Facebook admits encouraging conspiracy theories
After conspiring to claim that it was fake news
Last week Facebook hotly denied that it had funded a Washington-based lobbying company to spread fake news about its critics, but now it has admitted that it did just that.
UK Parliament's Serjeant at Arms seizes Facebook documents
Difficult to argue with a bloke with a mace
The UK Parliament dusted off some of its ancient powers to seize internal Facebook documents and make chief executive Mark Zuckerberg look jolly stupid for refusing to answer MPs’ questions.
Russian outfit claims to be legit news outlet
We are not Putin's mouthpiece, and we want its Facebook account back
A Russian company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in US elections has sued Facebook claiming it is a legitimate news outlet and wants its account back.
Facebook hired PR company to write fake news
Wanted to get at Google
Facebook hired a public relations firm last year that wrote fake news critical of Google and conspiracy theories which claimed that George Soros was behind a growing anti-Facebook movement.
Zuckerberg ignores UK and Canada
Sorry I'm washing my hair
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has rejected a request to appear before an international parliamentary committee delving into the questions around fake news.
Three European countries want big tech to avoid tax
Denmark, Ireland and Sweden block French moves
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire's efforts to get the European Union colleagues around a new tax on tech giants have stalled.
British MPs want a word with Zuckerberg
If he turns up it will be a rough ride
British MPs want a word with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and if he shows up he will have a harder time than he did when he spoke to the US Senate.
Facebook former security boss blasts Apple’s double standard
Former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos claims Apple is doing dirty deeds with Chinese data
While the tame Apple Press is praising CEO Tim Cook’s stance of data protection, the former security boss at Facebook Alex Stamos said there is a double standard at play.
UK information watchdog upholds Facebook fine
Cambridge Analytica row fine small but symbolic
Britain’s information regulator upheld a small but symbolic £500,000 fine against Facebook for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Oculus co-founder quits Facebook
May not be seeing eye to eye with his masters
Brendan Iribe, the co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, announced he has quit Facebook after some internal company shake-ups.