Tag Archives: Criticism of Facebook

Facebook Tweaks News Feed Algorithm Again

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In a blog post, Facebook’s product manager for News Feed ranking, said that “Page admins can expect a decrease in the distribution of their text status updates, but they may see some increases in...

Facebook Tweaks News Feed Algorithm Again

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In a blog post, Facebook’s product manager for News Feed ranking, said that “Page admins can expect a decrease in the distribution of their text status updates, but they may see some increases in...

Facebook sued for allegedly monitoring private messages

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Facebook is now at the center of a new controversy that accuses the social network of monitoring the private messages of its users. For what? Among many others, the plaintiffs Matthew Campbell and...
    






Facebook Engineering and Products VP Greg Badros will Soon Leave the Company

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Parting is such sweet sorrow. Facebook is about to face the departure of one of its brightly talented VPs. Greg Badros, will be leaving the company in a couple of weeks. The man directly reported to...

Facebook Reports 25,600 Government Requests for User Data, Mostly by U.S.

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Instead of all vows and protest against U.S. surveillance reports, latest Facebook report shows a rise in U.S. government requests for user data over the past 6 months. Facebook has just released its...

Facebook will Pay $20 Million to Settle Sponsored Stories Privacy Suit

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Facebook has finally decided to give the devil its due. After two protracted years of litigating in the court of law regarding its Sponsored Stories Program, it coughed up $20 million and called it...

Facebook Reaches New Milestone of 100 Million Mobile App Users

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Captivating the hearts of new users in newly emerging markets is where Facebook seems to have hit a home run. Today, the social network giant reached the phenomenal number of 100 million in its...

Facebook announces new password recovery feature called "Trusted Contacts"

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Trusted Contacts lets users choose between three to five friends who can be contacted in case problems arise when they try to access their personal account. A "Trusted Contact," as defined by...