Social Media

Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.

Facebook Speeding Up Privacy Control Updates In Wake Of Data Scandal

Facebook Speeding Up Privacy Control Updates In Wake Of Data Scandal
Facebook Speeding Up Privacy Control Updates In Wake Of Data Scandal
March 28, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook executives Erin Egan, VP and chief privacy officer, policy, and Ashlie Beringer, VP and deputy general counsel. announced in a blog post on Wednesday (March...

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FTC Investigates Facebook’s Privacy Practices
FTC Investigates Facebook’s Privacy Practices
March 26, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

As news swirls that Cambridge Analytica may have improperly collected user data from Facebook that was reportedly used to help elect U.S. President Donald Trump, the...

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Facebook Caught Collecting Phone Data From Android Devices
Facebook Caught Collecting Phone Data From Android Devices
March 26, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

It’s another possible data scandal for Facebook: This time, the social media site has been caught collecting call records and SMS data from Android devices....

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Congress Asks Mark Zuckerberg To Testify About Cambridge Analytica
Congress Asks Mark Zuckerberg To Testify About Cambridge Analytica
March 23, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Following claims that Cambridge Analytica improperly collected personal data from Facebook users that was reportedly used to help elect U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. legislators are asking...

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The Science Of Style: How Data Can Improve The Plus-Size Shopping Experience
The Science Of Style: How Data Can Improve The Plus-Size Shopping Experience
March 22, 2018  |  Retail

Shopping for clothes is hard enough for women who fit industry ideals for shape and size. It’s even harder for women who fall outside those...

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Instagram Expands Shoppable Posts To Eight More Countries
Instagram Expands Shoppable Posts To Eight More Countries
March 20, 2018  |  Retail

After testing shoppable photo tags in 2016 and bringing the Shopping on Instagram feature to U.S. users last year, Instagram is now rolling out the...

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Facebook Loses $36.7B In Market Value Amid Steep Data Scandal Sell-Off
Facebook Loses $36.7B In Market Value Amid Steep Data Scandal Sell-Off
March 20, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Facebook’s stock tanked in trading Monday (March 19), erasing $36.7 billion in market valuation and hitting a low not seen in four years thanks to...

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Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Following a technology stock sell-off led by Facebook, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted in afternoon trading on Monday (March 19), at one point declining...

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