Here's How Quiz Makers Are Still Targeting You On Facebook
“It was funny to me to see all this big deal being made out of what Cambridge Analytica did — what I’m able to do with the options Facebook gives me is better.”
Here's How Facebook Tracks You When You're Not On Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg seemed uncomfortable answering questions about how Facebook tracks you when you're not on Facebook. We went to Facebook's website to find out exactly what's happening.
Mark Zuckerberg Hints Facebook Is Considering An Ad-Free Version
"There always will be a version of Facebook that will be free," Zuckerberg says, indicating that the company has considered a version that is not.
YouTube Kids Is Going To Release A Whitelisted, Non-Algorithmic Version Of Its App
YouTube will approve all channels allowed to post, a source told BuzzFeed News, giving parents a firewall against an algorithm that's often proved lacking.
Facebook Has A Two-Tiered Privacy System That Favors Its Leaders
Why is a privacy feature used by Facebook's CEO not available to normal users?
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg: “I Take Responsibility For This”
"As we find more Cambridge Analyticas, we’re going to find a comprehensive way to put them out and make sure people see them. So far, we don’t have another clear case to share.”
Facebook Now Says Cambridge Analytica Accessed Up To 87 Million People's Data
Cambridge Analytica accessed tens of millions more user profiles than previously reported.
Sen. Ed Markey Says "Congress Must Act" When Facebook Fails To Maintain Safety On Its Platform
A new hint at congressional intervention after BuzzFeed News reveals Facebook's internal "The Ugly" memo to the public.
Facebook Must Decide Whether It Will Refurbish Its Facade Or Rebuild Its Service
Facebook chief product officer Chris Cox told BuzzFeed News, “We’re going through our tools and approach with a fine-toothed comb.”
Google's Waymo Just Unveiled An Electric, Completely Self-Driving Jaguar
Some 20,000 of the luxury cars are scheduled to be built by 2021.
A UK Privacy Watchdog Is Searching Cambridge Analytica's Office As Its Scandal Fallout Deepens
"Please can I be absolutely clear: we did not use any GSR data in the work we did in the 2016 US presidential election," Cambridge Analytica acting CEO Alexander Tayler said in an email to press.
Why Nothing Is Going To Happen To Facebook Or Mark Zuckerberg
You got mad, but Facebook chugs on.
Mark Zuckerberg: "I’m Not Sure We Shouldn’t Be Regulated"
The Facebook CEO said he'd be open to regulation in an interview with CNN.
Facebook Has Blocked Ad Targeting By Sexual Orientation
The move has left organizations offering services to the LGBT community unable to directly target their audiences.
Mark Zuckerberg Finally Addressed Facebook's Cambridge Analytica Scandal
"This was a breach of trust," Zuckerberg said.
These Men Helped Create Cambridge Analytica. Here Is Their New, Very Similar Startup.
Chris Wylie, a data scientist whose work was at the center of a massive Facebook controversy, said publicly that he helped create “Steve Bannon’s psychological warfare tool.” Two of his associates who also helped build that tool have been quietly building another company to analyze and influence human behavior.
Twitter Is Experimenting With A Way To Show You Even More Breaking News Tweets
A Twitter spokesperson confirmed the company is creating new, algorithmically curated timelines of news tweets and promoting them at the top of users' feeds in a test.
Five Questions We Have About Twitter’s New “Health” Plan
Twitter finally seems to be coming to grips with the extent of its problems.
Facebook's Political Nightmare Is Getting Worse Ahead Of The 2018 Midterms
“We’re definitely playing catch-up.”
This Spicy Drama About Facebook CPMs Has People Like "Wahh?" And "Whoaaa"
First we were like WHOA, and then we were like OH WAIT WHOAAAAA, then like, OH DAMN!