You might already know that Facebook’s biggest strength isn’t the social media platform itself, but the user data it collects. The data we hand over without thinking twice is what this ...

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

Have you ever seen an awesome shirt for sale online? Or a purse? Or even a cat toy? If you found the ad on social media — and if the merchant isn’t a household name — there’s a good chance the ...

UK government body says Meta knowingly earns money from 'criminals and scammers' ...

As the holiday shopping season kicks in, you’re probably seeing lots of advertisements. In your snail mail box. In your email box. And on your social media feeds. That’s where Michael Schnackenberg ...

Given the number of phishing scams we have all faced over the past decade, most of us have developed a basic skill to spot and avoid obvious phishing emails or SMS messages. Cybercriminals are aware ...

SAN FRANCISCO - For a week in November, Facebook and Instagram featured ads that showed cash and cryptocurrency raining down on a man at his computer. The ads asked viewers if they wanted to make a ...

A new analysis of political advertisers found that the platform profits from ads that include deepfakes and other content prohibited by its own policies. Recent Meta ads have included fabricated ...

Talk about a wake-up call. American e-commerce sellers on TikTok recently learned a hard lesson about building businesses on borrowed ground. With TikTok's future hanging by a thread and its U.S. app ...