The US emporium of beer, buxom babes and unlimited $10.99 chicken pointed the finger at Facebook hackers after somebody posted a rape joke onto its page on Saturday.
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UK convicts two child abusers who used Facebook to groom victims
Two UK men have been found guilty of grooming girls via Facebook, enticing them into meetings at hotels, cars and alleyways where they then raped and sexually abused victims as young as 13. 
FCC net neutrality proposals tackle internet fast lane – why no one is happy
The latest proposal by the FCC for rules governing the internet leave the door open to an internet “fast lane.” In essence, the battle over net neutrality comes down to who has legal authority over the internet, and whether ISPs can do, well, whatever they want.
Facebook enlists users to pester each other with questions via ‘Ask’ button
Facebook’s new “Ask” button means we can pester people who have the audacity to keep private details such as their relationship status to themselves. 
Google and Facebook join forces to take down fake tech support scammers
Web giants Google and Facebook are striking back against tech support scammers who use the companies’ ad networks to snag victims.
Free One Direction tickets? Facebook scam goes multi-generational, targets Directioners
Last week’s Rolling Stones scammers are also targeting Tomorrowland fans and Directioners. Whether you’re into rock-and-roll, dance or, er, the other sort of music, these guys have a ticket scam for you…
Monday review – the hot 21 stories of the week
It’s weekly roundup time! Here’s all the great stuff we’ve written in the past seven days. 
Free Rolling Stones tickets? No, it’s a Facebook scam
Are you a Rolling Stones fan? Lots of people are, and with gigs on the 2014 tour selling out in hours, you can see why free tickets might seem worth checking out. But not all “special offer” sites are made alike, as Paul Ducklin explains…
Snapchat agrees to settlement with FTC over privacy complaints
Snapchat and the FTC have come to terms in a settlement over the privacy practices of the controversial mobile message service company. Will Snapchat be better at protecting user privacy now that it’s required to be monitored by a privacy auditor for the next 20 years?
‘Moves’ fitness app races to change privacy policy after Facebook acquisition
Within 11 days of the acquisition announcement, the app changed its tune, from “we won’t commingle data” to “we won’t commingle but we *will* share.” Befuddling semantics or what? 