Tag: Mark Zuckerberg

• Saturday, April 28th 2018 - 11:17 UTC

  MPs want to speak to Facebook's Zuckerberg following frustrating questioning of his chief technology officer

  

  UK Members of Parliament have urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to speak to them after evidence given by his chief technology officer was deemed unsatisfactory. A parliamentary committee said Mr Schroepfer had failed to fully answer 40 points put to him as part of an inquiry into fake news.

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:39 UTC

  Facebook changes terms of privacy protection

  

  Facebook has changed its terms of service, meaning 1.5 billion members will not be protected under tough new privacy protections coming to Europe. The move comes as the firm faces a series of questions from lawmakers and regulators around the world over its handling of personal data.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 09:07 UTC

  Brazil wants rules for internet data flows and takes the case to the WTO

  

  Brazil is pushing for the establishment of rules around Internet data flows and has presented a document on the subject to the World Trade Organization (WTO) to stress the urgency of starting a more objective debate. Amid concerns over Facebook's use of tracking users with pixels, Brazil joins the Netherlands, France, and EC in legal moves.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2018 - 09:41 UTC

  Zuckerberg manages first congressional hearing but many questions remain about Facebook's privacy policy

  

  Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified about data privacy on Tuesday in a marathon hearing before the United States Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees. Here are seven takeaways.

• Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 08:28 UTC

  Facebook's Zuckerberg again apologizes ahead of congressional hearings

  

  On the eve of an expected grilling by U.S. lawmakers, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg once again apologized for inadequately protecting the data of millions of social media platform users and highlighted steps the firm is taking to prevent a repeat.

• Thursday, March 22nd 2018 - 14:04 UTC

  Zuckenberg admitted the network “made mistakes”, and was willing to testify before Congress

  

  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network “made mistakes” that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy.Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement Zuckerberg said a “breach of trust” had occurred. In a later interview with CNN he said he was “really sorry”, and pledged to take action against “rogue apps”.

• Wednesday, March 21st 2018 - 10:07 UTC

  Facebook shareholder suing the company, which has lost US$ 50bn in value

  

  A Facebook shareholder is suing the social media giant for allegedly misleading investors in the Cambridge Analytica affair that's currently rocking the social network. Fan Yuan, who owns Facebook stock, filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the District Court of Northern California, located in San Francisco, on behalf of Facebook shareholders. Gizmodo first reported the lawsuit, which is seeking class action status. You can read the full complaint here.

• Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:02 UTC

  Facebook hires 3.000 people to help stop hate speech, abuse and self-harm broadcast on the website

  

  Facebook is hiring 3,000 people for its “community operations team”, to help stop hate speech, child abuse and self-harm being broadcast on the website. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said it had been “heartbreaking” to see people “hurting themselves and others” in videos streamed live on Facebook.

• Friday, December 18th 2015 - 08:31 UTC

  Judge lifts suspension of Whatsapp and makes 100 million Brazilians happy

  

  The day after a Brazilian judge ordered the suspension of the Whatsapp cell-phone chat and voice service for 48 hours, cutting off millions of users from one of the country’s most popular communication services, another judge overturned the ban.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2015 - 09:52 UTC

  Facebook's Zuckerberg will give away 99% of shares to good causes

  

  Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares in the company to good causes as they announce the birth of their daughter Max. Zuckerberg made the announcement in a letter to Max on his Facebook page.