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Facebook keeps deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg
“Whoever controls the data, controls the future,” says the evil Zuck, who, according to the platform’s current policy, won’t be taken down.
Cache of 49 million Instagram records found online
A security researcher has discovered a massive cache of data on millions of Instagram influencers, publicly accessible for everyone to see.
Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm
It’s not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it’s clear disinformation is now a global scourge.
Break up Facebook, cofounder says: it’s an un-American monopoly
During the 2018 “annus horribilis”, users disgusted at privacy flops swore to dump Facebook. But where else is there to go?
Facebook: we logged 100x more Instagram plaintext passwords than we thought
Facebook has updated ‘tens of thousands of plaintext Instagram passwords ended up in logfile’ to say it was more like a million.
Watch out! Don’t fall for the Instagram ‘Nasty List’ phishing attack
Instagram users have been receiving odd messages from followers expressing shock that their accounts have somehow ended up on something called the “Nasty List.”
Facebook outage coincides with (or causes?) 3m new Telegram users
A worldwide, nearly day-long outage at Facebook led to Telegram having a busy, busy day.
Zuck says Facebook is becoming more “privacy focused”
Facebook’s planning a new, highly integrated platform and talking a lot about encrypted messaging.
Is a Facebookcoin in the works?
Facebook, Signal and Telegram are all planning cryptocurrencies. But why these companies, why now, and will they be successful?