The post Facebook Joins New Anti-Scam Coalition To Fight Financial Fraud appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often criticized by consumer advocates for not doing enough to crack down on scams, with some activists even accusing the social media giant…
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Another Billionaire Is Suing Facebook For Scam Ads Using His Image
The post Another Billionaire Is Suing Facebook For Scam Ads Using His Image appeared first on Facecrooks. For months, Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has been locked in a legal battle with Facebook over scam ads that use his likeness to…
Facebook Is Again Being Investigated Over Child Safety Concerns
The post Facebook Is Again Being Investigated Over Child Safety Concerns appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has been repeatedly criticized and even sued by lawmakers and advocates around the world for intentionally creating addictive products and endangering young users. And…
Facebook Criticized For Collecting Users’ Images To Train AI
The post Facebook Criticized For Collecting Users’ Images To Train AI appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook first introduced its AI image generator tool, many privacy advocates sounded the alarm that the company would be using users’ own images to…
Facebook Users Complain About Mass Tagging Attacks
The post Facebook Users Complain About Mass Tagging Attacks appeared first on Facecrooks. Receiving spam messages on Facebook is an unfortunate reality of using the platform. However, according to a report this week, an even more annoying form of spam…
Thousands Of Women Sent Naked Photos To Facebook “Lactation Consultant” Scammer
The post Thousands Of Women Sent Naked Photos To Facebook “Lactation Consultant” Scammer appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook scams come in many shapes and sizes, but the most troubling ones target people who are already in a vulnerable state. According…
New Mexico Attorney General Blasts Facebook Again For Failing To Stop Child Exploitation
The post New Mexico Attorney General Blasts Facebook Again For Failing To Stop Child Exploitation appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this year, the state of New Mexico launched one of the most aggressive lawsuits in the country against Facebook, accusing…
Facebook Accused Of Doing Nothing To Stop Taylor Swift Ticket Scams
The post Facebook Accused Of Doing Nothing To Stop Taylor Swift Ticket Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook scammers always seek to capitalize on topics in the news to trick users into forking over money, and Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras…
Colorado Passes Law To Stop Facebook From Reading Your Thoughts
The post Colorado Passes Law To Stop Facebook From Reading Your Thoughts appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has built one of the largest businesses on the world on one simple fact: it owns more of our personal data than just…
Dangerous Militia Groups Are Organizing On Facebook Nationwide
The post Dangerous Militia Groups Are Organizing On Facebook Nationwide appeared first on Facecrooks. After the January 6 riots at the Capitol in 2021, Facebook made promises to crack down on militia groups organizing violent activity on its platforms. However,…
Lawsuit Claims Facebook Is Required To Give You More Control Of Your Own Feed
The post Lawsuit Claims Facebook Is Required To Give You More Control Of Your Own Feed appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Facebook has been at odds with security and privacy researchers over the amount of access the company gives…
Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Allowing Russian Disinformation To Spread
The post Facebook Faces Scrutiny For Allowing Russian Disinformation To Spread appeared first on Facecrooks. Ever since the controversial 2016 presidential election in the US, Facebook has taken steps to detect and remove misinformation spreading on its platforms from hostile…
Fake AI-Generated Images Are Running Wild On Facebook
The post Fake AI-Generated Images Are Running Wild On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to brag about the potential for artificial intelligence to help its users. However, this technology can just as easily be used by bad actors…
Facebook Blasted By Regulators For Holding Onto Sensitive User Data For Too Long
The post Facebook Blasted By Regulators For Holding Onto Sensitive User Data For Too Long appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the years, Facebook has been fined billions of dollars in Europe for its reckless handling of user data and treatment…
Facebook Has Repeatedly “Interfered” With US Elections Since 2008
The post Facebook Has Repeatedly “Interfered” With US Elections Since 2008 appeared first on Facecrooks. For years, Facebook has been criticized for not doing enough to stop bad actors from using its platforms to influence elections. However, a new study…
Dutch Government Might Leave Facebook Over Privacy Concerns
The post Dutch Government Might Leave Facebook Over Privacy Concerns appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook often receives heavy criticism from European regulators over its data and privacy practices, and this week saw yet another example when the Dutch government threatened…
Facebook AI Makes Creepy Comment That It Has A Gifted, Disabled Child
