Facebook and Instagram down, users complain on Twitter
The unexplained downtime for Facebook and Instagram appears.
Court Threatens To Shut Down Facebook
The court ruled on Sunday that Facebook would be shut down altogether in Turkey if it fails to implement the order, state-run Anatolia news agency reported. In its first issue after the attack by two Islamist gunmen, Charlie Hebdo featured an image of.
Flipping the Switches on Facebook’s Privacy Controls
If you value your privacy, using the service means determining not only what you want to share, but also who gets to see it.. Tool Kit column on Facebooks privacy controls; notes if users value privacy, they should determine not only what they want shared, but also who gets to see it.
Iranian Authorities Arrest Four Over Facebook Beauty Contest
To the question Am I hot or not? the Iranian authorities gave a resounding answer to thousands of young people who posted glamorous shots of themselves to Facebook in recent weeks: Dont even ask.. Irans state Cyber Police said it had arrested two men and two women responsible for maintaining a Facebook page that encouraged people to send photos for a virtual beauty contest.
Facebook Said to Block Pages Critical of Muhammad to Avoid Shutdown in Turkey
Turkish officials also threatened to shut down Twitter in the country this month unless it blocked the account of a local newspaper that had circulated documents about a police raid on Turkish Intelligence Agency trucks traveling to Syria. ���In.
Facebooks newest feature has brought the internet down on its head
For the blissfully unaware, this is an auto-generated selection of pictures that youve uploaded to Facebook over the past 12 months, arranged across a colourful backdrop of balloons and dancing cartoon figures. Youre given the option to tweak it and.
Facebook is down worldwide
It 2014, it was reported that authorities in Thailand had blocked access to Facebook, although a spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order said that the NCPO has blocked some politically-oriented pages on Facebook, but not access to the .
Debate Over Social Media Incitement as Flash Mobs Strike
Prime Minister David Cameron called it a tough message, but the harsh sentences being handed down by British courts in the wake of last weeks rioting have sparked an outcry, divided his governing coalition and raised questions about the proper response to incitement in the social media age.. Harsh sentences handed down by British courts in the wake of last weeks rioting have raised questions about the proper response to incitement in the social media age.
Fresh Beer and Brain Teasers
Serkan Piantino, the head engineer in charge of Facebook’s Manhattan office, lives in Greenwich Village and typically spends much of his Sunday in the neighborhood.. Serkan Piantino, head engineer in charge of Facebooks Manhattan office, describes his typical Sunday routine.
Facebook, Instagram briefly go down; Twitter freaks out
Shortly after 12:10 a.m. ET, Facebook and Instagram went down, leaving millions of users around the world briefly unable to post selfies or humblebrag. Some were greeted with a message that said, Sorry, something went wrong. For others, the page .
Facebook clamps down on fake news stories
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it has taken steps to clamp down on hoaxes and fake news stories that can spread like wildfire on its 1.35-billion member online social network. The company said it had introduced an option to .
Facebook tweaks News Feed to cut down on hoaxes.
Facebook is launching a new offensive against hoax content on News Feeds, tweaking its algorithm to pinpoint such material, which should result in reduced distribution in the feed.
Randi Zuckerberg: ‘I Really Put Myself Out There’
The first sister of Silicon Valley on online etiquette and why privacy is a Web 2.0 concern.. Susan Dominus Talk interview with Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who discusses online etiquette tips shared in her book Dot Complicated.
Q.& A.: Getting More (or Less) Mail from Facebook
. You can tell Facebook what types of e-mail notifications you would like to receive by adjusting your account settings.
Facebook Earnings Preview: Top-Line Growth May Slow Down, But Long-Term.
Investors will be keenly following Facebook on Wednesday, January 28, when the company reports its fourth quarter results for 2014. The companys top-line growth is expected to slow down in Q4 due to tougher year-over-year comparisons; in addition, .
Irish Panel to Pick a Regulator With Global Reach in Overseeing Data Privacy
The commissioner will be responsible for protecting the rights of those who use technology services outside the United States, including many users of Facebook, LinkedIn and Apple.. Irish government committee is set to pick countrys new data privacy regulator, who will have large say in how Internet giants including Facebook and Apple use online information from roughly billion users; regulator has power to police any company in Ireland, and many of worlds largest technology companies have moved their headquarters there in the last two decades.
Facebook and Instagram are down (UPDATE: now back up.
facebookdown Update: services are back up after a one hour outage, and Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility, see updates further down. Its not just you: Facebook and Instagram services are down early Tuesday��.
