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WhatsApp may be developing a passcode protection feature for enhanced security
The feature seems to be currently in testing mode.
Microsoft, Google, Facebook, other major tech giants respond to President Obama's refugee aid call
These companies have pledged more than $650m to support over 6.3 million refugees across 20 countries.
Jeremy Corbyn cancels final Labour leadership rally over Lutfur Rahman fears
Jeremy for Labour campaign told supporters the last-minute move was because of 'popular demand'.
Hall of fame hacker discovers flaw that allows any Facebook page to be hijacked in 10 seconds
Hacker in India exposed a critical flaw in Facebook Business Manager.
Facebook cracks down on Trump supporters using 'deplorable' in their profile names
Many Trump supporters embraced the label after Hillary Clinton said half of them come from a 'basket of deplorables'.
Twitter shareholder sues company for misleading growth predictions
Shareholder Doris Shenwick claims Twitter "had knowledge of the misleading statements" made in 2014.
Alibaba shows subtle strategy to seed the world with Alipay
Technology analyst Richard Windsor of Radio Free Mobile talks about Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay.
Facebook and Twitter join NYT, CNN, AFP and more to tackle fake news on social media
The group aims to spread news literacy among social media users to prevent fake stories.
Facebook and Google bow to Israel's requests to censor violence-inciting content
Facebook granted 95% of the requests and YouTube granted 80%, Shaked said.
Facebook backtracks on 'napalm girl' censorship and reinstates iconic photograph
The controversial move sparked widespread criticism from news outlets, experts and politicians.
The emerging illiterate class is hooked on Facebook videos – and that's good news for demagogues
Millennials communicate through emojis, which means a new form of over-simplified, emotional news is emerging.
Mark Zuckerberg lambasted over Facebook's censorship of Pulitzer Prize-winning 'napalm girl' photo
Norway's Aftenposten accused Zuckerberg of abusing his power as 'the world's most powerful editor'.
Facebook sued by Northern Ireland teenager over repeated nude photo posts on its shame page
The teenager is suing both Facebook and the man responsible for posting her nude photograph.
Irish cafe says customers wanting gluten-free will need a doctor's note in controversial rant
After threatening to shoot vegans, it's not the first time the White Moose Cafe has garnered social media ire.
SpaceX owes us $50m or a free flight after destroying Amos 6 satellite, says Israel's Spacecom
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion has put lsraeli satellite operator Spacecom in dire straits.
Former British glamour model suspected of being groomed by Isis as 'jihadist bride'
Kimberley Miners admitted she has been in contact with an Islamic State recruiter in Syria.
Florida fugitive arrested after using his wanted poster as Facebook profile pic
Mack Yearwood used a wanted poster featuring his mugshot following a battery complaint
Multinationals like Starbucks and Amazon pay less tax than a sausage stand, Chancellor of Austria says
Christian Kern also criticised Google and Facebook for paying less or no taxes in Austria.
Facebook Messenger adds live video to chats in yet another swipe at rivals
New feature adds live video feed to text chats in Messenger.
Mark Zuckerberg 'deeply disappointed' SpaceX explosion blew up $200m Facebook satellite
'We will keep working' to make up for satellite's shortfall, vows Facebook CEO.
At last, Instagram enables pinch to zoom feature on photos and videos
Most requested feature finally arrives on iOS and Android app.
Sorry Facebook, but your AI news algorithms are clueless and need fixing
Facebook Trending has hit a new low in promoting content that isn't relevant and sometimes, actually fake.
Pope Francis has a private audience with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg
The tech billionaire and the Pontiff discussed ways in which technology could be used to alleviate poverty.
Do you have a right to online privacy at work? Covert 'profiling' raises ethical concerns
However, just under 50% said they still curate social media activity with job prospects in mind.
Facebook makes changes to its Trending news feature, removes descriptions
The tech giant also reportedly terminates one of its teams hired to write the descriptions.
Whatsapp and Facebook data sharing plan investigated by UK Information Commissioner
'The changes Whatsapp and Facebook are making will affect a lot of people,' the privacy watchdog said.
Mark Zuckerberg doesn't care about your holiday snaps - Facebook is there to make money
It was inevitable when Facebook bought WhatsApp for $16bn that they would share data.
WhatsApp is giving Facebook your phone number for targeted ads
Policy change comes two years after WhatsApp said its acquisition by Facebook wouldn't affect user privacy.
Google, Facebook and Twitter consciously failing to deal with extremism, say UK lawmakers
About 800 people with UK links have gone to Syria and Iraq to join Isis.
Iran: Hundreds of social media users to face trial for carrying out 'immoral activities'
Media censorship has led to many Iranians turning to weblogging in search of political news.