The post Facebook AI Makes Creepy Comment That It Has A Gifted, Disabled Child appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to tout the power of its cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology. However, as illustrated by a silly but troubling episode this…
Facebook Slammed For Censoring Content From Auschwitz Museum
The post Facebook Slammed For Censoring Content From Auschwitz Museum appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook often angers users with its content moderation practices, but the social media giant rarely screws up as badly as it did this week. According to…
Facebook’s Controversial “Consent Or Pay” Privacy Model Officially Shot Down
The post Facebook’s Controversial “Consent Or Pay” Privacy Model Officially Shot Down appeared first on Facecrooks. Last fall, Facebook rolled out a controversial business model for European users that required them to pay a monthly subscription fee to opt out…
Facebook Oversight Board Will Investigate Deepfake Porn Problem
The post Facebook Oversight Board Will Investigate Deepfake Porn Problem appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has made a big bet on artificial intelligence as the future of content moderation. However, bad actors are becoming equally adept at using this cutting-edge…
Facebook Testing Tools To Auto-Blur Nudity In Teens’ DMs
The post Facebook Testing Tools To Auto-Blur Nudity In Teens’ DMs appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has been under intense pressure from advocate and lawmakers this year to do a better job keeping young users safe while protecting their privacy.…
Facebook Downplays Threat Of AI Misinformation In An Election Year
The post Facebook Downplays Threat Of AI Misinformation In An Election Year appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook announced several significant changes to the way it handles AI generated content on its platforms, including clearly labeling all examples of…
Maryland State Passes Two Major Privacy Bills To Stop Facebook Data Gathering
The post Maryland State Passes Two Major Privacy Bills To Stop Facebook Data Gathering appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past year, multiple US states have banded together to sue Facebook for its privacy practices and its treatment of young…
Facebook Accused Of Censoring Small Newspaper That Criticized It
Facebook Overhauls Confusing Censorship Policy For AI Videos
Facebook AI Tool Accused Of Racial Bias
The post Facebook AI Tool Accused Of Racial Bias appeared first on Facecrooks. AI image generators are one of the hottest new developments in tech, and every social media platform — including Facebook — has raced to create their own.…
Facebook Is Pushing App Store Providers To Be Responsible For Age Verification
The post Facebook Is Pushing App Store Providers To Be Responsible For Age Verification appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has long had trouble keeping underage users off its platforms, leading to countless scandals and controversy surrounding children’s safety and mental…
Facebook Scammer Tricked His Way Into Victims’ Home Before Stealing Laptop
The post Facebook Scammer Tricked His Way Into Victims’ Home Before Stealing Laptop appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook Marketplace is one of the most popular platforms in the world for buying and selling goods. Unfortunately, this means that it’s also…
Advocates Say Facebook Allows Anti-LGBTQ Hate To “Flourish” On Platforms
The post Advocates Say Facebook Allows Anti-LGBTQ Hate To “Flourish” On Platforms appeared first on Facecrooks. When it comes to content moderation, Facebook often finds itself between a rock and a hard place. Either it allows offensive content to remain…
Facebook Accused Of Censoring Reproductive Health Content
The post Facebook Accused Of Censoring Reproductive Health Content appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to tout the power of the artificial intelligence it uses to detect and remove offensive content. However, this technology too often does the opposite of…
Facebook Accused Of Snooping On Users’ Snapchat Data Via Secret Project
The post Facebook Accused Of Snooping On Users’ Snapchat Data Via Secret Project appeared first on Facecrooks. Four years ago, advertisers filed a lawsuit against Facebook alleging the company was using its access to user data to stifle competitors. However,…
Facebook Could Get Hit With “Heavy” Fines In New Privacy Probe
The post Facebook Could Get Hit With “Heavy” Fines In New Privacy Probe appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is often under the microscope for its data and privacy practices, especially in Europe, where the European Union recently introduced a strict…
It’s Shockingly Easy To Get Around Facebook’s Content Moderation Rules
The post It’s Shockingly Easy To Get Around Facebook’s Content Moderation Rules appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to tout its ability to detect and remove spam, misinformation, and other offensive content using artificial intelligence. However, a recent report from…
Facebook Shuts Down Critical Tool For Tracking Fake News
The post Facebook Shuts Down Critical Tool For Tracking Fake News appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, Facebook announced that it’s shutting down a data tool used by academics, researchers, and journalists to track fake news and misinformation on the…
Facebook Will Make Its “Pay For Privacy” Model Cheaper To Appease Regulators
The post Facebook Will Make Its “Pay For Privacy” Model Cheaper To Appease Regulators appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook introduced a plan for European users to pay for an ad-free experience, advocates immediately blasted the company for forcing users…
