Social information processing

Facebook Inc activated its "Safety Check" feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Nov. 17 following criticism from users that the social media network was being selective about deploying it.

Facebook usually activates the feature, which allows users to mark themselves as safe, after natural disasters, but not bombings or attacks. 

Feminist blogger Alaura Weaver (aka Bad-ass Motherblogger) has an ongoing series of blog posts on the history of menstrual hygiene that she tried to boost on Facebook. Her advertisement was rejected after Facebook claims that the post violated the group’s ad guidelines:

Facebook said Nov. 4 surging mobile advertising lifted its profits and revenues as the world's biggest social network grew to over 1.5 billion people.

Erospolis gives advice about slowly healing after the tragedy in AnkaraIf you are like the majority of the people who live in Turkey (Turkish and foreign) who I know, you are either numb with sorrow, outraged or both. 

Facebook is to trial a new function called “Reactions”. The users will be able to respond to content with icons that represent love, sadness, surprise, laughter, cheeky smiles and anger.

Facebook, pressed for years by users to add a "dislike" button, announced Sept. 15 it was working on the feature and will be testing it soon.

A college student near the Indian city of Hyderabad has been arrested for tricking female students into revealing secrets about their sex lives, before blackmailing them that he could post the chats if they didn’t send him nude pics!

Our society is obsessed with all things ‘sex’. People talk about it constantly, scientific studies attempt to unlock its mysteries, children are taught about if from primary school, the market tries to tap into our desires to make a profit, let’s not forget the lucrative erotic industry.

Facebook announced June 30 it had opened its first African office in Johannesburg as part of its efforts "to help people and businesses connect" on the continent.

Overseas markets bring in more advertising revenue than the United States for Facebook Inc, amounting to 51 percent of global ad sales in the first quarter, with growth in Asia the fastest in the world at 57 percent, company executives told Reuters.