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Noah Kagan: Why I got fired from Facebook

Noah Kagan, one of Facebook's first ever employees, was forced to leave the up-and-coming social network in 2006, and he…

12 years ago

Facebook begins deleting fake Likes

Social network Facebook has begun deleting fake page "likes", independent data suggests. According to Pagedata, many of the site's most…

12 years ago

Project X Haren: Facebook party invite sparks riot in Netherlands

A party invitation which went viral on Facebook ended in rioting and injury after thousands of revellers descended in the…

12 years ago

Facebook suspends facial-recognition tool for Europe users

Facebook has decided to suspend the facial-recognition tool that suggests when registered users could be tagged in photographs uploaded to…

12 years ago

Facebook friends influence voting behaviour

A new research has found that a banner message on Facebook showing users' friends who had voted drove a third…

12 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg disappointed by Facebook stock

Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of social network Facebook, has spoken for the first time of the drop in his company's…

12 years ago

Facebook cracks down on services that allow users to purchase Likes in bulk

Facebook announces it is cracking down on services that allow users to purchase Likes in bulk to boost the appearance…

12 years ago

Austrian Freedom Party condamned for anti-Semitic cartoon posted by Heinz-Christian Strache

Far-right Austrian politician Heinz-Christian Strache has caused anger after posting a cartoon on Facebook, likened to anti-Semitic Nazi propaganda. Heinz-Christian…

12 years ago

Facebook shares plunge to a new low as lockup expired for initial investors

Facebook's stock plunged to an all-time low today as the market braced for the company's insiders to dump their stock…

12 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg topless picture leaked online

The internet is abuzz after pictures of Mark Zuckerberg emerged as we have never seen him before - topless and…

12 years ago

Facebook removes Australian page depicting Aboriginal people as drunks and welfare cheats

Facebook has removed an Australian page that depicted Aboriginal people as drunks and welfare cheats after a public outcry. The…

12 years ago

Facebook allows app developers to advertise on its members’ mobile-device news feeds

Facebook will allow app developers to advertise their products on its members' mobile-device news feeds. The network will charge a…

12 years ago

Bingo Friendzy, Facebook’s first real-money gambling app, launched in UK

Bingo Friendzy, Facebook’s first real-money gambling app, has been launched in UK. Developed by London-based online gambling operator Gamesys, the…

12 years ago

Not being on Facebook is a sign that you’re abnormal and dysfunctional, say psychologists

Facebook has become such a pervasive force in modern society that increasing numbers of employers, and even some psychologists believe…

12 years ago

Facebook might have more than 83 million fake users

Facebook has revealed that it believes there are now more than 83 million fake users on the social network. In…

12 years ago

UBS lost $356 million by investing in Facebook shares

Swiss bank UBS lost 349 million Swiss francs ($356 million) by investing in Facebook shares, more than halving its profits.…

12 years ago

Facebook shares fall to a new low

Facebook shares have fallen to a new low, as concerns about its mobile strategy sparked a sell-off when markets opened…

12 years ago

YSL launches Facebook-inspired eyeshadow palette

Yves Saint Laurent has launched a limited edition Facebook-inspired eyeshadow palette on July 19. Popular culture often inspires beauty collaborations;…

12 years ago

Yahoo and Facebook end their patent row and form ad alliance

Facebook and Yahoo have settled their patent row and formed an advertising alliance. Yahoo had sued Facebook in March claiming…

12 years ago

Facebook to restore previous contact emails

Facebook promises to address complaints it was responsible for wiping email contacts in some users' mobile phone address books, replacing…

12 years ago

Farmville 2 unveiled at Zynga’s Unleashed press event in San Francisco

Zynga has unveiled Farmville 2, a sequel to its most successful video game to date. Farmville 2 builds on the…

12 years ago

How to manually revert your Facebook email address

If you haven't looked closely at your Facebook contact information in a while, then it may come as a surprise.…

12 years ago

Facebook changes users email address without notification

Facebook has taken it upon itself to change its 900 million users' email address and replace it with one that…

12 years ago

Facebook buys facial recognition start-up Face.com

Facebook has decided to buy an Israeli startup specializing in facial recognition technology - Face.com. The firm already provides software…

12 years ago

Facebook to pay $10M to charity to settle “Like” lawsuit

Facebook will pay $10 million to charity to settle a lawsuit over the way it used "social" ads. Known as…

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