Cambridge analytica
Aussie watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica breach
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner said it had initiated proceedings against the tech giant and that Facebook committed 'serious and/or...
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FB suspends tens of thousands of apps in response to Cambridge Analytica row
The suspended apps are associated with about 400 developers, Facebook said, adding that it is not necessarily an indication that these apps were posing a threat to users.
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Facebook controversies since 2014
Graphic looking at controversies involving Facebook, plus share price since 2014.
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Russia used social media for widespread meddling in US politics: reports
The committee collected data from social media companies that was used by the private analysts in their analysis.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg says he is not considering resigning
Zuckerberg also defended his company against the broader wave of flak it has taken this year.
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New tech regulation 'inevitable,' Apple CEO says
Tim Cook said he expected the United States (US) Congress would take up the matter.
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Facebook referred to EU watchdog over targeting, fake ads
The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed the role that personal data plays both for marketers and political groups in the internet age.
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Facebook hires former UK deputy PM as head of global affairs
Facebook said chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating sfficer Sheryl Sandberg were closely involved in the hiring process, and started talking to Clegg over the summer.
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Europe's new data law upends global online advertising
For every dollar spent by an advertiser, about half may go to ad tech groups, according to industry estimates.
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UK MPs: Tech firms should be made liable for ‘fake news’ on sites
Facebook has increasingly become a focus of the media committee’s inquiry into ‘fake news’.
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Facebook's grim forecast: privacy push will erode profits for years
The company further warned that the toll would not be offset by revenue growth from emerging markets and Facebook’s Instagram app, which has been more immune from privacy concerns.
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Facebook still evasive over Cambridge Analytica and fake news: UK lawmakers
Cambridge Analytica said it deleted the data when asked and did not use it in Donald Trump’s campaign.
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[ANALYSIS] How to ‘fix’ social media without censorship
The future of free speech depends on getting this debate right.
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Facebook confirms data sharing with Chinese companies
The social media company said Huawei, computer maker Lenovo Group, and smartphone makers OPPO and TCL Corp were among about 60 companies worldwide that received access to some user data.
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Mark Zuckerberg faces EU Parliament grilling
The meeting comes three days before tough new European Union rules on data protection take effect.
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Australia probes claim Google harvests data, consumers pay
The investigations stem from allegations made by Oracle Corp into the impact that Google and Facebook have on the advertising market.
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Facebook suspends 200 apps over data misuse investigation
The apps were suspended pending an investigation into whether they did in fact misuse any data.
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Facebook asks European users which news sources they trust
Zuckerberg said in January there was too much “sensationalism, misinformation and polarisation” in the world, and social media was making the problem worse.
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UK watchdog orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over American's personal data
Data privacy activists say that it sets a precedent that would enable millions of other US voters to request information that the company had collected on them.
