150 people arrested in US-Europe darknet drug trafficking probe

Law enforcement officials in the U.S. and Europe have arrested 150 people and seized more than $31 million in an international drug trafficking investigation stemming from sales on the darknet.

Facebook Papers: Company froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

As false claims about vaccine safety threatened to undermine COVID-19 response, documents reveal that Facebook took a full month to implement changes.

How to not fall victim to cyber-crime while shopping online for the holidays

Now is the time online shoppers need to keep an eye out. “The risk of online purchases and scams goes up dramatically around the holidays because everybody’s making those purchases.”

Hackers targeting cloud services after SolarWinds breach, Microsoft warns

The group, which Microsoft calls Nobelium, has employed a new strategy to piggyback on the direct access that cloud service resellers have to their customers' IT systems.

Facebook papers: Documents reveal internal turmoil pitting profit against safety

Facebook the company is losing control of Facebook the product — and of the carefully crafted image it’s spent over a decade selling despite problems like misinformation, human trafficking, and pervasive extremist groups on its platform.

Facebook whistleblower says platform making online hate worse

Ex-Facebook data scientist turned whistleblower Frances Haugen told U.K. lawmakers Monday that the company is making online hate and extremism worse.

Facebook papers: Apple threatened to ban app over Mideast maid abuse

Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store two years ago over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast.

Facebook: Language gaps weaken platform's screening of hate, terrorism

Internal Facebook files reveal that in some of the world’s most volatile regions, terrorist content and hate speech proliferate because of the company’s language gaps.

Australia wants social media companies to seek parental consent for kids

Australia wants to make social media companies seek parental consent for users under 16 or face millions of dollars in fines, according to a draft law.

Del Valle ISD police investigates 'non-credible' social media threat

The investigation involved a post circulating nationwide which featured the same image of a gun and different school names and dates.

Trump's social media platform given 30 days to comply with licensing requirements

Trump's TRUTH Social platform has 30 days to comply with licensing requirements or it risks seeing its rights and permissions in the software automatically and permanently terminated.

Consumer watchdog orders tech companies to reveal how their payment systems operate

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function.

Hackers, ripoff claims roil Trump’s social media platform pre-launch

Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, Trump said Wednesday he's launching a new media company with its own social media platform, called TRUTH Social.

Facebook Oversight Board criticizes company for not being ‘fully forthcoming’

“On some occasions, Facebook failed to provide relevant information to the Board, while in other instances, the information it did provide was incomplete,” the Facebook Oversight Board said in its quarterly transparency report.

Donald Trump announces launch of media company, social media app

Former President Donald Trump says he’s launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its “TRUTH Social” app.

Snapchat threat against Hays County high schools sparks investigation

A threat circulating Snapchat that appeared to target students at a few Hays County high schools caused a "hold in place" at Johnson High School.

Senator asks Zuckerberg to testify about Instagram, kids

In his probe of Instagram and its impact on young people, Sen. Richard Blumenthal is asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before a Senate committee.

YouTube didn’t violate Constitution by removing QAnon videos, federal judge rules

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit filed by several “conservative content creators” who claimed YouTube banned their videos and suspended their accounts.

Facebook pays millions to settle DOJ discrimination claims in hiring process

Facebook also agreed in the settlement announced Tuesday to train its employees in anti-discrimination rules and to conduct more widespread advertising and recruitment for job opportunities in its permanent labor certification program.