Facebook needs a serious fixOver the years, we have seen an increasing number of people worldwide becoming hugely reliant on Facebook, using the platform of the social media giant to connect with loved ones or reconnect with lost ones. Millions more people under threat -- be they refugees or those affected by natural disasters -- rely on social media to let loved ones know they are okay. Using social media during the pandemic was a great way for small businesses to keep selling products when stores were closed. That explains why the whole world freaked out last Monday when Facebook services went offline for six hours. Add to that Facebook Marketplace: with a billion users buying and selling goods, ProPublica found a growing pool of scammers and fraudsters exploiting the site, with Facebook failing "to safeguard users".

Source: Bangkok Post October 11, 2021 02:03 UTC