Facebook Suspends Thousands of Apps Capitol Communicator September 20, 2019 Social Media, TechnologyFollowing a visit to Capitol Hill by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, the company announced in a blog post that it has suspended “thousands of apps”...
FTC Votes To Approve Roughly $5 Billion Settlement with Facebook Over Privacy Missteps Capitol Communicator July 12, 2019 B to C, Bottom Left Sponsored, General, Social MediaThe Federal Trade Commission voted to approve a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc. over a long-running probe into the tech giant’s...
Facebook Releases Policy Update Addressing Protecting 2020 Census, Elections and Hate Speech Capitol Communicator July 2, 2019 Social Media, TechnologyFacebook announced an update of its civil rights policies. Over a year ago the social media giant began an audit of its policies lead by Laura...
Facebook to Settle Suit Over Inflated Video Ad Metrics Capitol Communicator June 17, 2019 Social Media, Top Center SponsoredSeveral advertising agencies told a California federal court that Facebook has agreed to settlement terms to resolve a putative class action alleging...
Facebook Launches Birthday Stories, Perhaps the “Ultimate Bit of Targeted Advertising” Capitol Communicator May 10, 2019 B to C, Social Media, Top Right SponsoredFacebook really wants people to keep wishing each other a happy birthday on the social network, reports CNN, so it's launching Birthday Stories that...
Facebook Announces “Sweeping Changes” to its Anti-Misinformation Policies, Reports Poynter Capitol Communicator April 10, 2019 General, Social Media, Top Center SponsoredIn a nearly 2,000-word blog post sent to Poynter, Facebook announced a slew of new things it’s doing to combat false news stories, images and...
Facebook Rolls Out More Features for Dead People, States Wired Capitol Communicator April 9, 2019 People, Social MediaFacebook was designed for the living, states a Wired post, which added that as the social network grew older, it also needed to decide what should...
Google and Facebook Scammed For About $120 Million In Fake Invoices Capitol Communicator March 26, 2019 General, Social Media, Upper Left SponsoredA Lithuanian man and associates developed an email phishing scheme that cost Google and Facebook about $120 million in two years, reports Digital...
Facebook’s Reputation Drops Due to “Never-Ending Parade of Privacy Mishaps” Capitol Communicator March 6, 2019 Insights, Social Media, Top Center Sponsored Facebook’s "never-ending parade of privacy mishaps is severely damaging its brand", new research suggests., reports Digital News Daily, which...
Facebook Defends Use of Consumers’ Personal Phone Numbers Capitol Communicator March 5, 2019 Bottom Left Sponsored, Social MediaAs critics set their sights on a familiar target, Facebook is defending its use of consumers’ personal phone numbers, reports Digital News Daily,...