US Government Investigating Facebook For Role In Illegal Drug Sales
The post US Government Investigating Facebook For Role In Illegal Drug Sales appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has routinely been criticized for failing to stop the sale of illegal goods on Marketplace. However, the company has thus far been able…
Lawmakers Urge Facebook To Kill “Coercive” Privacy Fee
The post Lawmakers Urge Facebook To Kill “Coercive” Privacy Fee appeared first on Facecrooks. Several months ago, Facebook rolled out a controversial subscription plan for European users that would allow them to pay a monthly fee to opt out of…
Facebook VR Headsets Are Vulnerable To “Inception-Style” Hack
The post Facebook VR Headsets Are Vulnerable To “Inception-Style” Hack appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is no stranger to hackers attempting to steal sensitive data from its users online. However, the company may also be facing these threats in virtual…
Facebook And Instagram Ran Ads For Deepfake App Featuring Nude Underage Celebrity
The post Facebook And Instagram Ran Ads For Deepfake App Featuring Nude Underage Celebrity appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has come under scrutiny in recent months for failing to stop the spread of deepfake content, and it seems like the…
Lawmaker Demands Facebook To Explain How It Protects Girls From Predators
The post Lawmaker Demands Facebook To Explain How It Protects Girls From Predators appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, The New York Times published a bombshell report detailing how some parents are building Facebook and Instagram followings for their children,…
41 States Call On Facebook To Take “Immediate Action” To Help Hacking Victims
The post 41 States Call On Facebook To Take “Immediate Action” To Help Hacking Victims appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past year, US states have banded together to bring legal action against Facebook for allegedly causing harm to young…
Facebook and Other Meta Owned Properties Suffer Mass Outage
The post Facebook and Other Meta Owned Properties Suffer Mass Outage appeared first on Facecrooks. Many users feared the worst when they were automatically logged out and subsequently locked out of their Facebook accounts. It was easy to assume that…
Facebook Allows Ads For Illegal Drugs Like LSD And Mushrooms
The post Facebook Allows Ads For Illegal Drugs Like LSD And Mushrooms appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook relies heavily on artificial intelligence to detect and remove content that violates its policies, including the advertising it allows on its platforms. However,…
Facebook Wins Big Victory Against Spyware Firm
The post Facebook Wins Big Victory Against Spyware Firm appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is well-known for collecting troves of sensitive user information. However, the company can get fiercely protective when other parties try to use its platforms to do…
Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook Of “Massive, Illegal” Data Collection
The post Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook Of “Massive, Illegal” Data Collection appeared first on Facecrooks. Last year, Facebook introduced a subscription model for European users that allowed them to either consent to data tracking or pay a monthly fee to…
Facebook Subscription Feature Reportedly Allows For Child Exploitation
The post Facebook Subscription Feature Reportedly Allows For Child Exploitation appeared first on Facecrooks. The Facebook-owned platform Instagram has long been the main tool influencers have used to carve out a career online. Many parents even use it to promote…
Hackers Are Using Fake Oculus Accounts To Get Facebook Users Suspended
The post Hackers Are Using Fake Oculus Accounts To Get Facebook Users Suspended appeared first on Facecrooks. Hackers are always searching for ways to compromise users’ Facebook accounts, and it seems like they’ve found an alarming new shortcut. According to…
Facebook Creates Team To Stop AI Disinformation In Elections
The post Facebook Creates Team To Stop AI Disinformation In Elections appeared first on Facecrooks. Ever since the controversial 2016 US presidential election, Facebook has been heavily criticized for not doing enough to stop the spread of damaging political misinformation.…
New Facebook Funeral Scam Targets Grieving Families
The post New Facebook Funeral Scam Targets Grieving Families appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s not surprising that Facebook scammers constantly think of new ways to take advantage of users. However, it can be shocking just how far they’re willing to…
Consumer Advocates Warn About “Epidemic Of Fraud” On Facebook
The post Consumer Advocates Warn About “Epidemic Of Fraud” On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. By now, it’s well known that Facebook is a ripe target for hackers and scammers. However, the social media giant doesn’t seem to be keeping…
New York City Sues Facebook For Allegedly Harming Kids
The post New York City Sues Facebook For Allegedly Harming Kids appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past year, dozens of US states have brought devastating lawsuits against Facebook, claiming that the company has intentionally created addictive products and ignored…
200,000 Facebook Marketplace User Records Leaked Online
