Economy

U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook over data leaks

Social media giant Facebook is to be investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission after details of up to 50 million users ended up in the hands of data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica.

26 March 2018

United Kingdom

Facebook launches apology campaign after data leak scandal

The social network, which boasts 2.2 billion active users, has issued adverts in major UK and US newspapers apologising for their “breach of trust”.

25 March 2018

United Kingdom

UK regulators search Cambridge Analytica offices following Facebook da

Britain is investigating whether Facebook, the world's largest social media network, did enough to protect data.

24 March 2018

Germany

Facebook users day they're disappointed but unsurprised about data mi

There were over two billion users before Cambridge Analytica's harvesting of data came to light.

22 March 2018

United Kingdom

Laws may have been broken in use of Facebook data during referendum

Evidence given by a former Facebook operations manager points to breaches in electoral law, according to Labour MP Jo Stevens.

21 March 2018

World News

We made mistakes over Cambridge Analytica data scandal, says Facebook

21 March 2018

World News

Cambridge Analytica 'could not have swayed election'

Academic Aleksandr Kogan, who completed work for the firm in 2014, says he is being scapegoated in the data harvesting scandal.

21 March 2018

United Kingdom

Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO in data row

Cambridge Analytica has suspended its CEO, Alexander Nix, in the evolving row over the improper use of the personal information of over 50 million Facebook users.

21 March 2018

Europe News

Cambridge Analytica fallout reaches Brussels

The Facebook/ Cambridge Analytica scandal has set off a political bomb in Brussels with both the European Parliament and European Commission condemning the companies' methods, if they are confirmed.

20 March 2018

World News

Norway’s Justice Minister quits her position over her facebook commen

It's after Sylvi Listhaug caused uproar accusing the opposition of being too lenient on terrorism suspects

20 March 2018

United Kingdom

Facebook's Zuckerberg summoned to UK Parliament committee

The tech giant's CEO has been summoned after the Cambridge Analytica scandal

20 March 2018

USA

Facebook shares tumble in Cambridge Analytica data breach

Facebook shares lost tens of billions of dollars in the row over the compromise of over 50 million of its accounts. Cambridge Analytica has also come under pressure over its use of a playbook of dirty political tricks.

20 March 2018

USA

Facebook under pressure over 50 million user data breach

Facebook is under pressure on both sides of the Atlantic over reports of a data breach by Cambridge Analytica that may have compromised 50 million of its users.

19 March 2018

World News

Facebook: "One of the largest data breaches in the history of the comp

Investigations have been launched in the US and UK into a data analytics firm which, it is claimed, harvested private information from more than 50 million Facebook users while developing techniques to support President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign.

18 March 2018

USA

Facebook suspends account of Trump campaign's political data firm

Cambridge Analytica has responded saying none of the acquired data had been used in the 2016 US election.

17 March 2018

United Kingdom

Far-right group Britain First banned from Facebook

The far-right group shot to international attention after Donald Trump retweeted its anti-Islamic posts. Now it’s been banned from Facebook.

14 March 2018

France

France to sue Google and Apple for 'unfair business practices'

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says it's "unacceptable" that Google and Apple unilaterally impose prices and other contractual terms on software developers, and that this is hurting France's startups.

14 March 2018

United Kingdom

London mayor shares racist hate mail in viral video

Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan reads out expletive-laden hate speech in the video, which Has so far attracted 170,000 views on Facebook.

13 March 2018

Austria

Facebook 'sorry' after banning picture of nude figurine

A picture of a nude, prehistoric figurine was banned from Facebook and called a "dangerous pornographic image". Now the social media giant has apologised.

1 March 2018

Italy

‘Will they send me back to Africa?’ – child’s fear of Italy’s far-righ

Gabriella Nobile recounted on Facebook the racist abuse her young adopted children suffered in Milan in the run-up to the Italian elections, blaming Matteo Salvini of the ex-Northern League for whipping up hatred. He has invited her for coffee.

27 February 2018