Tag Archives: Facebook

• Facebook fined $5 billion for Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal 14 July 2019 | David Shepardson and Diane Bartz This post has no comments yet

  The US Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over its investigation into the social media company’s handling of user data. ...

• Should Big Tech be broken up? 7 June 2019 | Mike Bebernes This post has no comments yet

  A handful of tech companies that started out as tiny startups have grown into some of the biggest corporations in the world. But have the likes of Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon gotten t ...

• Facebook co-founder says it is time to break up the company 9 May 2019 This post has no comments yet

  Facebook Inc co-founder and former Mark Zuckerberg roommate Chris Hughes has called for the break up of the social network in an opinion piece in the New York Times. ...

• Facebook shares plunge, Mark Zuckerberg loses $15 billion 26 July 2018 | Vibhuti Sharma, Munsif Vengattil This post has one comment

  Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took a more than $15-billion hit on Thursday, as the social media company suffered the biggest one-day wipeout in US stock market. ...

• Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies 6 June 2018 | David Shepardson This post has no comments yet

  Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies including Huawei, the world’s third largest smartphone maker, which has come under scrutiny. ...

• Facebook deletes post on Tibetan monk’s self-immolation 27 December 2014 | Austin Ramzy This post has no comments yet

  A prominent Tibetan writer says Facebook deleted her post on the self-immolation of a monk in Sichuan Province, raising concerns about politically motivated censorship. ...

• Facebook, other banned sites to be open in China free trade zone 25 September 2013 | John Ruwitch This post has no comments yet

  Facebook, Twitter and other websites deemed sensitive and blocked by the Chinese government will be accessible in a planned free-trade zone in Shanghai, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday. ...

• Facebook chief in bid to widen global Internet access 21 August 2013 | Rob Lever This post has no comments yet

  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a campaign Wednesday with global technology giants to connect billions of people worldwide who lack access to the Internet. ...