Facebook, the wildly popular social networking platform, continued to see its user base skyrocket last year, but it was also stung by a near-constant barrage of criticism from privacy advocates that ...

The Safety Check was activated for Paris attacks but not for Beirut bombings. — -- Facebook has responded to criticism it received after some users questioned why a safety check was activated for ...

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (WICS) — Tropical Storm Harvey has threatened the safety of people across Southern Texas and that leaves loved ones wondering if someone in Harvey's path is okay. "They've mostly ...

Facebook is updating its Safety Check feature to make it easier for people to find or give help such as food, shelter or transportation during local disasters. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt ...

Facebook is setting up a new advisory board to improve user safety on its social networking site, it said on Sunday. Online safety organizations Common Sense Media, ConnectSafely, WiredSafety, ...

In the wake of high profile cyber-bullying cases — such as the one that led to a teenage suicide in 2006 — social networking sites have been tightening the belt on Internet security. Pushing itself to ...

LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O), opens new tab will fuel more violent unrest around the world unless it stops its algorithms pushing extreme and divisive content, whistleblower Frances ...

Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter and son, Steven can be found pedaling around ...