox browser that isolates the Facebook identity of users from rest of their web activity https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/facebook-container-extension/ 3845 comments worldnews
- Facebook allegedly offered advertisers special access to users' data and activities, according to documents released by British lawmakers https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/05/facebook-allegedly-offered-advertisers-special-access-users-data-activities-according-documents-released-by-british-lawmakers/ 3 comments privacy
- Facebook allegedly offered advertisers special access to users data and activities, according to documents released by British lawmakers https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/12/05/facebook-allegedly-offered-advertisers-special-access-users-data-activities-according-documents-released-by-british-lawmakers/ 14 comments politics
- "A Baltimore law firm filed a nationwide class action lawsuit against Facebook Friday, claiming the social network illegally tracked user activity on the Internet." http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_faces_nationwide_class-action_lawsuit.php 45 comments technology
- Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged out, judge says. Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Facebook of tracking users’ activity, saying responsibility was on plaintiffs to keep browsing history private. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/03/facebook-track-browsing-history-california-lawsuit 3 comments privacy
- Mozilla launches Facebook Container Add-On for Firefox that isolates the Facebook identity of users from rest of the web activity https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2018/03/27/facebook-container-add-on/ 14 comments technology
- "Facebook activated its Safety Check after a suicide bomber in Pakistan left scores dead. But the feature malfunctioned, prompting users thousands of miles from the blast to tell friends they were safe." http://fox61.com/2016/03/27/facebook-safety-check-for-pakistan-malfunctions/ 7 comments worldnews
- Facebook on its way to being social superpower. Similar to how Microsoft, Google and Apple have inserted themselves into users' everyday lives, Facebook also seeks that type of influence by providing a social layer to every online activity. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/15/bupa197ldd.dtl 3 comments business
- Facebook's refusal to hand over the data it holds on users' web activity is to be probed by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner after a complaint from a UK-based academic https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/24/irish_data_protection_commish_opens_inquiry_on_facebook_data_transparency/ 32 comments worldnews
- "The most powerful distributor of news in the world is not News Corp or the New York Times. It is an algorithm governing how items are displayed to the billion active users on Facebook.' http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2014/aug/31/tech-giants-facebook-twitter-algorithm-editorial-values 4 comments technews
- "Daily Active People is A Bigger Concern Right Now Than User Experience" - How Mark Zuckerberg and his allies made Facebook harder and more dangerous to use in the pursuit of perpetual growth https://www.wheresyoured.at/killingfacebook/ 68 comments technology
- Meta’s Targeted Ad Model Faces Restrictions in Europe | EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram shouldn’t use their terms of service to require users to accept ads based on their digital activity https://www.wsj.com/articles/metas-targeted-ad-model-faces-restrictions-in-europe-11670335772 10 comments technology
- Thumbs Down to Facebook’s Cryptocurrency — Only a fool would trust Facebook with his or her financial wellbeing. But maybe that’s the point: with so much personal data on some 2.4 billion monthly active users, who knows better than Facebook just how many suckers are born every minute? https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/facebook-libra-facilitates-crime-money-laundering-by-joseph-e-stiglitz-2019-07 413 comments technology
- Facebook has auto-enrolled users into a facial recognition test in Europe - Facebook isn't offering a voluntary opt-in to users who find themselves in its facial recognition test. Rather users are being automatically turned into its lab rats - and have to actively delve into the settings to say no https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/20/just-say-no/ 47 comments privacy
- Facebook has auto-enrolled users into a facial recognition test in Europe - Facebook isn't offering a voluntary opt-in to users who find themselves in its facial recognition test. Rather users are being automatically turned into its lab rats - and have to actively delve into the settings to say no https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/20/just-say-no/ 174 comments worldnews
- Facebook is now free to track users’ internet activity regardless of whether they are signed into the social network after a Brussels appeals court dismissed an earlier ruling banning the practice. http://thinkprogress.org/world/2016/06/30/3794650/belgium-loses-facebook-privacy-case/ 182 comments worldnews
- Hope for an official Instagram app? Facebook exec Emily White "as we continue to scale our operation to support over 100 million active users, her experience with partnerships and business operations will play a major role in our future success." http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/2/4176492/facebook-exec-emily-white-heads-to-instagram 10 comments windowsphone
- A leading digital rights organization reported on Tuesday that Facebook was actively blocking users from sharing a link to a web page critical of Amazon, describing its surveillance products, such as Ring doorbell cameras, as a threat to “privacy, civil liberties, and security.” https://gizmodo.com/website-calls-for-investigation-of-amazons-ring-gets-b-1840055487 3 comments privacy