Just weeks after Facebook admitted storing hundreds of millions of users' passwords insecurely, the social networking giant is now demanding some new users give up their outside email passwords.
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Everyone has an "I think my phone is listening" story. Sandrarose.com readers often report seeing advertisements pop up online after they say certain phrases in private conversations. It's not a coincidence.
It has long been rumored that aging rapper JAY-Z pops pills to enhance his sexual performance. Now the 48-year-old rap mogul has been featured in an embarrassing online ad for a male sex enhancement supplement.
Mark Zuckerberg has put the smackdown on Bitcoin advertising on Facebook.com.
After today, Facebook users will no longer see ads such as: "Richard Branson Reveals Trading Bitcoins Will Make You Quit your job in 30 Days!".
The parents of the 5-year-old model featured in H&M Clothing's controversial "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle" advertisement says they were forced to flee their home due to public backlash.
Terry Mango and her partner Frank Odhiambo appeared on ITV's This Morning with the son Liam on Monday. They said they were forced to flee their Stockholm, Sweden home with their children after public backlash to the image of Liam wearing the hoodie.
H&M closed down all of its stores in South Africa after the stores were ransacked by a group protesting a H&M online advertisement featuring a black boy wearing a hoodie.
The Swedish-based clothing retailer announced all stores in South Africa were temporarily closed after the protesters trashed the stores on Saturday.
Activists and consumers were outraged over an H&M ad featuring a black boy wearing a hoodie that read: "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle".
The boy's mother later dismissed the controversy, telling Americans to "Stop crying wolf all the time".
The mother of the handsome young lad featured in the controversial H&M 'monkey' advertisement has a word of advice for Americans who tend to overreact to every little controversy: Get over yourselves.
Terry Mango, the British woman whose son was featured in a H&M ad wearing a green hoodie with the words "COOLEST MONKEY IN THE JUNGLE", took to social media to diminish the controversy.
[I'm] the [mom] and this is one of hundreds of outfits my son has modelled [sic]....... Stop crying wolf all the time, unnecessary issue here. Get over it," she wrote.
woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. i’m deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymore... pic.twitter.com/P3023iYzAb
— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) January 8, 2018
Singer The Weeknd has severed his business ties with H&M after the European clothing giant ran an advertisement on its UK website featuring a black boy wearing a hoodie with the words "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle".
On Monday afternoon Weeknd tweeted: "woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo. i’m deeply offended and will not be working with @hm anymore..."
H&M, which is based in Sweden, apologized and removed the advertisement on Sunday. But that was not enough for Weeknd and others who remain highly offended by the racist advertising gimmick.
"This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologise to anyone this may have offended," the company told the NY Daily News.
Two other hoodies from the same company featured white boy models, including one labeled a jungle "survival expert."
You can add singer Bobby V to the growing list of male R&B artists and rappers who have predilections for men in wigs.
The 37-year-old "Slow Down" singer was outed this past weekend after a transsexual hooker uploaded a video to social media.
The Federal Trade Commission issued strong warnings to celebrities and influencers who peddle products on social media in exchange for cash.
The FTC warned celebrities that they must disclose the compensation they receive in return for peddling products on social media such as Instagram or Twitter.com.
Popular gossip blogs such as Bossip are fighting back against ad blockers that deprive them of tens of thousands of dollars in ad revenue.
Readers who visit Bossip.com see a message informing them to disable their ad blocking software or they will be blocked from viewing the site.
There are unconfirmed reports that Barney's NY plans to donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the Barney's/Jay Z Collection collaboration to the Shawn Carter Foundation. Barney's paid an insane amount of money to place banner and tower ads prominently on the front page of the NY Post to make sure you know the truth.
Social networking giant Facebook has announced a new change in its policy that will allow advertisers to use your name, original content, Personal data and your photos in their online advertisements without your permission and without compensation to you.
The announcement comes on the heels of a legal settlement earlier this week that saw Facebook pay out over $20 million to Facebook members whose names and images were used in ads without their permission. Under the terms of the settlement each user will receive $15 in compensation.
Prior to the new change, Facebook members were allowed to choose privacy settings that blocked the use of their name and images in advertising on the social network. Those privacy settings have now been removed.
Facebook has reworded the policy to inform users that your face and name CAN be used in advertisements going forward -- without your permission.