Tag: Facebook

Chris Hughes, 32, purchased the 102-year-old magazine in 2012, and announced his plans to transform the publication from its more traditional format into a sleek new online media venture. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg)

Facebook billionaire ditching left-wing magazine

Becket Adams · January 11, 2016 6:00 pm

Finding suitable private sector partners for such a project would-be challenging. Google, Facebook and Apple all offer products that have some level of encryption installed by default. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers, tech giants square off for encryption battle

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:01 am

"Folks want to attack me, knock yourself out. That's part of the process. I signed up for that. That's fine, but my girls didn't sign up for that," Cruz said. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Media whitewashes story of cartoon of Cruz’s daughters as monkeys

Becket Adams · December 24, 2015 1:31 am

Yahoo is the third major tech company to introduce such a security measure. Facebook announced the same policy October, while Google did so in 2012. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Yahoo to notify users when they’re targeted by state-backed hackers

Rudy Takala · December 23, 2015 10:14 pm

GAO said the American role in the Internet had been a —œstewardship—£ role. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

End asinine ban on checking immigrants’ Facebook accounts

Washington Examiner · December 21, 2015 5:04 am

Over 600,000 fans have "liked" the photo since it was posted, and Carson's page has over 5 million "likes." (AP Photo/John Locher)

Carson’s Merry Christmas message helps him surpass Trump

Ariel Cohen · December 19, 2015 8:22 pm

The social media website has begun notifying users that they are being targeted by state-backed hackers trying to access their accounts.

State-sponsored hackers targeting Twitter users

Rudy Takala · December 14, 2015 3:44 pm

"According to Facebook, our picture of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir would lead to a 'genuine risk of physical harm or direct threats to public safety,'" HonestReporting's Yarden Frankl wrote. (AP Photo/Mary Lederhandler)

Facebook censors pro-Israel group, ignores anti-Semitic groups

Becket Adams · December 10, 2015 10:02 pm

2016 election dominated Facebook in 2015

Kelly Cohen · December 9, 2015 4:49 pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger poses questions to climate change doubters on his Facebook page. (Photo courtesy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Facebook page)

Energy and Environment

The Governator on climate change: ‘I don’t give a **** if we agree’

Kyle Feldscher · December 7, 2015 10:29 pm

The new parents will donate 99 percent of their Facebook stock. (Mark Zuckerberg via AP)

Zuckerbergs pledge $45 billion to new initiative

Anna Giaritelli · December 1, 2015 11:31 pm

On Oct. 16, Facebook implemented a new feature to inform users when they are being targeted by a foreign government. (iStock Photo)

Facebook discovers Iran targeting State Department employees

Rudy Takala · November 24, 2015 8:55 pm