Facebook’s been upsetting quite a lot of people lately.
Tag Archives: Social networks
“I’m dying from boredom” Facebook posts lead to $1K fine for juror
The fine pales in comparison with the thousands wasted when the posts resulted in a mistrial.
Boasting about your binges on Facebook could hurt your credit score
Do you know how many times the word “wasted” shows up in your profiles and posts? Credit analytics companies do. 
Snapchat makes users happier than Facebook, apparently
A study suggests that it’s nice not to have Major Life Events plastered on your phone. Better to have them poof into non-archived land. 
Your face could be sucked off Facebook and on to a national biometric database
Australia’s government is happy to jump on the high-quality, highly accurate imagery captured and linked to identities on social media. 
Facebook to warn you of targeted attacks – check this security setting anyway
Facebook announced last Friday that it will notify you it suspects you’re being targeted by nation state actors. Take this extra security step to protect your account, whether you think you’re a target or not …
Hacker detained for giving US service members’ personal info to ISIS
A hacker detained in Malaysia now faces extradition to the US to face charges that he provided material support to the Islamic State, which US Department of Justice (DOJ) officials are calling a “first of its kind” case.
Police: Stop posting pictures of your kids on social media!
Police in Germany created a viral hit by appealing to people to stop stripping children of their privacy.
Facebook relents: ‘Something Long and Complicated’ is NOT a fake name
Facebook’s deeply flawed “authentic” names policy once again leads to an unjust account freeze. 
Reddit launches Upvoted – a site where you can’t upvote or comment on stories
What people see on Reddit is driven by users. So is it odd that Upvoted doesn’t allow users to comment on stories or vote them up or down?