Topic: Facebook

A judge has ruled that environmental activist Linda Clark does not need to pay the costs of a preliminary hearing in a libel case brought by developer Morne Botes over Facebook posts made by Clark.

Multiple media sources the popular platforms WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have been impacted by a widespread outage leaving millions of users worldwide without service.

Government is standing by a Facebook post claiming that people who have signed the petition calling for a referendum on the cruise port can have their signatures withdrawn – even after they have filled out verification forms.

It’s easy to project the flaws of Facebook onto Libra, the social media giant’s cryptocurrency project, slated to debut in 2020. What would become of financial privacy in the hands of a company that has done so poorly as a personal data steward?

Facebook has announced a plan to launch a new cryptocurrency named the Libra, adding another layer to its efforts to dominate global communications and business.

Premier Alden McLaughlin responded to a report about a fraudulent Facebook profile purporting to be him on Tuesday with a mix of resignation and alarm.

Rob Goldman, Twitter’s head of advertising, was roundly criticized for stating the easiest way to fight a Russian campaign is a “well educated citizenry,” but he is right.

Democracy requires both free speech and free association. We cannot save democracy by sacrificing one for the other.

The Financial Crime Unit of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is warning the public about fraudulent solicitations from fake Facebook profiles of public figures, including Tara Rivers.

The police’s Financial Crime Unit issued a warning Thursday over a fake Facebook page that purports to belong to Premier Alden McLaughlin. People who visit the page and are “friended” are then solicited in Facebook messages to make donations and give their bank account details, police said.

Video footage of police officers using a Taser on a man in George Town early Saturday morning has circulated widely around Cayman, garnering almost 40,000 views as of press time Monday. Police say the man, who had a flare gun painted black to look like a real firearm, resisted arrest.