Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scapegoating me
Cambridge University academic said he was assured his work was legal
A Cambridge University academic who harvested data on millions of Facebook users said he had been made a scapegoat by the social network and a UK-based political consultancy that is accused of trying to sway public opinion for Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump.
Facebook mired in swamp of woe
It's the data day of doom
A flurry of stories about social network outfit Facebook has led to a number of questions by politicians and journalists in both the UK and on the other side of the pond.
Trump and Brexit campaigners exploited Facebook hack
Gaming the elections using 21st tech
Two of the great election surprises of the 21st century, the election of Donald Trump and the successful Brexit campaign might have been the result of a rather good Facebook hack.
Blackberry turns into a patent hunter
Goes after social media sites
After failing to make money as a smartphone vendor, Blackberry has joined the long line of people suing sizeable social media sites for patent infringement.
Social media is injurious to your health
Tax Twitter and Facebook?
The CEO of Salesforce thinks that social media should be treated as severely as some countries treat smoking tobacco, he said today at the World Economic Forum in exclusive Swiss resort Davos.
UK threatens to tax big tech over extremist content
Like that will ever happen
Over the holidays, the UK government started to talk big about taxing big tech companies which fail to tackle extremist content.
Obama warns against social media
Interviewed by a British "royal", he spills the beans
The ex president of the United States of America has hit out at what he described this morning as the "irresponsible" use of social media.
North Korea defeated by Facebook and Microsoft
Hackers met their match
Facebook and Microsoft took on and defeated several North Korean cyber threats last week, a White House official said.
Former Facebook bloke feels guilty about his past
Facebook is tearing society apart
A former Facebook executive has spoken out about the harm the social network is doing to humanity.
Comedy US FCC boss rants about social media
No net benefit to American society could be the next thing to go
Comedy Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai thinks that there is a conspiracy by ISPs to rule the world and is dismantling net neutrality to put them in their place, but now he has another cunning plan – getting rid of social media.