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Photo: Lionel Bonaventure (Getty Images)Google has kicked nine Android apps with more than 5.8 million combined downloads off its Play Store after researchers discovered they contained malicious code used to steal users’ Facebook login credentials, according to the Russian anti-virus software firm Dr. Web.As reported by Ars Technica, these trojan apps were designed to look and function like legitimate services for photo editing, exercising, clearing up storage space on your device, and providing daily horoscopes, Dr. Web’s malware analysts said in a post this week. In reality, this was all elaborate front to trick users into sharing their Facebook usernames and passwords.Here’s how the scheme worked: Each offered users an option to unlock all the apps’ functions and get rid of in-app ads by logging into their Facebook accounts, which likely wouldn’t raise too many eyebrows since a lot of mobile services let you sync your social media accounts. Upon choosing this option, the apps would then load a legitimate Facebook login page containing fields for entering usernames and passwords.  » Read More

Facebook launches extraordinary broadside against Britain's markets watchdog over its plans to block a £290m takeover dealBy Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:51 EDT, 3 July 2021 | Updated: 16:51 EDT, 3 July 2021 Facebook has launched an extraordinary broadside against Britain's markets watchdog over its plans to block a $400million (£290million) takeover deal. The US tech giant has slammed the Competition and Markets Authority for meddling in its plans to buy another US firm, Giphy. Facebook said Giphy has no sales, assets, employees or customers in the UK. But the CMA has pledged to take action against any take­overs that harm UK consumers – even if they take place overseas and involve non-British companies.  Thumbs down: The US tech giant has slammed the Competition and Markets Authority for meddling in its plans to buy another US firm, GiphyGiphy provides GIFs, which are animated images that users can post on social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The CMA is investigating whether the deal could cause irreversible harm to Giphy's rivals.  » Read More

Skip to main content HomeElectionsInvestigationsNewsNational PoliticsUSA TODAYChris Mueller   | Sheboygan PressSHEBOYGAN - Bob Ryan, a former mayor of Sheboygan, has died. Ryan's wife, Mary, announced his death in a Facebook post Friday morning. Ryan was elected mayor in 2009 but was removed by voters in 2012 in the city's first-ever mayoral recall election, which was prompted by Ryan's public struggles with alcohol.Ryan had also served as an alderman in Sheboygan before he was elected mayor.He is survived by his wife and three children.Contact Chris Mueller at 920-996-7267 or cmueller@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @AtChrisMueller. Facebook Twitter Email  » Read More

by: Courtney Cortright Posted: Jul 2, 2021 / 07:22 PM EDT / Updated: Jul 2, 2021 / 11:12 PM EDT GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — An associate professor from East Carolina University said he has resigned after a controversial Facebook post regarding Juneteenth. Last week, a post that said “Hey there. How about **** Juneteenth!!!” circulated on Facebook and social media. The post was on Monte Miller’s Facebook page on June 25. On Thursday, he resigned his position as an associate professor at the ECU School of Social Work. He had been with the university since 2005. Fourth of July fireworks and other celebrations in Eastern North Carolina CLICK HERE to sign up for our WNCT email newsletters Miller also told 9OYS he never made the post and believed in light of what had happened concerning the social media outrage over it that he should retire. “This whole thing has just been a personal assault,” Miller said in a phone interview Friday.  » Read More

Guardian Australia has struck a deal with Facebook to licence news content to the platform’s News tab.After months of lengthy negotiations between the two companies since the passage of the federal government’s news media bargaining code in February, Guardian Australia’s managing director, Dan Stinton, announced the agreement with Facebook had been reached on Friday.“Guardian journalism is already a trusted source of news on Facebook in Australia, so we welcome the opportunity to licence our content to the platform. We look forward to partnering with Facebook to make the launch of News tab a success,” Stinton said.Facebook’s news partnerships lead for Australia and New Zealand, Andrew Hunter, welcomed the agreement.“We are pleased to partner with Guardian Australia to bring additional news posts to Facebook,” he said. “Facebook will continue to work with a variety of publishers to support the sustainability of Australia’s news industry.”Facebook’s News tab has yet to launch in Australia, but will be a dedicated news feed for journalism on Facebook, curated by Facebook staff.  » Read More

