Tag: Facebook

Business

This is what Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has to say about Sec 230 ahead of US House panel hearing

October 28, 2020

San Francisco: Ahead of the US House panel hearing Tuesday, Twitter and Facebook CEOs issued prepared remarks where Jack Doresy ...

Sci-Tech

Facebook India’s controversial public policy head Ankhi Das steps down

October 27, 2020

New Delhi: Facebook India's controversial public policy head Ankhi Das is leaving the company with immediate effect ‘to pursue her interest ...

National

Data protection: Parliament’s joint committee summons Facebook, Twitter

October 23, 2020

New Delhi: A joint committee of Parliament issued summons Friday to Facebook in order to seek its ‘oral evidence’ on ...

Man allegedly poisons rice; wife, brother, son, two daughters hospitalised

National

Tragic! UP Man claims harassment by wife in FB post, consumes poison

October 15, 2020

Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh): A 30-year-old social worker shared a suicide note on Facebook before consuming poison in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur ...

Sci-Tech

Facebook rolls out new look, extra features for Messenger; here’s all you need to know

October 14, 2020

San Francisco: Facebook Tuesday introduced a brand new look for Messenger, including a new logo and default chat colour as well ...

International

Facebook deletes Trump’s COVID-19 post, hidden by Twitter

October 7, 2020

Washington: Social networking site Facebook has deleted a post in which US President Donald Trump had claimed Covid-19 was "less ...

Business

‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’ formed to be platform’s independent content watchdog

October 4, 2020

New Delhi: While an independent Facebook oversight board with 20 external members of the society (including one from India), formed ...

According to a Maru/Matchbox poll, 52 percent of Americans and 48 percent of Canadians said they find out what's happening in the world through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (AFP / Lionel BONAVENTURE, Nicolas ASFOURI)

International

More trouble for tech giants: US Senate votes to subpoena Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs

October 1, 2020

Washington: The US Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday voted to subpoena the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter to testify before ...

Facebook rolls out Vanish Mode arrives on Messenger, Instagram

Sci-Tech

Facebook steps up efforts to protect Myanmar polls

September 24, 2020

San Francisco: Facing flak for failing to prevent hate speech from spreading on its platform in Myanmar, Facebook has announced ...

Sci-Tech

Beware! Facebook going after Groups, Pages that spread vaccine misinformation

September 23, 2020

Sydney: Facebook has said it is actively removing Groups and Pages that spread vaccine misinformation from recommendations or predictions when the ...