The post 200,000 Facebook Marketplace User Records Leaked Online appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is unfortunately no stranger to data breaches, and it seems like a big one may have victimized Facebook Marketplace users this week. According to multiple reports,…
Facebook Says Risk Of Account Theft From Recycled Phone Numbers Isn’t Its Problem To Solve
The post Facebook Says Risk Of Account Theft From Recycled Phone Numbers Isn’t Its Problem To Solve appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to tout its security measures, but many vulnerabilities still exist in the company’s systems. For example, privacy…
Facebook Reportedly Considering Censoring The Word “Zionist”
The post Facebook Reportedly Considering Censoring The Word “Zionist” appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has a notoriously hard time moderating content around sensitive religious and political issues, and the ongoing war in the Middle East has brought the issue into…
Facebook Announces New Efforts To Help Teens Avoid Sextortion Scams
The post Facebook Announces New Efforts To Help Teens Avoid Sextortion Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, a lawmaker in South Carolina brought a devastating lawsuit against Facebook after his son fell victim to a sextortion scam and committed…
Finance App Accuses Facebook Of Being A “Hotbed” For Scams
The post Finance App Accuses Facebook Of Being A “Hotbed” For Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past year, financial institutions around the world have sounded the alarm about the rise of investment scams on social media, particularly on…
Facebook Vows To Crack Down On Deceptive Content By Labeling AI-Generated Images
The post Facebook Vows To Crack Down On Deceptive Content By Labeling AI-Generated Images appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this week, Facebook’s own Oversight Board blasted the company for its confusing policies on deepfakes and other misleading content. Now, just…
Facebook Oversight Board Says Company’s Rules Allow Fake Video Calling Biden Pedophile
The post Facebook Oversight Board Says Company’s Rules Allow Fake Video Calling Biden Pedophile appeared first on Facecrooks. As the 2024 US presidential election looms on the horizon, attention is once again being paid to Facebook and its handling of…
Facebook Whistleblower Says Hearing With Zuckerberg Could Signal Big Change For User Privacy
The post Facebook Whistleblower Says Hearing With Zuckerberg Could Signal Big Change For User Privacy appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared before a Senate committee to address child sexual exploitation on his platforms.…
Facebook Founder Zuckerberg Appears Before Congress And Apologizes For Harm To Children
The post Facebook Founder Zuckerberg Appears Before Congress And Apologizes For Harm To Children appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared before a Senate committee hearing called “Big Tech and the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis”…
Facebook Approves Pro-Anorexia And Drug Ads Made With Its Own AI Tool
The post Facebook Approves Pro-Anorexia And Drug Ads Made With Its Own AI Tool appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook consistently finds itself in trouble for the controversial ads it allows on its platforms, but a new study from Tech Transparency…
Lawmaker Sues Facebook After Son Dies By Suicide
The post Lawmaker Sues Facebook After Son Dies By Suicide appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook gets hit with another lawsuit seemingly every week over its treatment of young users, but the one filed recently by a South Carolina lawmaker is…
Facebook Among The Worst At Collecting Data From Apps For Kids
The post Facebook Among The Worst At Collecting Data From Apps For Kids appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is currently in hot water with dozens of US states that are suing the social media giant for allegedly endangering young users,…
Facebook Collects Your Data Through Push Notifications Even When The App Is Closed
The post Facebook Collects Your Data Through Push Notifications Even When The App Is Closed appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s not a secret that Facebook collects as much of our data as it can get its hands on. However, it’s…
Facebook Reverses Decision On Controversial Anti-Trans Post
The post Facebook Reverses Decision On Controversial Anti-Trans Post appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is under fire again for its content moderation practices, this time for how it deals with offensive posts about the trans community. This week, the Facebook…
Facebook Urged To Enforce Hate Speech Rules For Holocaust Denial Content
The post Facebook Urged To Enforce Hate Speech Rules For Holocaust Denial Content appeared first on Facecrooks. When Facebook created the semi-independent Oversight Board several years ago, it wanted to hand off responsibility for making some of its toughest content…
Facebook Will Now Let European Users Unlink Their Data Across Platforms
The post Facebook Will Now Let European Users Unlink Their Data Across Platforms appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook often finds itself in trouble overseas for its data and privacy practices, especially in European countries with much stricter rules than the…
More Than One Third Of Facebook Marketplace Ads Could Be Scams
