Word’s just leaked, before a formal announcement, of a new super-light, text-only version of Facebook designed for simple cell phone interactions. It looks like it’s designed to further Facebook’s ...

Facebook has announced details of a stripped down version of its social media platform aimed specifically at cellphone users. Delegates at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona were the first to hear ...

Early on Halloween morning, members of Facebook's Computer Emergency Response Team received an urgent e-mail from an FBI special agent who regularly briefs them on security matters. The e-mail ...

Mobile carriers around the world are touting their involvement in a program called “Twitter Zero,” but that’s not its real name. In 2010, Facebook revealed an initiative designed to give it a foothold ...

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Net neutrality one, Facebook zero. India's telecommunications regulator has banned what it calls "discriminatory tariffs for data services," more commonly known as zero-rating. The term describes ...

Facebook filed a lawsuit today in a US court against NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells spyware products. The social media giant claims that NSO Group has sold and had direct involvement in the ...