(CN) – Nearly three-quarters of Facebook users don’t know how their data are being used to inform online advertisers, according to a Pew research poll released Wednesday. If you ever used…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharing false information on Facebook is old. People over 65 and ultra conservatives shared about seven times more fake information masquerading as news on the social media…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jeff Inglis, The Conversation (THE CONVERSATION) Sometime in the political frenzy of the past…
(CN) – In a study released Wednesday, a team of economists and a social media researcher found most people would demand between $1,100 and $2,000 in exchange for giving up…
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — City council members on Tuesday are set to approve a new social media policy that establishes guidelines and best practices for employees and elected officials.…
By Robert Chappell/Madison365 Portage County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Daniel Kontos posted a meme mocking African American names Saturday to the Facebook page of the Portage County Sheriff’s Office in…
Facebook users are being duped into thinking that their accounts have been cloned thanks to a viral message that made the rounds of the social networking site over the weekend.…
By Nicholas Iovino/Courthouse News SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Mere hours after revealing that a security breach had compromised 50 million user accounts, Facebook was hit with a class action Friday…
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook officials on Friday said an attack on the social media giant’s computer network exposed information from nearly 50 million users, according to a New York Times…
MADISON, WIS. – A federal grand jury has indicted a Las Vegas, Nev. man accused of victimizing Wisconsin children by producing child pornography, extortion and threats via interstate communications, and…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A city employee’s removal Wednesday of a comment from Wausau’s official Facebook page is prompting a debate over whether such action is ethical and legal.…
By Suhauna Hussain/The Center for Public Integrity In the aftermath of a 2016 election marred by Russian online meddling, federal officials responsible for enforcing campaign finance rules have grappled with…
By S. Shyam Sundar , Pennsylvania State University Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information. This…
By Raymond Neupert/South Metro Observer WAUSAU, Wis – A pro-mining lobbying firm has claimed ownership of an advertised post that hit the Facebook feeds of Marathon County residents last weekend.…
Editor’s note: This story, first posted in late January, is being republished in response to reader feedback. Thanks to our LION partner, Berkleyside, for the information in this story. When…
By Nicholas Garton/Madison 365 Jessian grew up poor in Madison. Every day she wondered how she would eat, how she’d be safe and how she’d navigate her way to something…
Editor’s note: Thanks to our LION partner, Berkleyside, for this story. When Facebook announced last week it will show users more posts from friends and family, while hiding the news, the…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee prosecutors say a 20-year-old man used Facebook Live to arrange marijuana sales. Charging documents from the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office released Wednesday say Jeffery S. Kirk…
Social network giant lobbies to prevent state limits on facial recognition By Jared Bennettemai, the Center for Public Integrity When Chicago resident Carlo Licata joined Facebook in 2009, he did…