The post More Than One Third Of Facebook Marketplace Ads Could Be Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook Marketplace scams are a sadly commonplace occurrence on the platform, and recent reports indicate the problem may be getting even worse. For…
Lawsuit Claims Over 100,000 Children On Facebook Are Sent Sex Abuse Material Every Day
The post Lawsuit Claims Over 100,000 Children On Facebook Are Sent Sex Abuse Material Every Day appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, the state of New Mexico filed a lawsuit against Facebook for failing to protect children and for recommending…
Facebook Bans Ads For Board Game About Voting Over “Sensitive Social Issues”
The post Facebook Bans Ads For Board Game About Voting Over “Sensitive Social Issues” appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook loves to rely on artificial intelligence to detect and remove problematic content on its platform. The only problem is that sometimes…
More Than 100 Deepfake Ads Featuring British Prime Minister Spread On Facebook
The post More Than 100 Deepfake Ads Featuring British Prime Minister Spread On Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook scammers are constantly seeking new ways to fool users, and deepfake videos are at the very cutting edge. But in addition…
Man Is Suing Facebook, 27 Women For “Are We Dating The Same Guy” Facebook Group
The post Man Is Suing Facebook, 27 Women For “Are We Dating The Same Guy” Facebook Group appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, a man in Chicago filed a $75 million lawsuit against 27 women and Facebook for defamation, doxing,…
Facebook Will Make It Harder For Teens To See Harmful Content
The post Facebook Will Make It Harder For Teens To See Harmful Content appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook introduced a new feature that will hide certain types of harmful content and restrict specific search terms for users under…
Privacy Expert Weighs In On If Users Should Delete Their Facebook Profiles
The post Privacy Expert Weighs In On If Users Should Delete Their Facebook Profiles appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook may be one of the world’s largest social media companies, but its policies and philosophy on privacy stems largely from one…
Facebook Suspends Then Reinstates Popular Conservative Account
The post Facebook Suspends Then Reinstates Popular Conservative Account appeared first on Facecrooks. In today’s increasingly polarized political environment, very few issues unite both sides of the spectrum. However, criticizing Facebook is the rare one that does. Both liberals and…
Facebook Introduces New Tool To Track The Websites You Visit
The post Facebook Introduces New Tool To Track The Websites You Visit appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s business model has come under increasing pressure in recent years as consumer privacy advocates and lawmakers have demanded the company stop collecting so…
Fake Facebook Ads Scam Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars From Small Business Owner
The post Fake Facebook Ads Scam Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars From Small Business Owner appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that Facebook scammers often impersonate businesses to trick unsuspecting users into forking over money. And while the cost…
Facebook Is Still Making Billions In Ad Revenue From Kids’ Data
The post Facebook Is Still Making Billions In Ad Revenue From Kids’ Data appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this year, dozens of states sued Facebook for allegedly harming young users and putting profit above their safety. However, the extent to…
Man Sues Facebook For Not Deactivating Deceased Veteran’s Account Used In Crypto Scam
The post Man Sues Facebook For Not Deactivating Deceased Veteran’s Account Used In Crypto Scam appeared first on Facecrooks. Scammers will do anything to make a quick buck on Facebook — even taking over the account of a deceased Army…
Police Department Criticized For Disabling Facebook Comments After Violent Posts
The post Police Department Criticized For Disabling Facebook Comments After Violent Posts appeared first on Facecrooks. When it comes to free speech and censorship, Facebook lives in a murky legal area. Earlier this week, the police department in Everett, Washington,…
Former Facebook Engineer Says “People You May Know” Feature Fueled Child Exploitation
The post Former Facebook Engineer Says “People You May Know” Feature Fueled Child Exploitation appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook’s algorithms are designed to help like-minded users find each another and connect. However, that mission can backfire in a big way…
International Bank Aims To Crack Down On Facebook Marketplace Scams
The post International Bank Aims To Crack Down On Facebook Marketplace Scams appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook Marketplace scams are always a big problem, but they reach a new level entirely around the holidays. According to international financial institution Banco…
Facebook Oversight Board Reinstates Controversial Videos Of Middle East Conflict
The post Facebook Oversight Board Reinstates Controversial Videos Of Middle East Conflict appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has been accused in recent weeks of demoting or blocking content on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war, sparking outrage in both Israeli…
Facebook Scam Targets The Funeral Of A Popular Politician
