MARK ZUCKERBERG

  • Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament on Tuesday (May 22) for the “harm” caused by a huge breach of users’ data and by a failure to crack down on fake news. Image: Mark Zuckerberg But Zuckerberg’s appearance failed to satisfy MEPs who accused him of dodging questions and criticised a format that…

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  • WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum fell out with Facebook (the parent company) over efforts aimed at weakening WhatsApp’s encryption in order to use its data in monetizing over 1.5bn users. Image: Jan Koum Jan Koum, the co-founder of WhatsApp sold his firm to Facebook in 2014 for $19bn and has now found cogent reasons to quit…

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  • New privacy rules coming into effect in the EU next month are “very positive”, said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday (4 April) – announcing that they will have an effect beyond Europe. He spoke to reporters via a conference call to discuss the various issues that have put the social networking giant in a…

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  • A boycott campaign started on Facebook after news surfaced in the media that a political data firm harvested private information from over 50 million users without their knowledge or consent. Image: Mark Zuckerberg According a report from the New York Times, more than 40,000 people mentioned the hashtag #DeleteFacebook on Twitter on Tuesday and Facebook…

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  • The next US presidential elections is coming up on 3 November, 2020, and Americans will either let Donald Trump keep his office or step down for Kevin Hart. Mr. Trump, who was elected into office as the 45th US President, can seek a re-election and hope to be announced winner on 20 January, 2021, but…

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  • Mark Elliot Zuckerberg, the American programmer and Internet entrepreneur, is facing serious threats from Facebook shareholders who are putting pressure on the company to remove him from its board of directors. Zuckerberg, 32, is the company’s chairman, CEO and co-founder. This dramatic development in one of the world’s most popular social networking company comes as…

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  • Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg called on Brazilians to fight against what he calls injustice to the people. He urged citizens and social media users to stand up against the government and ensure that his company’s messaging service (WhatsApp) never gets blocked again in the country. An appeals court had on Tuesday overturned the…

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