MySpace lost 13 years worth of user data after botched server migrationMost photos, songs, and videos uploaded to the site between 2003 and 2015 are lost for good, site said.March 18, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Facebook sues websites that sold Instagram likes and scraped Facebook user dataFacebook files lawsuits against MGP25 Cyberint Services in Spain and against Massroot8 in the US.June 18, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Russia fines Facebook $50 for failing to comply with local data privacy lawTwitter fined the same sum last week. LinkedIn was blocked inside Russia's borders in 2016 for the same offense.April 12, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Twitter bans 936 accounts managed by the Chinese state, aimed at Hong Kong protestsTwitter will also stop accepting ads paid for by state-run news agencies.August 19, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Audible to provide free audiobooks for children & teens during COVID-19 pandemicAudiobook powerhouse Audible launches Audible Stories.March 19, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Rambler drops Twitch lawsuit over EPL pirate video streamsTwitch gives Rambler access to tools necessary to take down pirate streams. Parties settle without any financial compensation.December 18, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
51 tech CEOs send open letter to Congress asking for a federal data privacy lawCEOs who signed: Amazon, AT&T, Dell, IBM, SAP, Salesforce, Visa, Mastercard, and JP Morgan Chase.September 10, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Company selling social media 'likes' and 'followers' settles with US authoritiesCompany, Devumi, already filed for bankruptcy in mid-2018.January 31, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Another Facebook privacy scandal, this time involving its mobile analytics SDKDon't be too quick to blame Facebook on this one. The company may not actually be so guilty this time.February 22, 2019 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry
Facebook sues maker of advertising SDK for refusing to participate in auditFacebook also sued the operator of a website selling Instagram followers, likes, and comments.August 27, 2020 by Catalin Cimpanu in Tech Industry