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Britain asks Facebook for information about suspected Russian influence in Brexit

Global Politics

A British parliamentary committee investigating “fake news” and suspected foreign interference in politics said Tuesday it has asked Facebook for details on Russian-linked ads used during the Brexit vote and June’s general election.

Facebook IPO: Discussing the social network’s mobile question

Environment

Internet addiction and depression

Health & Medicine

New tuition-free online university

Business, Economics and Jobs

Lonely In A Digital Age

British Prime Minister Unfriends Social Media

Conflict & Justice

Cameron suggested putting curbs on social networking sites when police determine they’re used to plot an illegal act.

LinkedIn Goes Public Amid Competitive Tech Environment

LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals is scheduled to set share prices today, and then start selling Thursday. This event comes as there is great demand by investors for more companies like LinkedIn and Facebook to go public. And while investors are itching to invest in these companies, these same businesses are going to […]

The World

The virtual closet: is Facebook changing the way people come out?

Arts, Culture & Media

Our topic for today’s tech segment is how social networking sites are changing the way gay people come out — or are outed by others.

The World

Privacy in the time of Facebook

Conflict & Justice

Facebook executives are preparing for a ?privacy summit’ to discuss the site’s controversial new default privacy settings. But in a world of over-sharing online, does privacy even matter anymore?

The World

Is Facebook going too far with privacy changes?

Conflict & Justice

Facebook users have become wary of the privacy settings on the social networking site, and now lawmakers may also be taking a closer look at the company and whether the public has enough protections on the website.