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267 Million Facebook Accounts Sold On Dark Web For $500
Thankfully, the data didn't include passwords

267 Million Facebook Accounts Sold On Dark Web For $600

The data includes everything from email addresses, names, phone numbers, Facebook IDs, dates of birth, age, and more. Thankfully, the data didn't include passwords. Still, the information is enough for phishing campaigns and other online frauds.

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Charanjeet Singh

 

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Virus misinformation flourishes in online protest groups

Virus misinformation flourishes in online protest groups

“Social distancing is the new way to control you, your family and your behavior,” another commenter warns. The loose network of Facebook groups spurring protests of stay-at-home orders across the country have fast become a hotbed of misinformation, conspiracy theories and skepticism around the...

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AMANDA SEITZ
Associated Press

 

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Study: White Supremacist Groups Are ‘Thriving’ On Facebook, Despite Extremist Ban

Study: White Supremacist Groups Are ‘Thriving’ On Facebook, Despite Extremist Ban

With many Americans vulnerable to fascist ideologies during the pandemic, the study warns, Facebook could be fertile ground for recruitment.

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Christopher Mathias
HuffPost

 

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Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Are Dividing People Yet It Turned A Blind Eye
just to appear neutral rather than promoting social good

Facebook Knew Its Algorithms Are Dividing People Yet It Turned A Blind Eye

According to a new report, Facebook's internal research had found that its algorithms "exploit the human brain's attraction to divisiveness." But top Facebook executives killed or weakened all the internal efforts raise to make the platform less divisive.

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Facebook may be headed to the 'graveyard of dinosaurs': former Unilever CEO

Facebook may be headed to the 'graveyard of dinosaurs': former Unilever CEO

Imagine co-founder and former long-time Unilever CEO Paul Polman speaks out on Facebook's recent actions.

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“It’s a major wake-up call for Facebook. I think they’ll rally to the challenge. If they don’t, we’ll visit them soon in the graveyard of dinosaurs,” said Polman, now speaking as the co-founder of Imagine, on Yahoo Finance’s The First Trade.

Brian Sozzi
Editor-at-Large

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