#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech

“#Muslim civil rights group sues Facebook over hate speech” A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its executives, saying CEO Mark Zuckerberg made “false and deceptive” statements to Congress when he said the giant social network removes hate speech and other material that violates its rules. The lawsuit, filed by Muslim Advocates in Washington,…

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#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online

#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online

“#Massive cache of LinkedIn user data leaked online” A hacker appears to be selling a giant stash of LinkedIn user data that was scraped from the networking website and other places, according to the company and a report. The database purportedly containing info from 500 million LinkedIn profiles has been listed for sale on a…

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#Data on 530 million users ‘scraped’ in 2019

#Data on 530 million users ‘scraped’ in 2019

“#Data on 530 million users ‘scraped’ in 2019” Facebook on Tuesday said a recently reported data leak affecting potentially 530 million users stemmed from a misuse of a feature in 2019 and that the company had plugged the hole after identifying the problem at the time. Business Insider reported last week that phone numbers and…

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#Winklevoss twins slam Facebook as their crypto business booms

#Winklevoss twins slam Facebook as their crypto business booms

“#Winklevoss twins slam Facebook as their crypto business booms” Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss waged a famous legal war over Facebook’s beginnings — and now they’re predicting its demise. The Harvard-educated Bitcoin billionaires say “centralized” social networks like Facebook aren’t long for this world thanks to the success of the digital currencies on which they’ve built…

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#Why we fall for social-media scams, how to fight back

#Why we fall for social-media scams, how to fight back

“#Why we fall for social-media scams, how to fight back” Few of us will ever forget the failed Fyre Festival, a 2017 disaster helmed by startup bro Billy McFarland. It had all the elements of a perfectly promoted event: Supermodels Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid and more posed in bikinis for a sexy video promoting the…

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