Its Official: Instagram Is Bigger Than Twitter
. The photo- and video-sharing service says it has 300 million monthly active users, up 50 percent in the last nine months.
Facebook Launches Effort To Cut Down On Those Annoying.
. of idiocy on your news feed. Since those gullible folks will never learn, Facebook says now its going to help crack down on bogus, hoax and otherwise fake Internet stories clogging up what you read on the social media site.
Facebook down for everyone
The reason why Facebook is down is unknown as yet. But some people have said on other social networks they have mistakenly assumed the problem was unique to them and reset their routers without realising the social network is unavailable for everyone.
Obama’s Social Media Team Tries to Widen Audience for State of the Union Address
An Internet-savvy staff aims to reach new audiences for the president’s message, sidestepping the skeptical filter often applied by White House reporters.. Pres Obamas aides revamp their digital communications strategy in effort to reach new audiences for State of the Union speech; form team of Internet-savvy staff to disseminate information through social media.
Facebook Lite is Facebooks new slimmed-down app for emerging markets
But this new app isnt a standalone app for a buried Facebook feature. Its a new Facebook app, designed specifically for emerging markets. Called Facebook Lite, it takes up just 252KB of space on a smartphone and is designed to run efficiently on 2G .
Can We Build a Safer Internet?
. We sometimes assume the Internet is a naturally cruel and lawless place. But social networks may be able to influence our behavior on them, for good and ill.
Facebook promises less hoax stories and spam posts in.
Sometimes it was pure, mischievous scaremongering, but some Facebook hoaxes were more malign: bait to get people to click through to malware-ridden websites. Now the social network is cracking down with changes to its��.
Facebook is clamping down on the number of hoaxes in.
Sure, Ive clicked on a link from Facebook only to discover it was a hoax. Dont judge me. In an effort to waste a bit less of your time when perusing that News Feed, though, the social network will flag posts that other users say��.
Debate Over Social Media Incitement as Flash Mobs Strike
Prime Minister David Cameron called it a tough message, but the harsh sentences being handed down by British courts in the wake of last weeks rioting have sparked an outcry, divided his governing coalition and raised questions about the proper response to incitement in the social media age.. Harsh sentences handed down by British courts in the wake of last weeks rioting have raised questions about the proper response to incitement in the social media age.
Facebook and Instagram Are Back After Going Down.
1.35 Billion People Get their Fix Again: Facebook is back. We now return to our regularly scheduled scares. Users around the globe are unable to access Facebook and Instagram, on the Web and on their mobile apps.
Facebook and Instagram Are Down Right Now - The Next Web
Several users worldwide are experiencing issues connecting to Facebook and Instagram, both on the Web and via mobile apps.
Search Tool on Facebook Puts Network to Work
Facebook’s new search tool uses friends and their “likes” to find people, places and things.. Tool Kit column on Facebook’s new Graph Search tool, which uses friends and their likes to find people, places and things.
Retweet if You’re Grieving
. A celebrity’s death now entails a compulsory tweet to express loss and sadness — in 140 characters or less. How has the Internet changed how we mourn?
Facebook Cracks Down on Hoax Posts | Re/code
Facebook wont delete hoax posts, but will ask users to flag them.
Believe it or not: Facebook promises to cut down on hoaxes.
news-feed-fewer-hoaxes-report-a-story-as- Before you read another word, go over to Facebook and post a disclaimer saying that Facebook is forbidden from using your photos and text for any reason at all. Otherwise, theyll��.
SocialMeltdown2015 Facebook and Instagram Down.
Update: Did the Lizard Squad hacking group bring down the social media giants? The group claims on Twitter to have attacked Facebook, Instagram, Tinder, Hipchat, AIM and MySpace.
Facebook Cracking Down on Fake News Sites.
You see some crazy unbelievable piece of news pop up on Facebook and quickly pass it along with a ���Like��� or share, only to realize later that the entire thing was a hoax meant to rake in traffic. Now, Facebook is finally fighting��.
Facebook, Instagram are back up after temporary.
Its bad enough that the northwest has a horrible storm to contend with, but then Facebook and Instagram goes out? What are the folks hunkered down in their homes supposed to do? Complain. And complain loudly. Shortly��.
