Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Facebook Messenger Kids app flaw let thousands of children chat to strangers online. Facebook 2Q lobbying spends more than Amazon and Google.


It’s promoted as a ‘safe kids’ chat app’, but new findings may put you off letting your children use the Facebook Messenger Kids app.

A design flaw has been discovered within the app, that allowed thousands of children to chat to strangers online.

A report by The Verge revealed that Facebook has quietly been closing down these group chats and alerting users, but did not make a public statement about the issue.
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...the flaw meant that children could be added to group chats with strangers, as long as one of their trusted contacts had added them.
MarketWatchFacebook tops Amazon and Google in 2Q lobbying spending.
Facebook Inc. shelled out $4.1 million on lobbying Washington in the second quarter, topping the outlays by other so-called FAANG companies and keeping the tech giant on pace for another record year of spending to influence lawmakers and regulators.
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Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.00%  wasn’t far behind with $4 million[.]
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Google business spent $2.9 million from April through June[.]
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Netflix Inc.,...spent a relatively modest $200,000.
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