Social information processing

"Mom, don't talk on the phone." "Dad, pay attention." "Grandpa, don't drink and drive." These and similar words of advice from elementary school children flooded the inbox of the Greek Police (ELAS) Press and Creative Planning Office last December.

Chaos has engulfed the social media world as Facebook has stopped working for many users – with affected people unable to access News Feed.
Not only that, but the social network is accusing everyone of not having enough friends.
Website Down Detector shows that the problem is widespread in Europe – although not all users are affected.

The tech sector is known for its particularly dynamic growth. However, once a company has reached a certain size, maintaining an upward momentum becomes a real challenge.

Facebook Inc cruised past Wall Street's earnings and revenue expectations on Wednesday with strong growth in its mobile ad business, demonstrating that controversy over so-called "fake news" and inaccurate advertising measurements had little impact on its financial performance. 

Facebook is stepping up efforts to head off tougher regulation by Germany, a fierce critic of the social media network operator, with top managers visiting Germany and saying they would do more to combat fake news and hate speech.

Facebook will open a new London headquarters next year and create another 500 jobs, the leading social network said on Nov. 21, despite uncertainty over Brexit.

The group said the move will take its UK workforce to 1,500 staff, adding that Britain "remains one of the best places to be a tech company", amid ongoing jitters over the nation's looming exit from the European Union.

Facebook users in Greece number 4.7 million, of whom 3.8 million use their cell phone to access the world's most popular social network.

In the Social Good Summit organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Istanbul on Sept. 29, we spoke to Head of Public Policy, Facebook in Turkey, Nilay Erdem, on the topic, "Facebook for Good: Is it only a toy?" 

Social media giant Facebook and the Smile of the Child charity have joined forces in the search for missing children.

The initiative, announced at a press conference at the charity's headquarters in Athens on Monday, aims to ensure that announcements regarding missing children reach a wider audience as fast as possible.

An art project conducted in a remote village in Italy in central Italy Province with no Internet access has shown how digital innovations like Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and eBay have actually existed for generations in the real world rather than online.