"Because our numbers are high doesn't mean there's that much more harmful content."

Facebook says it has shut down 5.4 billion fake accounts in 2019

Facebook Bots Everywhere

In a call with reporters on Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the social media company has nixed 5.4 billion fake accounts in 2019 alone.

Facebook Says It Has Shut Down 5.4 Billion Fake Accounts in 2019

That's over two thirds of the global population.

The news comes after Apple launched their own branded credit card this summer.

Google is going to start offering bank accounts

Google Bucks

According to an exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal, Google will start offering bank checking accounts to its Google Pay customers.

Google Is Going to Start Offering Bank Accounts

Will consumers trust Google with their money and financial data?

No, Mark Zuckerberg isn't about to get a first person view of your living room.

Facebook's iPhone app is secretly using your camera as you scroll

Zuckerberg is Watching

The Facebook iOS app is turning on users' camera without informing them, according to Twitter user Joshua Maddux, who uploaded a screen capture video.

Facebook’s iPhone App is Secretly Using Your Camera As You Scroll

Is this a privacy violation, or a harmless bug?

It's troubling given that CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees her, specifically, as an existential threat to the company.

Facebook's head of news founded an anti-Warren website

Strategic Hire

Facebook hired the cofounder of a media outlet that's specifically biased against Elizabeth Warren to head its recently-launched news service.

Facebook’s Head of News Founded an Anti-Warren Website

The political misinformation is coming from inside the house.

He's now in jail and facing up to 20 years in prison.

FBI meets would-be bomber on Facebook, gives him fake explosives

Foiled Plot

A white supremacist planned to blow up a synagogue, but the bombs he got from undercover FBI agents he met through Facebook were inert.

FBI Meets Would-Be Bomber on Facebook, Gives Him Fake Explosives

He planned to blow up a synagogue Friday night. Instead, he went to jail.

If Facebook considers its platform "safe" now, it's hard to imagine what it could look like if the social network doesn't quickly replace Cognizant.

The firm that deletes gore and child porn on Facebook just quit

Bye, Facebook

Cognizant, a firm providing Facebook with content moderation services, has announced that it plans to end its relationship with the social media company.

The Firm That Deletes Gore and Child Porn on Facebook Just Quit

Remember when a Facebook moderator died at his desk? The contractor he worked for is saying "bye" to Facebook.

That's what he pays thousands and thousands of traumatized workers to do.

Mark Zuckerberg refuses to look at horrible Facebook gore

Hard Pass

During his recent Congressional hearing, Mark Zuckerberg was asked if he would ever spend a day moderating Facebook. He wasn't keen on the idea.

Mark Zuckerberg Refuses to Look at Horrible Facebook Gore

Zuck says he's "not sure that [moderating Facebook] would best serve our community."

Facebook: Misleading political ads are important "discourse"

Factcheck Please

Facebook COO insists that the company doesn't run political ads, honest or not, for the money. It's all for the important "political discourse."

Facebook: Misleading Political Ads Are Important “Discourse”

Sheryl Sandberg insists disinformation "is the price of free speech."

One man burdened with medical bills said selling his kidney would give his family "a chance to improve our lives and move away from our current living conditions."

People are selling human organs on Facebook

Last Resort

People in the Phillipines are selling organs on Facebook, supplying an illegal human organ trafficking ring in exchange for some desperately-needed cash.

People Are Selling Human Organs on Facebook

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/kidney-organs-for-sale-on-facebook-in-philippines-12007964">Kidney for sale: How organs can be bought via social media in the Philippines</a> [Channel News Asia]

More on Facebook trafficking: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/traffickers-facebook-sell-endangered-bird">Traffickers Are Using Facebook to Sell Endangered Bird Skulls</a>

Developments

Desperate for cash, people are advertising their own kidneys on Facebook.

The Mind Your Own Business Act could land Facebook's CEO in prison.

New privacy bill could send Mark Zuckerberg to jail

Actions, Meet Consequences

Senator Ron Wyden's new privacy bill would hold tech companies' CEOs responsible if they lie about protecting users' personal information.

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