The post Facebook Scam Targets The Funeral Of A Popular Politician appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook scammers often capitalize on current events to attract interest. However, some scammers in Australia went a bridge too far when they created numerous fake…
Facebook Quietly Introduces Feature Accused Of Censoring Content
The post Facebook Quietly Introduces Feature Accused Of Censoring Content appeared first on Facecrooks. This week, Facebook introduced a new feature for Instagram and Threads users that will allow them to deprioritize fact-checked content in their feeds. And while this…
Facebook Sues FTC To Block Ban On Monetizing Kids’ Data
The post Facebook Sues FTC To Block Ban On Monetizing Kids’ Data appeared first on Facecrooks. This past spring, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that Facebook violated a 2020 privacy agreement by collecting and monetizing data from users…
Facebook Scrapes User Photos To Generate AI Images
The post Facebook Scrapes User Photos To Generate AI Images appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, Facebook quietly announced a bunch of updates to its AI tools, including a new AI generator called “Imagine” that lets users create or “remix”…
Child Safety Advocates Blast Facebook Encryption Again
The post Child Safety Advocates Blast Facebook Encryption Again appeared first on Facecrooks. Last week, Facebook finally made end-to-end encryption the default privacy setting for all Facebook Messenger users after years of promising the technology. And while some civil rights…
Facebook Approves Ads Featuring Violent Hate Speech Against Women Journalists
The post Facebook Approves Ads Featuring Violent Hate Speech Against Women Journalists appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook is once again under fire this week for controversial ads it allows on its platform, with advocacy group Global Witness reporting that the…
State Attorney General Accuses Facebook Of Creating A “Marketplace” For Child Predators
The post State Attorney General Accuses Facebook Of Creating A “Marketplace” For Child Predators appeared first on Facecrooks. States across the country are currently suing Facebook for endangering young users. However, the New Mexico attorney general went a step further…
Consumer Rights Group Files Complaint Against Facebook Alleging It’s Charging Users For Privacy
The post Consumer Rights Group Files Complaint Against Facebook Alleging It’s Charging Users For Privacy appeared first on Facecrooks. Last month, Facebook rolled out a paid subscription model in Europe that allows users to pay a monthly fee to opt…
Disinformation Researcher Says She Was Fired After Pressure From Facebook
The post Disinformation Researcher Says She Was Fired After Pressure From Facebook appeared first on Facecrooks. There’s no doubt that Facebook has many problems on its plate, but one of the biggest is the spread of disinformation. However, according to…
Facebook Is Reportedly Struggling To Detect And Remove Child Abuse Content
The post Facebook Is Reportedly Struggling To Detect And Remove Child Abuse Content appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook has always had a hard time staying ahead of bad actors seeking to exploit the platform. However, the degree to which the…
Facebook Takes Down Thousands Of Fake Chinese Profiles Attempting To Influence Election
The post Facebook Takes Down Thousands Of Fake Chinese Profiles Attempting To Influence Election appeared first on Facecrooks. Ever since the controversial presidential election of 2016, Facebook has been plagued by accusations that it isn’t doing enough to stop the…
Privacy Group Blasts Facebook’s Paid Ad-Free Version
The post Privacy Group Blasts Facebook’s Paid Ad-Free Version appeared first on Facecrooks. Earlier this month, Facebook launched a paid ad-free subscription service in Europe to comply with strict European data regulations. However, a prominent privacy advocacy group is launching…
Unsealed Documents Reveal Facebook Has An “Open Secret” Of Millions Of Underage Users
The post Unsealed Documents Reveal Facebook Has An “Open Secret” Of Millions Of Underage Users appeared first on Facecrooks. Late last month, 33 states filed a suit against Facebook alleging that the company has purposely engineered its platforms to addict…
Businessman Warns People To “Never Ever” Buy Anything From Facebook Advertisers After Deepfake Scam
The post Businessman Warns People To “Never Ever” Buy Anything From Facebook Advertisers After Deepfake Scam appeared first on Facecrooks. Facebook scammers are always trying to find innovative ways to separate users from their hard-earned money, and deepfake videos are…
Facebook Approves Ads Calling For Genocide, Assassination, And More
The post Facebook Approves Ads Calling For Genocide, Assassination, And More appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that Facebook makes a huge chunk of its revenue from advertising, so the company has a strong financial incentive to allow as…
Facebook Is Tracking Teens Online As They Prep For College
The post Facebook Is Tracking Teens Online As They Prep For College appeared first on Facecrooks. Over the past year, Facebook has repeatedly been criticized for collecting sensitive data via the controversial Meta Pixel tool that it has installed on…
Facebook Breaks Up Its Ethical AI Watchdog Group
The post Facebook Breaks Up Its Ethical AI Watchdog Group appeared first on Facecrooks. In recent years, Facebook has increasingly relied on artificial intelligence to handle everything from suggesting friends to detecting scams. However, while the social media giant is…