With a second brutal murder broadcast live on Facebook in as many weeks, the social media giant faces scrutiny. But with over 1.9 billion users, there is little the company can do to better police the content users upload, according to social media experts.
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EU demands changes from Facebook, Google, Twitter
European consumer protection authorities are taking aim at media companies Facebook, Alphabet and Twitter, asking them to amend their terms of service or possibly face fines. Ciara Lee reports. Continue reading
Facebook CEO’s bid to reboot globalisation
Facebook’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a vision of his company serving as a bulwark against rising isolationism. As Ciara Lee reports, he’s written a letter to users saying the company’s platform could be the “social infrastructure” for the globe. Continue reading
Mobile ads power Facebook’s growth
The social networking company’s profit more than doubled on surprisingly fast growth of its mobile ad business. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading
Facbook loses $20b in value
Facebook shares dive a day after the social media giant warns revenue growth would slow this quarter. Bobbi Rebell reports. Continue reading
Facebook likes Africa (EU not so much?)
(REUTERS / EBS) – Take an Austrian student and pit him in a legal battle involving the tech giants of the world, and guess who’ll win.
Well, in this case it was student 1, tech giants 0.
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NASA to Share the Universe with Tumblr Users
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA is launching an official Tumblr profile that will give Tumblr users a regular dose of space in a blog-like format through text, photos, videos and more.
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#HongKong for Twitter
(BVO) – Twitter has opened a small office in Hong Kong aiming to gain a foothold in the world’s second-largest economy which has become a hotspot for social media activity.
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