Explosives court docs claims Facebook let Netflix peek into user DMs
Social media giant Meta allowed Netflix access to Facebook users’ direct messages for nearly a decade, violating anticompetitive practices and privacy rules, explosive court documents allege. The court documents, released last week, are part of a larger antitrust lawsuit brought by U.S. citizens Maximilian Klein and Sarah Grabert, who argue that Netflix and Facebook “enjoy […]
Agent Says FBI Spends Hours Questioning People over Facebook Posts
A Stillwater, Oklahoma, woman said FBI agents came to her home to question her about her online activities after Facebook provided screenshots of her posts. The woman, who identified herself as Laura Abdel-Jawad, was questioned by investigators about the post. After the incident, her lawyer Hassan Sibley shared a video clip of the encounter called […]
Oklahoma woman interrogated by FBI over Facebook posts, agent says he grills Americans about social media posts ‘every day
Her attorney said the video shows the Oklahoma woman being questioned by FBI agents about her social media posts. One of the alleged FBI agents is seen on video admitting that he grilled Americans about their social media posts “all day, every day.” Laura Abdel-Jawad reportedly confronted FBI agents at her home in Stillwater, Oklahoma. […]
Facebook Gave Netflix Access to Private User Messages, Scuttled Video Service for Sweetheart Ads Deal
Newly released court filings in Mark Zuckerberg’s antitrust lawsuit against Meta reveal that Facebook’s short-lived streaming service Watch was allegedly shut down to protect its advertising deal with Netflix. . The heartwarming agreement between the two Silicon Valley giants also includes giving the streaming platform access to Facebook analytics and even private user messages. gizmodo […]
NYC woman finds long-lost friend with help of old photo and lucky Facebook post
An old photo album, a social media plea, and a significant amount of luck helped an Upper West Side woman reunite with a friend she hadn’t heard from in 30 years. A few years ago, when Jennifer Carcano found a charming photo in her scrapbook of herself and an older girl growing up in the […]
Parental rights champion demands answers after Facebook allegedly branded her with child sexual abuse warning
A California-based parent’s rights advocate recently discovered that when she searched her name on Instagram and Facebook, she was greeted with a warning that “child sexual abuse is illegal.” Sonya ShawThe Chino Valley Unified School District president and Christian’s mother is now demanding answers from the tech giant that allegedly did the same thing multiple […]
Facebook revived the ‘Poke’ feature — and Gen Z loves it
Flirting like it was in the early 2010s. The “Poke” feature is back on Facebook. Gen Z loves this feature. Back in the heyday of Facebook, poking was all the rage, with people using this feature as a way to flirt, get someone’s attention, annoy their friends, and start poking wars. . In early 2024, […]
eBay and Facebook Marketplace fuel NYC’s shoplifting economy
The shoplifting epidemic, which costs New York state retailers $4.4 billion a year, is creating a shadow resale economy from eBay to dealerships, The Post has learned. In New York City alone, shoplifting cases increased by 64% from June 2019 to June 2023. According to the Criminal Justice Council. In 2022, the total shop loss […]
‘ZUCKERSCHMUCK’: Trump blasts TikTok ban for potentially boosting Facebook
‘The Big Weekend Show’ panelists react to President Biden and former President Trump’s take on proposed TikTok ban. source
Facebook, Instagram down for some users as Meta experiences spike in outages for second time in two weeks
Facebook, Instagram and Messenger were down on Wednesday, with nearly 2,000 users around the world reporting being unable to log in to the popular social media platforms, according to DownDetector. DownDetector reports that meth-owned sites began proliferating around 10 a.m. ET and quickly snowballed. The tracking site found that of the approximately 1,700 people who […]