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Facebook’s Zuckerberg speaks out over Cambridge Analytica ‘breach’

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that the social network "made mistakes" that led to millions of Facebook users having their data exploited by a political consultancy. Cambridge Analytica is accused of improperly using the data on behalf of political clients. In a statement, Mr Zuckerberg said a "breach of trust" had occurred. In a later interview with CNN he said he was "really sorry", and pledged to take action […]

today22 March 2018

News

Anger over Lotus FM presenter’s comments on Islam

The South African Muslim Network (Samnet) has lodged a complaint with the SABC and Human Rights Commission over alleged comments made by a Lotus FM presenter, accused of being Islamophobic. In a Facebook post, Pauline Sangham allegedly stated that “Islam is a false religion based upon a false book and written by a false prophet’. Following the outcry on social media, she claimed that her account had been hacked. Sangham, […]

today19 March 2018

International News

Facebook details removal of Islamic State and other ‘terrorism’ content

Facebook on Thursday offered additional insight into its efforts to rem a response to political pressure in Europe against militant groups using the social network for propaganda and recruiting. Facebook has ramped up its use of artificial intelligence such as image-matching and language-understanding to identify and remove content quickly, Monika Bickert, Facebook's director of global policy management, and Brian Fishman, counter-terrorism policy manager, said in a blog post. As the […]

today16 June 2017

News

Shock video surfaces of Worcester gang violence

An explicit video of a gang-related shooting on the Manenberg gangwatch page has gone viral on Facebook. The video explicitly shows gang members running through a residential block of flats in Riverview in Worcester and shooting while residents flee for safety. Community members have said the area has become notorious for gang-related violence. Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said a 20 year old man was killed. When […]

today14 March 2017

Local

Activist lays charges over racist facebook post

Anti-crime activist Yusuf Abramjee says he hopes police will get to the bottom of the latest racist facebook post. Abramjee laid criminal charges against Obatala Mcambi at the Brooklyn police station in Pretoria on Saturday for allegedly inciting violence and hatred. Mcambi posted on his Facebook page that he used his gun to rob and kill Indians and Whites and spread the Aids virus among their children. Abramjee says authorities […]

today13 March 2017

Local

Another Facebook user in hot water over racist comments

A Sandton man embroiled in a Facebook race row attempted to delete his controversial comments that landed him in hot water on Sunday. Ben Sasonof had posted comments on a picture of a packed Durban beachfront at the weekend. He wrote: “Eh eh Wena…must have smelt like the inside of Zuma’s asshole,” with the apparent reference to President Jacob Zuma. His comments raised the ire of other Facebook users with […]

today19 December 2016

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