Financial expert taking Facebook to UK court over fake ads
Apr 23, 2018
A personal finance expert is suing Facebook at Britain's High Court, claiming the social media company is allowing the publication of scam ads featuring his name.
Travel ban case is justices' first dive into Trump policy
Apr 23, 2018
Supreme Court justices' first deep dive into a Trump administration policy comes in a dispute over the administration's ban on travel from some countries with majority Muslim populations.
UK calls on social media firms to better protect children
Apr 22, 2018
Britain's health secretary has threatened to introduce new laws targeting online social media companies if they don't do more to protect children
Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from 'Austin Powers' films, has died
Apr 21, 2018
Actor Verne Troyer, Mini-Me from the "Austin Powers" films, has died at age 49
Memphis forward announces cancer diagnosis on social media
Apr 21, 2018
Memphis forward Karim Sameh Azab of Egypt says he has been diagnosed with leukemia lymphoma and has started treatment
Texas 8th-graders asked to list positives of slavery
Apr 21, 2018
A San Antonio charter school has apologized after a teacher asked students in an eighth grade American history class to list the positive and negative aspects of slavery
After Facebook scrutiny, is Google next?
Apr 21, 2018
Facebook has taken the lion's share of scrutiny from Congress and the media about data-handling practices that allow savvy marketers and political agents to target specific audiences, but it's far from alone
Boston Globe places columnist Kevin Cullen on paid leave
Apr 20, 2018
The Boston Globe has placed columnist Kevin Cullen on paid leave as an examination of his work is conducted
Texas appeals court dismisses revenge porn law
Apr 20, 2018
A Texas appeals court says a state law that punishes those who post intimate images from previous or current relationships online without consent is unconstitutional
Audit clears Facebook despite Cambridge Analytica leaks
Apr 20, 2018
Audit of Facebook's privacy practices found no problems, though company knew a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users