Hackernews posts about Facebook

Facebook is a social media giant and parent company of several popular platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and others.

1. Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal (en.wikipedia.org)
   30 points by JohnLocke4 11 days ago | 3 comments
2. Ask HN: Why does Facebook.com activate the microphone?
   24 points by 35mm 17 days ago | 10 comments
3. Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links (www.bbc.com)
   6 points by victorbuilds 3 days ago | discuss
4. A Facebook test makes link-sharing a paid feature for creators (www.engadget.com)
   6 points by zdw 4 days ago | discuss
5. Instagram and Facebook Users in Europe Get Option of Sharing Less Data (www.nytimes.com)
   6 points by donohoe 13 days ago | discuss
6. Who the Hell Is Using Facebook Dating? (www.wired.com)
   5 points by 01-_- 20 days ago | discuss
7. Strategies of Populism and Illiberalism in European Campaigning on Facebook (www.cogitatiopress.com)
   4 points by PaulHoule 20 days ago | discuss
8. Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads (www.theverge.com)
   3 points by GeorgeWoff25 13 days ago | 1 comments
9. Tiger teeth, dried seahorses and shark fins sold illegally on Facebook (www.bbc.com)
   3 points by 1659447091 8 days ago | discuss
10. Facebook is merging Reels and Videos (about.fb.com)
    1 points by hedayet 12 days ago | 1 comments
11. My favorite Facebook bot designs (2018) (blog.fortrabbit.com)
    1 points by esher 17 days ago | discuss
12. Show HN: aero.zip - E2EE resumable file transfer, not P2P, 100 GB, OPAQUE auth (aero.zip)
    5 points by pypt 7 days ago | 2 comments
13. We're 15 and 17, used our data science skill to build an AI social media manager
    4 points by akshat_wyna 18 days ago | 6 comments
14. Ask HN: Meta blocks our legit business while scammers use our name freely
    2 points by akcreek 18 days ago | 3 comments
15. Ask HN: Meta/IG deactivated my trademarked handle
    2 points by throwawaycities 11 days ago | discuss
16. Show HN: Peitho – Automated social media writing for mom-and-pop shops (www.peitho.xyz)
    1 points by Nikp263 2 days ago | 1 comments
17. Show HN: Wirier – Browser-based URL cleaner for tracking parameters (wirier.com)
    1 points by renbuilds 6 days ago | discuss
18. Show HN: Building a no-code browser automation system for OSINT (github.com)
    1 points by purge12 28 days ago | discuss
19. Mark Zuckerberg rebranded for metaverse. $70B in losses, he's moving on (fortune.com)
    8 points by nsoonhui 16 days ago | 3 comments
20. Can We Stop Our Digital Selves from Becoming Who We Are? (www.nytimes.com)
    4 points by falcor84 14 days ago | discuss
21. Aussie regulator says Ozempic can have a devastating impact on mental health (www.facebook.com)
    2 points by amrrs 20 days ago | 1 comments
22. Exploring the chip on a contactless payment card (www.facebook.com)
    2 points by mzs 10 days ago | discuss
23. Pay Attention to How You Pay Attention (www.nytimes.com)
    2 points by tysone 13 days ago | discuss
24. OpenApps, a Python Environment for AI Agents Research (github.com)
    1 points by mark_yellow 11 days ago | discuss
25. Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops worse than 10 years ago?
    113 points by ferguess_k 20 days ago | 208 comments
26. Facebook ban on discussing Linux? (distrowatch.com)
    874 points by rogerthis 11 months ago | 388 comments
27. Facebook's Little Red Book (www.map.cv)
    544 points by heshiebee about 1 year ago | 283 comments
28. Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared (www.theverge.com)
    517 points by pier25 6 months ago | 366 comments
29. Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy (arstechnica.com)
    509 points by edsimpson over 1 year ago | 208 comments
30. The effect of deactivating Facebook and Instagram on users' emotional state (www.nber.org)
    506 points by imakwana 8 months ago | 497 comments
31. How did Facebook intercept their competitor's encrypted mobile app traffic? (doubleagent.net)
    503 points by haxrob over 1 year ago | 209 comments
32. Meta now lets EU users unlink their Facebook, Messenger and Instagram accounts (www.neowin.net)
    483 points by pg_1234 almost 2 years ago | 241 comments
33. Ex-Facebook director's new book paints brutal image of Mark Zuckerberg (www.sfgate.com)
    434 points by AntiRush 9 months ago | 268 comments
34. Ask HN: Organize local communities without Facebook?
    407 points by recvonline 11 months ago | 384 comments
35. Meta is killing off its AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles (www.theguardian.com)
    386 points by n1b0m 12 months ago | 549 comments
36. More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators sue after diagnoses of PTSD (www.theguardian.com)
    380 points by uxhacker about 1 year ago | 467 comments
37. Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers' Posts (www.nytimes.com)
    308 points by ceejayoz 11 months ago | 177 comments
38. Each Facebook user is monitored by thousands of companies (www.consumerreports.org)
    294 points by mfiguiere almost 2 years ago | 140 comments
39. Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook (www.engadget.com)
    292 points by SanjayMehta 9 months ago | 108 comments
40. Nepal moves to block Facebook, X, YouTube and others (www.aljazeera.com)
    286 points by saikatsg 4 months ago | 266 comments
41. Meta just suspended the Facebook account of Neal Stephenson (twitter.com)
    286 points by SLHamlet 4 months ago | 132 comments
42. Facebook is removing stories about pornographic ads (www.404media.co)
    278 points by consumer451 12 months ago | 129 comments
43. Facebook scraped every Australian adult user's public posts to train AI (www.abc.net.au)
    273 points by elashri over 1 year ago | 250 comments
44. Facebook building subsea cable that will encompass the world (subseacables.blogspot.com)
    272 points by giuliomagnifico about 1 year ago | 151 comments
45. Man scammed after AI told him fake Facebook customer support number was real (www.cbc.ca)
    262 points by deviantintegral over 1 year ago | 144 comments
46. Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case (pluralistic.net)
    234 points by thefox 8 months ago | 99 comments
47. Facebook incorrectly reports personal blog to DigitalOcean for phishing (social.lol)
    228 points by cdme almost 2 years ago | 119 comments
48. Facebook Banned Me for Life Because I Help People Use It Less (2021) (slate.com)
    227 points by dotcoma over 1 year ago | 165 comments
49. Meta Wants More AI Bots on Facebook and Instagram (nymag.com)
    223 points by thm 12 months ago | 393 comments
50. Meta found 'covertly tracking' Android users through Instagram and Facebook (news.sky.com)
    208 points by austinallegro 7 months ago | 93 comments
51. Show HN: Simple script to cripple personalized targeting from Facebook (gist.github.com)
    205 points by GeoHubToday over 1 year ago | 119 comments
52. Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal (techcrunch.com)
    204 points by coloneltcb over 1 year ago | 73 comments
53. Weaponizing Ads: How Google and Facebook Ads Are Used to Wage Propaganda Wars (medium.com)
    198 points by bhouston 3 months ago | 169 comments
54. Facebook blocks links to Pixelfed, a federated Instagram alternative (bsky.app)
    179 points by boramalper 11 months ago | 66 comments
55. Facebook Is Not Working (metastatus.com)
    174 points by dewmal almost 2 years ago | 2 comments