Apple tries to mine Facebook data
Facebook says no
Apple is so desperate to win its antitrust case with Epic it is hitting up other big tech empires in the hope it can dig up some dirt.
Venezuela's Maduro claims that Facebook is bananas
If I only had thyme
Venezuela's government accused Facebook of "digital totalitarianism" after it froze President Nicolas Maduro's page for 30 days for violating its policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19.
Supremes snub Facebook’s tracking case
Stop in the name of... wasting our time
The US Supreme Court rejected Facebook's bid to gut a $15 billion class-action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social media platform.
Facebook unfriended a Kurdish dissident group
Nice to know who your friends are
Social notworking site Facebook banned a Kurdish YPG dissident group because its presence on the site was offending the Turkish government and it might cause problems for its business in the country.
Facebook comes the raw prawn on Aussie content
No way are we paying for that
Facebook said it would no longer allow Australian publishers to share news on Facebook or allow Australian people to view or share international news sources.
Italian watchdog fines Facebook $8.5 million
Miffed that the outfit ignored earlier fine
Italy’s competition watchdog has fined Facebook ($8.5 million) for not complying with a request to correct improper commercial practices in its treatment of user data.
Zuckerberg wants an end to computing, sorry commuting
It is time for VR to do the job
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants commuting to work replaced with VR/AR telecommuting.
Zuckerberg might be forced into retirement
This is going to be a bad year for Facebook
Facebook is going to have such a terrible year in 2021 that Mark Zuckerberg will be forced into retirement in the following year, according to tech pundit Robert Cringley.
Facebook will launch antitrust action against Apple
This will run and run
A long-simmering public dispute between Facebook and Apple is going to result in the social notworking outfit suing the cargo cult for antitrust antics.
Facebook managed to muzzle watchdog
Information Commissioner banned from talking about Cambridge Analytica audit
In a cunning legal move, Social Notworking site Facebook has managed to prevent the UK’s information commissioner talking to parliament.