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Two of Facebook’s top-level executives, including the head of WhatsApp messaging service, are exiting the company after disagreements with Mark Zuckerberg over the direction of the social network’s future. The New York Times is reporting that the differences between the execs seem to stem from Zuckerberg’s assertion of control over …

For more than six hours, Facebook and its family of apps have been down, reporting issues logging into and posting on the sites. Although the reason for the outrage remains unclear, the parent company made it clear that the problems were not related to a cyber attack.  “We’re aware that …

Over the years, Facebook has been accused of virtually sharing its user’s information. But these days, most apps are sharing sensitive user information with Facebook allowing them to identify and link third-party app information to the people using those apps. According to German mobile security initiative Mobilsicher, apps like Tinder, …

Kirby Evans, a cancer survivor, went to grab a bite to eat at Forks Pit Stop in Walterboro, South Carolina when the owner “grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him into her office.” The restaurant owner told the survivor, “IF HE WAS GOING TO EAT IN HERE HE WOULD …

Facebook removed 559 pages and 251 accounts that consistently violated rules against spam and ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior,’ according to cybersecurity policy chief Nathaniel Gleicher and product manager Oscar Rodriguez. Voter manipulation took place ahead of the 2016 election, where fake accounts and “ad farms” were set up to trick people …

In the wake of Facebook’s biggest data breach ever, the California-based social networking service is looking to recover with a new product for more advanced video chats.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The product will serve as the company’s first electronic device, equipped with a 10 or 15-inch screen and 12-megapixel camera used to make …

#JadaPinkettSmith’s Facebook show “Red Table Talk” never fails to enlighten and engage us. This week the panel’s guest was #AugustAlsina who opened up about his liver disease and being addicted to Percoset.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Monday, the 25-year-old R&B singer discussed how he defeated his addiction and how life is now …

#JadaPinkettSmith’s new Facebook Watch show has become a must-watch series, where the audience is enlightened, reflects oneself and is filled with some insight into Jada’s most intimate moments of her life. During a Q&A, Pinkett-Smith shared how she overcame an emotional breakdown. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We learned on the second episode …

-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle The biggest Facebook page representing the Black Lives Matter Movement has been exposed as a fraud. Turns out, the page was actually being controlled by a white Australian man, per CNN Money. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ian Mackay, an official with the National Union of Workers in Australia, was behind …

  The same data analytics firm that worked with Donald Trump’s election harvested 50 million Facebook profiles of U.S. voters and used them to create a software that predicts and influences who people vote for. The firm called Cambridge Analytica is the owned by billionaire #RobertMercer, and was formally ran …

blogged by @lanaladonna It has been recently reported that Jada Pinkett-Smith signed a deal with Facebook to produce a new talk show. According to Complex, the talk show will focus on current social and cultural issues from a variety of generational perspectives. How so? Well, joining Mrs. Pinkett Smith will …

On Monday, Facebook announced a new edition of its Messenger chat app, which will target children between the ages six and 12. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to The Verge, the app, Messenger Kids, does not require a Facebook account since the social media site is restricted to users under the age …

It’s been a week since the Facebook Live incident inside the Pittsburgh Steelers postgame locker room, which led to a few days of distraction and punishment. The video in question caught the team’s coach, Mike Tomlin, bad mouthing their upcoming opponent, the New England Patriots. As a result, Tomlin said …