Facebook Lite Is a Stripped-Down App for Developing Markets
Tackling any impediments to that growth is naturally a priority, so Facebook just released a stripped-down app called Facebook Lite to target the lower-end Android devices that are ubiquitous in East Asian and Southern��.
Facebook, Instagram go down, Twitter spikes before Facebook service resumes
DENVER - The most over-repeated question of the night late Monday night and Tuesday morning was Is Facebook down for me or everyone? Both Facebook, Instagram and Tinder went down went down and Facebook posters moved to Twitter to lament.
Facebook Clamps Down On Reclaim Yourself
Facebook makes it very easy to share pictures with friends and family. However the social network has often come under fire from privacy groups for its policies regarding use of user submitted content. ���Reclaim Yourself��� is an app that was released in .
Zuckerberg Remains the Undisputed Boss at Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s success is a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: Stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss.. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg’s success is seen as a lesson in what works in Silicon Valley: stay in charge, stave off potential predators and expand the company so quickly that no one can challenge the boss; he has more than one-fourth of the shares in the company, and his agreements with other investors enhance his voting power to almost 60 percent of total shares.
Facebook got You Down?
Along with another Greater Good associate and Facebooks empathy team, he is introducing new tools to the social network that are intended to make it a happier place, including more sophisticated emoticons and automatic messages to diffuse negative .
From Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches
Facebook’s public offering will make a lot of billionaires and millionaires, some of them prominent people and others not.. Facebook’s initial public offering will make a lot of billionaires and millionaires, some of them prominent people and others not; $5 billion offering is expected to value the company at $75 billion to $100 billion; during the firms early years, it granted valuable options to about 250 employees, which includes some of the largest stock packages.
Facebook, Instagram down, inaccessible to users
Others trying to log in on the social network were unable to get through. Although there has been no official comment from Facebook or Instagarm about over possible reasons behind the crash, hacker group Lizard Squad has claimed responsiblity.
Only You Can Stop Facebook Hoaxes
���There are no human reviewers or editors involved,��� a Facebook spokeswoman told me in an email. ���We are not reviewing content and making a determination on its accuracy, and we are not taking down content reported as false.��� The feature is one more .
Facebook Cracking Down On Fake News - Business Insider
Facebook is cracking down on hoaxes, scams, and deliberately false or misleading news stories, the company announced in a blog post. The social network plans to begin filtering out bogus stories in an effort to become a��.
Facebook’s Ambition Collides With Harsh Market
The challenge for Facebook, which is worth just over half of what it was three months ago, is to convince Wall Street that it has a real plan for making money.. Facebook is worth just over half of what it was with its May initial public offering, with shares closing at $20.01; firm and chief executive Mark Zuckerbergs challenge is to convince Wall Street that it has a real plan for making money.
Facebook shuts down early this morning
Facebook is back up and running after experiencing a 40 minute long blackout period earlier this morning. Just after 1 a.m. users were facing an error message on the mobile application and website saying, something went wrong and the company was .
Facebook temporarily shut down Hennepin History Museum page over Klan.
The Hennepin History Museums Facebook page was shut down for several hours over the weekend, apparently the result of a community-standards filter used by the giant online social media site. The reason? A page meant to publicize an event for author, .
Sunday Dialogue: Anonymity and Incivility on the Internet
Readers debate the benefits and drawbacks of requiring real names in online postings.. Sunday Dialogue on the benefits and drawbacks of requiring real names in online postings.
Facebook tweaks News Feed algorithm to cut down on hoaxes
Facebook has decided to step in and help people avoid the embarrassment of sharing a hoax with their friends on the social network. The company announced today that it is tweaking its News Feed algorithm to recognize��.
On Facebook, ‘Likes’ Become Ads
Many companies pay Facebook to generate ads when users click to “like” their brands or reference them in some other way.. Many companies pay Facebook to generate ads or a sponsored story when a user clicks to like their brands or references them in some other way; Facebook users agree to participate in the ads when they consent to the sites terms of service; site is increasingly banking on this approach to generate more ad revenue, but the new twist on advertising has proved to be tricky, as users do not always realize that the links and likes they post can be deployed for marketing purposes.
For Indonesian Atheists, a Community of Support Amid Constant Fear
In predominantly Muslim Indonesia, where trumpeting ones disbelief in God can lead to abuse, ostracism and even prison, atheists find careful ways to build a community of support.
Facebook Will Push Amber Alerts to Users News Feeds
. Facebook will use its geographic targeting technology to spread the word about abducted children through the news feeds of its American users.