Osama Bin Laden’s dead and you’re not going to watch a video of him being killed on Facebook. So don’t click the tempting links being dangled in front of you. It might not be al-Qaeda seeking revenge, but this is one heap of trouble easy to avoid if you know that it’s coming. “Watch the Osama Shoot Down Video,” has been the typical headline, sometimes coming as an invitation...
Two Facebook pages dedicated to fighting scams on Facebook were shut down this week. Even after both were restored, and one received an apology, the owners and users are still seething. Facebook, by silently shutting the volunteer-produced help pages and by not engaging with users about scams, angered those concerned the social network is being overwhelmed by phishing attacks and other scams. Scam Sniper and The Bulldog Estate both...
