Tag: Facebook scandal

• Monday, February 18th 2019 - 10:01 UTC

  MPs demand tough urgent action against Facebook to combat spread of fake news

  

  Facebook needs for stricter regulation, with tough and urgent action necessary to end the spread of disinformation on its platform, MPs have said. A House of Commons committee has concluded that the firm's founder Mark Zuckerberg failed to show “leadership or personal responsibility” over fake news.

• Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 08:51 UTC

  United States prosecutor suing Facebook for the Cambridge Analytical scandal

  

  Washington DC's top prosecutor is suing Facebook in the first significant US move to punish the firm for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

• Monday, May 7th 2018 - 09:15 UTC

  Facebook users in US remain loyal despite the data sharing scandal with Cambridge Analytica

  

  Most Facebook users in the US remain loyal, despite the recent data sharing scandal involving a political consultancy firm, a poll suggests. Facebook admitted last month that the data of 87 million users had been improperly shared with the UK-based firm, Cambridge Analytica.