Investors, lawmakers, advertisers pressure Facebook over data

Investors, lawmakers, advertisers pressure Facebook over data

Facebook Inc came under further pressure from lawmakers, investors, advertisers and users on Thursday, the day after Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg admitted the social media network made mistakes in letting 50 million users' data get into the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.
Sri Lanka blocks Facebook, social media, amid riots

Sri Lanka blocks Facebook, social media, amid riots

Sri Lanka on Wednesday (Mar 7) blocked access to Facebook and suspended internet services in a troubled central district after police warned that rioters were using social media to spread anti-Muslim sentiment.
German court finds Facebook oversharing user data

German court finds Facebook oversharing user data

A German court has found Facebook is breaching data protection rules with privacy settings that over-share by default and by requiring users to give real names, a consumer rights organisation said on Monday (Feb 12).