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Facebook Begins Tests With Hiding Like Counts

It's confirmed - today Facebook starts tests of a tool that allows you to hide like counts under Facebook posts. Initially, the option will be made available to residents of Australia. In addition, Facebook recently confirmed that politicians are a privileged group on the portal.

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Barth Faryna

September 27, 2019

Facebook Begins Tests With Hiding Like Counts

New iOS 13 on iPhones Warns You Not to Use Facebook

The iOS 13 system, which is due to be launched this week, offers many new measures to protect users' privacy. One of them is to notify people when applications try to secretly spy without their consent. People who downloaded early versions of the software are warned about Facebook.

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Barth Faryna

September 17, 2019

New iOS 13 on iPhones Warns You Not to Use Facebook

Google and Facebook Accused of Breaking Electoral Silence in Russia

Facebook and Google were accused of breaking the electoral silence during the local elections held in Russia last Sunday. The companies were supposed to display advertisements and political spots in violation of the law. The Russian media supervisory authority has not informed about possible consequences for the companies.

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Bart Swiatek

September 9, 2019

Google and Facebook Accused of Breaking Electoral Silence in Russia

Facebook: 419 Million User Phone numbers Leaked

Facebook's got another big flop. A total of 419 million Facebook user phone numbers were found on a server, which could be accessed by almost anyone because it was not even password-protected.

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Barth Faryna

September 6, 2019

Facebook: 419 Million User Phone numbers Leaked

Facebook Limits Facial Recognition and Tests Removing of Likes

Facebook has changed its facial recognition settings - the option will no longer be active by default. As before on Instagram, the corporation is also conducting tests to remove the like counter and reactions to posts.

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Julia Dragovic

September 4, 2019

Facebook Limits Facial Recognition and Tests Removing of Likes

Facebook Eavesdropped on User Voice Messages Through Third-Parties

Zuckerberg's social networking website commissioned external companies to transcribe private voice messages of its users. The official objective was to check the effectiveness of the AI developed by the company.

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Bart Swiatek

August 14, 2019

Facebook Eavesdropped on User Voice Messages Through Third-Parties

Instagram Direct and Messenger Integration in 2020

Bloomberg reports that in 2020 Facebook will enable chat between Instagram and Messenger users. This will be the first step on the road to integrating the giant's platforms, as announced by Mark Zuckerberg.

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Konrad Serafinski

August 13, 2019

Instagram Direct and Messenger Integration in 2020

Facebook in Q2 2019 - Penalties, Scandals and Money Keep Piling up

It seems that image problems and scandals do not particularly harm Facebook. The company presented a report on its financial results in the second quarter of 2019. The company generated nearly $16.9 billion in revenues - 28% more than a year ago. This is one of the best results in recent years.

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Bart Swiatek

July 25, 2019

Facebook in Q2 2019 - Penalties, Scandals and Money Keep Piling up

Facebook Used AI for Road Mapping

Facebook, in collaboration with the OpenStreetMap community, has developed a tool that uses artificial intelligence to quickly create maps. AI managed to map the roads in Thailand twice as fast as a team of 100 experts.

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Bart Swiatek

July 25, 2019

Facebook Used AI for Road Mapping

Facebook Faces Record Financial Penalty; Company's Stocks Go Up

The Federal Trade Commission has accepted an agreement whereby Facebook will have to pay USD 5 billion. The record amount did not deter investors, and the company's stock prices increased by almost 2%.

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Paul Wozniak

July 15, 2019

Facebook Faces Record Financial Penalty; Company's Stocks Go Up

Rumor: Splinter Cell Will Return... as VR Game

The information that Facebook has established cooperation with Ubisoft appeared on the web. The French publisher is to prepare games for Oculus virtual reality goggles, including new installments of the Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed series.

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Jacob Blazewicz

July 11, 2019

Rumor: Splinter Cell Will Return... as VR Game

Bitcoin Gains After Announcement of Libra Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency Libra, recently announced by Facebook, has contributed to a significant increase in the value of Bitcoin. The co-founder of this social networking site, Chris Hughes, is afraid of the future sketched by the new project from Mark Zuckerberg's company.

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Bart Swiatek

June 24, 2019

Bitcoin Gains After Announcement of Libra Cryptocurrency

Facebook Will Introduce GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency in 2020

Facebook is working on its own cryptocurrency called GlobalCoin. According to the BBC, the tests of the new virtual currency are to be launched later this year and next year it is to be introduced to the market.

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Conrad Hazi

May 26, 2019

Facebook Will Introduce GlobalCoin Cryptocurrency in 2020

"Future Is Private" - Facebook Will Focus On Smaller Communities

During the Facebook developers' conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new direction of development for the platform. The popular social website will now focus on protecting the privacy of users and small communities.

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Jakub Mirowski

May 1, 2019

"Future Is Private" - Facebook Will Focus On Smaller Communities

In 50 Years Facebook Will Have More Dead Users Than Living Ones

Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute show that in 2070 the number of Facebook profiles of dead users will be greater than the number of living people using the website. The situation raises numerous questions about the privacy of deceased people's data.

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Bart Swiatek

April 30, 2019

In 50 Years Facebook Will Have More Dead Users Than Living Ones

Facebook Illicitly Processed User E-mail Data

Facebook user data managing gets another black eye – this time, a representatives of the service admitted that the service used data obtained from e-mail accounts of about 1.5 million users without the consent of individual persons.

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April 19, 2019

Facebook Illicitly Processed User E-mail Data

Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords

Passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were stored on company servers in unencrypted form since at least seven years, reports KrebsOnSecurity.

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March 22, 2019

Facebook Stored Unencrypted User Passwords

Facebook paid users for sensitive data

Tech Crunch reports that Facebook used a special app to collect the data of its users for money.

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Bart Swiatek

January 31, 2019

Facebook paid users for sensitive data

Facebook accused of tricking minors into online purchases

A group of users brought a collective action against Facebook, accusing the company tricking minors into online purchases.

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Bart Swiatek

January 28, 2019

Facebook accused of tricking minors into online purchases

Facebook Messenger gets Dark Mode?

It seems like the Dark Mode is finally coming to Facebook Messenger, the new layout is currently being tested in several undisclosed countries.

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January 2, 2019

Facebook Messenger gets Dark Mode?