Related News: Facebook threats case heard at Supreme Court

Posted on January 13, 2015 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled Facebook threats case heard at Supreme Court.

The U.S. Supreme Court considered Monday where to draw the line in protecting free speech on social media sites like Facebook.

The Court heard arguments in the case of a Pennsylvania man convicted of making threatening statements about his estranged wife and law enforcement officials.

Anthony Elonis claims he did not intend to frighten anyone, that instead his writings were “therapeutic” and helped him deal with the sadness of his broken marriage.

Source: CNN

Related News: Semmes man charged with having sex with 2 Baldwin County minor girls he met on Facebook

Posted on November 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. AL.com published an article titled Semmes man charged with having sex with 2 Baldwin County minor girls he met on Facebook.

A 23-year-old Semmes man who used Facebook to meet at least two Baldwin County teens now faces two counts of second-degree rape, according to police.

Ryan Joseph Gray was arrested Tuesday after officials at a Daphne school alerted police to improper material found on a 13-year-old student’s school-issued MacBook laptop, according to Cpl. Jason Vannoy.

Source: AL.com

Related News: Facebook challenge to police ends with suspect “Cornbread” getting burned

Posted on November 19, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Facebook challenge to police ends with suspect “Cornbread” getting burned.

A wanted man in Autauga County took to his Facebook page to taunt police, and his updates helped land him behind bars.

Sheriff Herbie Johnson says it all started when 24-year-old Marc Tarantino didn’t show up to his sentencing on burglary and theft charges in Autauga County court, and warrants were issued for his arrest.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Facebook is actively trawling the dark web for stolen passwords

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Verge published an article titled Facebook is actively trawling the dark web for stolen passwords.

Today, Facebook announced a new approach to the problem. For the past few months, they’ve been searching anonymous posting sites like Pastebin for leaked passwords and proactively trying out the passwords on Facebook accounts. If they get a hit, the user is notified and their password is automatically reset.

Source: The Verge

Related News: Facebook creates ‘Safety Check’ tool for disasters

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Facebook creates ‘Safety Check’ tool for disasters.

Facebook Inc. is launching a tool that lets users notify friends and family that they are safe during or after natural disasters.

The tool, called “Safety Check,” will be available worldwide to the social network’s 1.32 billion users on computers and mobile devices. This includes the basic “feature” phones many people still use to access Facebook, especially in developing countries.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. CNN published an article titled Teen ‘like’ and ‘FOMO’ anxiety.

Ask any teen whether he or she suffers from social media anxiety, and the answer will probably be no.

That’s what happened when six teens and adolescents — five from New York and one from Los Angeles — got together recently for a unique weeklong workshop at the offices of SheKnows.com, a leading women’s lifestyle media platform.

The teens didn’t think that Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, their go-to social networks, added much extra anxiety to their lives. But then the conversation turned to the importance of likes and the fear of missing out, also known by the acronym FOMO.

Source: CNN

Related News: Parents face defamation trial over fake Facebook page their kid made

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Ars Technica published an article titled Parents face defamation trial over fake Facebook page their kid made.

Two parents whose teenager set up a fake Facebook page to ridicule a classmate will face a defamation trial, a Georgia appeals court ruled yesterday. Even though they didn’t create the page, the parents could be liable because they allowed it to remain up for more than a year, the court said.

In 2011, Alexandria (Alex) Boston, a middle school student in Cobb County, Georgia, shared a homeroom class with Dustin Athearn and Melissa Snodgrass. Athearn and Snodgrass created a fake Facebook page under Boston’s name. They posted pictures of her taken using a “fat face” app and wrote posts that suggested she had racist views and was a lesbian, according to a report published today in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Source: Ars Technica

Related News: Woman sues US government over fake Facebook page

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. BBC News published an article titled Woman sues US government over fake Facebook page.

A woman is suing the US government after it created a fake Facebook page containing photos of her, including one that showed her half-clothed.

The Department of Justice acknowledged that one of its agents had created the page without telling Sondra Arquiett.

Source: BBC News

Related News: Facebook Wants To Be Your Source For Healthcare Info

Posted on October 21, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Consumerist published an article titled Facebook Wants To Be Your Source For Healthcare Info.

Facebook is already a hotbed for your hypochondriac and conspiracy theorist friends to post poorly sourced or blatantly false medical information — like the bogus “Johns Hopkins Cancer Update” that pops up every few months — but the social network apparently wants to be more actively involved in the collecting and sharing of healthcare information to its users.

Source: Consumerist

Related News: Exclusive: Facebook plots first steps into healthcare

Posted on October 9, 2014 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. Reuters published an article titled Exclusive: Facebook plots first steps into healthcare.

The company is exploring creating online “support communities” that would connect Facebook users suffering from various ailments. A small team is also considering new “preventative care” applications that would help people improve their lifestyles.

In recent months, the sources said, the social networking giant has been holding meetings with medical industry experts and entrepreneurs, and is setting up a research and development unit to test new health apps. Facebook is still in the idea-gathering stage, the people said.

Source: Reuters

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