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- The lesser-known member of Facebook's original team is ready for the spotlight http://mashable.com/2015/02/04/andrew-mccollum-facebook/ 3 comments
- How can I prevent Facebook redirects with uBlock Origin? https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/LegitimateURLShortener-AffiliateTagAllowlist.txt 8 comments ublockorigin
- Facebook says it has taken down 652 disinformation accounts with Iranian and Russian origins https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/technology/wp/2018/08/21/facebook-says-it-has-taken-down-652-disinformation-accounts-with-iranian-and-russian-origins/?utm_term=.f194055f0ab4 40 comments politics
- How can I completely block facebook with uBlock Origin? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/8vkz03/how_can_i_completely_block_facebook_with_ublock/ 4 comments privacy
- Android's Same Origin Policy allows for Facebook session hijacking http://www.techworm.org/2014/12/androids-same-origin-policy-sop-exploit-allows-hackers-to-hijack-facebook-accounts.html 7 comments netsec
- Teacher's aide says 'no access' to her Facebook page; now in legal battle with school (original story) http://www.southbendtribune.com/news/wsbt-teachers-aide-in-legal-battle-after-refusing-to-let-school-district-access-her-facebook-page-20120328,0,6869936.story 50 comments politics
- Another blow to TechCrunch's credibility: "The story, which originated in Techcrunch, is not accurate. Facebook is not building a phone." http://www.examiner.com/technology-in-national/no-facebook-phone-coming-deeper-integration-instead-facebook 4 comments technology
- The only way to fix Facebook is to purge the company of its original sin: the algorithm that gets users addicted https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-addiction-apps-facebook-original-sin-algorithim-2021-10 303 comments technology
- Facebook removes troll network posing as Black Trump supporters - The company says activity by the pro-Trump network originated in Romania https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/8/21359823/facebook-trolls-black-trump-supporters-fake-accounts-instagram 4 comments technology
- Facebook removes troll network posing as Black Trump supporters - The company says activity by the pro-Trump network originated in Romania https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/8/21359823/facebook-trolls-black-trump-supporters-fake-accounts-instagram 8 comments politics
- Facebook to fund original news shows from ABC, CNN, others https://apnews.com/91845d6fd47e417cbda761507a622199/facebook-to-fund-original-news-shows-from-abc,-cnn,-others 5 comments politics
- Facebook sorry over plus-size ad ban. Originally the social network told them the advert "depicts a body... in an undesirable manner". http://bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36358737 3 comments technology
- A conservative radio host has posted this photo on his facebook and I'm skeptical of its origins. Can we track down the original source? More info in comments. http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/301073_260133967362989_100000991622356_740967_383384140_n.jpg 4 comments politics
- Facebook shuts down its attempt to remake original Facebook inside Facebook | The blue app is killing off Campus, its section for college students. https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/2/22958596/facebook-campus-shut-down-college-younger-users-meta 9 comments technology
- Targeting meddlers, Facebook plans to label national origin of some political posts https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-22/facebook-to-label-national-origin-of-some-political-posts 3 comments technology
- Facebook takes down two fake account networks with origins in Georgia, Vietnam, U.S https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/facebook-takes-down-two-fake-account-networks-with-origins-in-georgia--vietnam--u-s-12202020 4 comments worldnews
- Facebook has said it will block ads relating to Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion that do not originate from advertisers inside the country. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44043168 3 comments worldnews
- Facebook has said it will block ads relating to Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion that do not originate from advertisers inside the country. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44043168 9 comments technology
- Facebook has said it will block ads relating to Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion that do not originate from advertisers inside the country. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44043168 34 comments business
- A man named 'Phuc Dat Bich' of Vietnamese origin has won a battle with Facebook over convincing them his name isn't fake. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-34897404 20 comments worldnews
- Google is finally changing its algorithm to boost original reporting, which is something that Facebook and Apple News still aren’t great at https://www.businessinsider.com/google-changes-algorithm-original-reporting-2019-9?r=us&ir=t 15 comments technology
- Facebook Allowed Questionable Ads in German Election Despite Warnings: CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to ensure the campaign’s integrity, but the company didn’t take down anti-Green party posts of unknown origin https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-allowed-questionable-ads-in-german-election-despite-warnings 5 comments worldnews
- Slovaks take it hard that winner of Miss Helsinki is of African origin - they took to Facebook to voice their opinions [Article in Slovak] http://hnonline.sk/svet/887917-slovaci-tazko-nesu-vitazstvo-cernosky-v-miss-helsinki-finom-to-vysvetluju-na-facebooku 63 comments europe
- Facebook are such scums. First they tried to arm twist Meta (the original company) to sell their trademarks with low ball offers, but when Meta didnt budge, FB outright stole it without permission. https://meta.company 80 comments cryptocurrency
- PM’s son posts cartoon with alleged anti-Semitic origin to slam parents’ critics - Yair Netanyahu takes to Facebook to suggest George Soros involved in corruption allegations against his mother and father https://www.timesofisrael.com/pms-son-posts-cartoon-with-alleged-anti-semitic-origin-to-slam-parents-critics/ 16 comments worldnews
- Ridiculous ALERT: Euro Telecoms want to charge use-fees to popular sites/companies like Facebook, Apple, Google despite them being the original cause for higher profits (per MB) for said Telecoms. http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/12/european-carriers-hope-to-extract-wireless-fees-from-apple-google.ars 106 comments technology
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 2 comments wikileaks
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://web.archive.org/web/20221106094504/https:/theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 6 comments privacy
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 6 comments economy
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 5 comments economy
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 4 comments wallstreetbets
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 2 comments economics
- Documents show Facebook and Twitter closely collaborating w/ Dept of Homeland Security, FBI to police “disinfo.” Plans to expand censorship on topics like withdrawal from Afghanistan, origins of COVID, info that undermines trust in financial institutions.- TheIntercept https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/social-media-disinformation-dhs/ 1180 comments futurology
- In an interview about Facebook Libra Stablecoin, McAfee was quoted saying Libra is a grotesque distortion of the original intent of Cryptocurrency, everything that you do with that currency can be monitored and traced back to you. https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2019/11/what-does-john-mcafee-think-of-facebooks-libra 7 comments business
- "It's time to break up Facebook." - Chris Hughes, original chief spokesman for Facebook (Zuckerberg and him went to Harvard Together) in new NYT Op-Ed https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/opinion/sunday/chris-hughes-facebook-zuckerberg.html?rref=opinion 4 comments politics
- "Facebook Inc. is working to combat a decline in people sharing original, personal content, the fuel that helps power the money machine at the heart of its social network, according to people familiar with the matter." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-07/facebook-said-to-face-decline-in-people-posting-personal-content 19 comments privacy
- "Facebook Inc. is working to combat a decline in people sharing original, personal content, the fuel that helps power the money machine at the heart of its social network, according to people familiar with the matter." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-07/facebook-said-to-face-decline-in-people-posting-personal-content 15 comments business
- "Facebook Inc. is working to combat a decline in people sharing original, personal content, the fuel that helps power the money machine at the heart of its social network, according to people familiar with the matter." http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-07/facebook-said-to-face-decline-in-people-posting-personal-content 29 comments technology
- Russian internet firm Mail.Ru has sold its remaining shares in social network group Facebook Inc for $525 million, making a hefty profit on its original investment http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/05/us-mailru-results-idusbre98409720130905 12 comments business
- Rick Scott hosts photoshopped Miami Herald front page on Facebook extolling his "job creation"; Miami Herald original headline? "Murders Highlight Rise In Crime In Guatemala" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/11/rick-scott-facebook_n_1417499.html 4 comments politics
