The social network will now require ads about political issues, not just elections, to be verified. It will also begin vetting Pages with large numbers of followers. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ac7a59fec5e9b19adb81f3c/master/pass/fbook_lock.jpg
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Facebook will now require Pages with large followers as well as political ads to be authorized (FB)
AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Facebook is changing how it manages Pages and ads on both its social network and on Instagram. The company will require political and issue-based ads and Pages with large numbers of followers to be authorized; advertisers will need to confirm their identity and location. The changes are aimed at increasing transparency and […]
Facebook announces changes to Events, Pages, Groups, and Instagram APIs
As CEO Mark Zuckerberg prepares to testify before Congress next week to answer questions about the company’s privacy and data policies, Facebook announced a slew of changes to its APIs. The changes don’t come as a surprise — Facebook already announced that it was conducting an audit of “all apps that had access to large […]
Facebook takes down over 200 accounts and pages run by the IRA, a notorious Russian troll farm
David Ramos/Getty Images Facebook announced Tuesday that it has removed 135 Facebook and Instagram accounts, and 138 Facebook pages, that were linked to the Internet Research Agency, a notorious Russian troll farm that was indicted for trying to meddle in the 2016 US election. Facebook said the 65 Instagram accounts and 138 Facebook pages reached […]
Donald Glover Brilliantly Mocks ‘Deadpool’ Cancellation with Script Pages Taking Shots at Marvel
Over the weekend, we learned the surprising and disappointing news that both FX and Donald Glover had parted ways with the Deadpool animated series they were working on with Marvel Television. This happened despite the fact that the show had been given a straight-to-series order for 10 episodes that would have seen Donald Glover writing […]
Larry Page’s autonomous air taxi ‘Cora’ flies in New Zealand
Reports surfaced in 2016 that Google co-founder (and now Alphabet CEO) Larry Page had two “flying car” projects in the works, and while we saw the Flyer recreational vehicle unveiled last year, today it’s time to meet Cora. An “air taxi” developed by Page’s Kitty Hawk company, the electric aircraft is intended for use as […]
Nintendo now allows Switch user reviews on game pages
You no longer have to head to a reseller’s site or post a social media diatribe to let others know what you think about a Switch game. Nintendo has updated its website to enable customer reviews on Switch games’ product pages — so long as you sign into your Nintendo Account, you can tell would-be […]
Did You Like or Follow Facebook Pages from a Russian Troll Farm?
Facebook released a tool that shows users if they’ve liked or followed accounts linked to a Russian troll farm. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a3d8b10dab97f2b797c4741/master/pass/FB-Counsel-FeatureArt-868719300.jpg Feed: All Latest
Equifax rival TransUnion also sends site visitors to malicious pages
Enlarge / One of the bad pages delivered after researcher Jérôme Segura visited transunioncentroamerica.com (credit: Jérôme Segura) Equifax isn’t the only credit-reporting behemoth with a website redirecting visitors to fake Adobe Flash updates. A security researcher from AV provider Malwarebytes said transunioncentroamerica.com, a TransUnion site serving people in Central America, is also sending visitors to […]
One Tinder user’s data request turned into 800 pages of probing info
Enlarge / This image is from Tinder’s “Anywhere” service, which doesn’t require a smartphone to use. Meaning, even more people will be able to cough up their data to the popular dating service. (credit: Tinder) In March of this year, German reporter Judith Duportail acted on her rights, thanks to the European Union’s data protection directive (DPD), to request […]
