Autoplaying video of journalists’ murders gives Facebook, Twitter users pause

Social media users unwillingly witnessed video of the murders of two television journalists yesterday, due to a default feature on Facebook and Twitter that plays videos automatically. Here’s how to turn “autoplay” off.

Facebook threats against Pokémon World Championships lead to arrests in Boston

Two men are being held without bail after they allegedly made threats on Facebook promising violence against attendees of the Pokémon World Championships.

Hacker pleads guilty in Facebook malware and spam scheme

The cybercrook allegedly used a “Facebook Spreader” malware to infect victims via booby-trapped links in Facebook chat messages.