Lobbying pressure from an alliance of big internet companies and civil liberties groups – and the resistance of one steadfast US senator – forced the Senate Intelligence Committee to withdraw proposed legislation requiring social media companies to report “terrorist activity” to the government.
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A sassy chatbot named Rose just won a big test of artificial intelligence
Rose is a 31-year-old security analyst and hacker from San Francisco, a self-described computer nerd with “quirky attitudes.” She’s also a bot, but she could be on her way to convincing you that she is human. 
Facebook lets you opt-out of targeted ads but it will still collect your data
Most websites rely upon advertising revenue to survive and Facebook is no exception. Now it wants to boost that income by delivering ads based upon information obtained from what you’ve liked and shared on external sites.
Guess what? Facebook “Dislike” scams are back…
Facebook mentions “Dislike”…and back come the Dislike scams! Don’t get caught, and don’t let your friends fall for it, either.
Why it’s not a good idea to leave your fiancée for someone you met online
Good job that the jilted fiancée was on the ball. Rebecca Lewis managed to save Paul Rusher £2,000 AND their relationship.
Child abuser sextortionist hijacked victims’ Facebook and email accounts
James S. Allen, sentenced to 262 months in prison, sent victims to a phishing site set disguised as a Flickr log-in site.
OK, so why *doesn’t* Facebook have a Dislike button?
Zuck didn’t say, but he did hint that maybe, just maybe, that long-awaited Dislike button is on the way…
Anti-refugee posts prompt Facebook to launch hate speech taskforce
Hate speech is illegal in Germany, which has criticized Facebook for sluggish takedowns of anti-refugee posts vs. fast takedowns of nudity.
Dad sues Facebook after 11-year-old shared photos and messages with men
The father of a young girl has sued Facebook for failing to enforce its age restriction policy after claiming his daughter was exposed to sexual predators when she signed up for an account at age 11.
Google Chrome will block Flash from tomorrow…well, sort of
Adobe’s Flash will face a double setback on 1 September 2015, when both Amazon and Google shift into “HTML5 is way better for ads” mode.