Facebook stops hundreds of applications
Facebook has suspended over 400 applications after deciding if they had shared the personal information of the users in an unfair manner. According to…
Facebook Purges US Election-Meddling Fakes
New York Times newspaper gave report Tuesday, July 31, that the online social media company Facebook has discovered & purged fake Facebook accounts that were…
Facebook didn’t meet expectations
Facebook didn’t meet market expectations Facebook reported strong growth in both revenues and profits. But the stock fell because the results showed weaker growth than…
Facebook buys wind power from Jæren for 15 years
The German investor Luxcara has sold power production from the 70 turbines in Bjerkreim Vindpark from the beginning of 2019 for 15 years to Facebook….
Smuggled goods group on Facebook closed down
The Facebook group for people who wanted to buy smuggled cigarettes,liquor and beer has been closed down. 4,500 people had joined the group. In…
Several thousand are members of a smuggler’s page on Facebook
Over 4,500 people are members of a Facebook group for people who want to buy smuggled goods such as cigarettes, spirits, and beers. In…
The state is spending more and more money on Facebook
Norwegian authorities pay Facebook more and more money to spread posts. Social Scientists believe it could be problematic. The ministries’ use of money on…
Four of ten have lost faith in Facebook
41 per cent of Norwegians said that the Cambridge Analytica case has had a negative impact on their confidence in Facebook. At the same time,…
Facebook removes more posts with extremist content
Facebook has removed twice as many posts with extremist content during the first three months of the year compared with the previous quarter. 1.9…
Nearly 40,000 Norwegians may have shared data with controversial analysis company
37,550 Norwegian Facebook users may have shared data with the analysis company, Cambridge Analytica in violation of the company’s rules. 37,550 Norwegian Facebook users…
Facebook, Google, Alibaba beware
Facebook, Google, Alibaba and others beware Shareholders of Facebook, Google, Alibaba and others should tremble, the European Union (EU), including the European Economic Union (EØS)…
Google and Facebook risk Norwegian tax of NOK 150 million
If the EU’s new rules are adopted this week, and apply to Norway,Google and Facebook may have to pay more than NOK 150 million in…
Facebook will let users rate trust of news media
Facebook will ask its two billion users to rank the trust of different news sites. The measure is part of the online giant’s fight against…
Facebook could become your bank
A new EU Banking Directive will enter into force on January the 13th, 2018. The directive opens the way for Facebook to become your bank….
Facebook launches message app for children
Facebook will launch a version of its messaging app for children aged between six and twelve years old. ‘There is a need for a chat…
Facebook and Google can dominate ‘adwords’ in Norway
Experts predict that a quarter of sales in the Norwegian advertising and media market in 2018 will go to Facebook and Google. According to…
Facebook with details on “Troll factory”
Facebook with new details on Russian “Troll factory” Facebook estimates that 126 million Americans received content from the Russian company before and after the US…
Never a dull day with Donald J. Trump in office
Never a dull day with the Trump administration The Trump Administration definitely doesn’t let much water pass under the bridge between controversies. The US…
Collaboration to reveal fake news
Collaboration between Facebook, Faktisk.no and Media Authority to reveal fake news Is it possible to detect fake news? the Media Authority has entered into a…
Malware spreads on Facebook
Malware spreads on Facebook A malware (virus) rages on Facebook and spread rapidly through messages sent to friends. The malware creates messages that are sent…
