Facebook bans — then unbans — the B.S. Detector plugin that flags fake news stories
A few weeks ago we wrote about the B.S. Detector plugin. It’s a handy little tool that automatically produces a hard-to-miss pop-up tooltip whenever you’re …
Facebook is adding ‘Pac-Man,’ ‘Space Invaders,’ and other classic games to Messenger
Facebook Messenger is continuing it daring quest to be more useful than Facebook itself by adding games that you might actually want to play. Pac-Man, …
Former Facebook news writer blames Gizmodo and ‘bro-grammers’ for fake news epidemic
There has been plenty of finger-pointing in the wake of Facebook’s obvious penchant for promoting fake news stories. Now, a former Facebook news writer is …
Facebook’s internet drone had a major problem during its first flight
Facebook’s Aquila drone is supposed to be the key in bringing cheap internet to the entire world. But right now, it’s more of a headache …
How to increase your Android phone’s battery life by 20% in 20 seconds
Facebook’s Android app spells trouble for the battery life and performance of your mobile devices, as several reports revealed a while ago. But wait, didn’t Facebook fix …
Here’s exactly how bad Facebook’s fake news problem really is
If you’ve been on the internet at all within the past two weeks, you’ve likely seen more than your share of reports on Facebook’s fake …
You can apparently force Facebook to stop collecting WhatsApp data
If you’re living in Europe and you’re unhappy with the fact that Facebook-owned WhatsApp started sharing data with its parent company in spite of saying …
The worst fake news stories currently trending on Facebook
Among the many, many bad things to come out of this election cycle, one that seems to be lingering with a particularly bad odor is …
Bullshit Detector plugin tells you when you’re reading fake news
With all the current talk about whether Facebook and Google should be policing fake news on their platforms, it pays to take a few precautions …
Can we stop blaming Facebook for American stupidity?
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump, a man with absolutely zero political or military experience, will be sworn in as the 45th President of the …
Tech CEO who vowed to murder Donald Trump with a sniper rifle forced to resign
If there’s ever been a giant list of things you definitely shouldn’t do in a civilized society, threatening to murder the democratically elected leader with …
WhatsApp finally receives support for video calling
It took WhatsApp long enough, but the feature you may have been waiting for is finally here: free video chatting for all. Just like any …
Mark Zuckerberg stands his ground, says Facebook didn’t lead to a Donald Trump Presidency
Defying pollsters and political pundits across the country, Donald Trump handily won the 2016 U.S. Presidential election and will be sworn in as the 45th …
Mark Zuckerberg: The idea that Facebook influenced the election is ‘crazy’
In the wake of Donald Trump’s unlikely rise to the Presidency, a growing narrative in Silicon Valley and journalistic circles holds that fake stories on …
Facebook admits that in a world with Donald Trump, it needs to get better at fake news
In a scenario that was nothing more than a punchline even a few months ago, Donald Trump this January will be sworn in as the …
Facebook blocks car insurer from profiling users
Facebook says that it will block a British car insurer from profiling users of the social network to decide whether they deserve a discount on …
Microsoft in 2010 offered to buy Facebook for $24 billion and Mark Zuckerberg said ‘no’
Facebook over the years has received no shortage of buyout offers, with Yahoo’s bid to purchase the social network for $1 billion back in 2006 …
Mark Zuckerberg defends Peter Thiel’s continued backing of Donald Trump
Over the weekend, it came to light that PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel recently donated $1.25 million to Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign. Thiel may not be a …
Iron Man wants to be the voice of Mark Zuckerberg’s real-life Jarvis
You know how Iron Man has a terrific assistant by its side in the movies? Well, Robert Downey Jr. is willing to give his voice …
Facebook’s latest app could be the ultimate event calendar for your phone
Because it hasn’t taken over enough of our lives already, Facebook is encroaching even further with the release of a new app: Events from Facebook. According …
Facebook Messenger finally has a way to keep your messages secret
Facebook promised it’ll offer Messenger users end-to-end encryption, and the company finally rolled out the feature to all its users. However, Messenger isn’t end-to-end encrypted …
Facebook Marketplace launches today, letting you buy and sell anything you want
Facebook is uniquely positioned in that it already has a massive base of active users, so it doesn’t really have to worry about being first …
Facebook is coming for your office next
Facebook has done a depressingly good job of getting an entire generation addicted to its platform. But your typical human spends eight hours a day …
Facebook apologizes for video viewing-time error
Facebook apologized on Friday for what it described as a “miscalculation” in the way it reported how long, on average, videos on the site were …
Facebook Messenger brings live video calling to your conversations
Social networks have been “inspired by” Snapchat more than once in the last few months, and it appears that Facebook has been struck by inspiration once again this …
Mark Zuckerberg gives Pope Francis model drone during Vatican meeting
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Pope Francis a model drone during a meeting at the Vatican Monday. Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan met Pope …
How to stop WhatsApp from sharing your personal data with Facebook
WhatsApp will start sharing data with its parent company Facebook shortly, in spite of the promises the company made when it was first acquired. Facebook will …
WhatsApp lied, of course it will share user data with Facebook
WhatsApp users were rattled more than two years ago when they heard Facebook was ready to pay $19 billion to buy the popular messaging app. …
Facebook knows if you’re a Trump or Clinton supporter, and you can see which
One of the reasons why Facebook is so beloved by advertisers is because the social networking giant has access to all sorts of granular data …
Autoplaying videos with sound are about to ruin Facebook
According to a post I once saw on Facebook, idly scrolling through the News Feed accounts for two-thirds of all wasted time for American office …