The perils of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines have been well-documented, but that doesn’t mean that fake news has stopped spreading. For his part, Ron Klain, who operates as the White House chief of staff, thinks Facebook needs to step their game up when it comes to halting the spread of misinformation on their platform. Speaking with Kara Swisher for a Thursday (July 1) episode of The New York Times’ Sway podcast, Klain points to social media as a set of platforms that need to improve the way they deal with misleading posts about the vaccines. “Look, I think the platforms need to do better. I think particularly Facebook needs to do better,” Klain says. “And I need to give them some credit in the sense that there’s a lot of accurate information on Facebook. I think Facebook itself has built a number of tools to help people find vaccines and so on and so forth. But I’ve told Mark Zuckerberg directly that when we gather groups of people who are not vaccinated and we ask them,  » Read More

The technology industry challenged the law, which was set to take effect Thursday, saying it would infringe on the First Amendment rights of online businesses.Florida lawmakers approved the law after Facebook, Twitter and YouTube suspended Trump’s accounts following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked a Florida law that would penalize social media companies for barring the speech of politicians, striking a blow to conservatives still fuming over the suspension of former President Donald Trump and allegations that Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube censor right-wing views.In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of the Northern District of Florida said the law, which would have forced social media companies to allow speech even if it violated their rules, would likely be found unconstitutional.The technology industry challenged the law, which was set to take effect Thursday, saying it would infringe on the First Amendment rights of online businesses.   » Read More

Law360 (June 30, 2021, 7:05 PM EDT) -- Delaware's Supreme Court pressed for answers Wednesday on how the law could let Facebook stockholders pursue a $90 million recovery over the social media company's defense and later settlement of litigation over an abandoned, controversial stock reclassification plan without asking company directors to act first.The questions surfaced during class arguments before the full five-member court for reversal of Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster's dismissal of the second, derivative suit in October 2020. The lower court found that class members failed to first demand action by Facebook's board on the derivative damage recovery claims arising from the first suit, or to... Stay ahead of the curve In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts, nature of suit, and more.) Access to attached documents such as briefs,  » Read More

New York (CNN Business)Starbucks knows that certain off-menu drinks dreamed up by its customers have become popular. So it's trying out a way to let people order them more easily.The company started a limited test on Tuesday that lets customers order two custom beverages through Facebook or Instagram. Customers who see the images on the social media platforms can swipe to access a special Starbucks web-page, where they can place the order. Insider previously reported on the test. On the menu are two drinks: an Iced Matcha Latte with Chai, and the Pink Drink Remixed. The matcha-chai combination was popularized on TikTok earlier this year. "I recently discovered the best drink in the world," TikToker Robin Swann, who has over 195,000 followers, said in a video. "Iced Matcha Latte with two pumps of chai, tastes like drinking the moon herself." Later, singer Lizzo posted a video of herself sipping the drink, whispering "Try it." Many people followed her advice. The Pink Drink Remixed isn't a social media special.  » Read More

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte area man called WBTV for help after buying a car - only to find out later it had twice as many miles as advertised.“April 21, 2021, I inquired about a vehicle on Facebook Marketplace,” said Reid Atwood.Atwood found a jeep commander listed for $6,900 on Facebook. The listing indicated it was driven 86,000 miles.So Atwood exchanged messages with the seller and they set up a time to meet 2 days later.“So I met a young lady there and it ended up being a gas station was the address that he gave me,” Atwood said.Atwood took the car for a drive and everything seemed fine.He says the woman said she would go get the second key and the bill of sale.“Anyway, she left and never came back. And so I thought, well, that’s a little odd,” Atwood said.Atwood messaged the seller and they agreed on a time to pick up the items at the gas station but the items,  » Read More