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Canadian whistleblower Christopher Wylie poses in Paris, on March 9, 2020. The publication in French of "Mindfuck", a book by whistleblower Christopher Wylie on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, was released on March 11, 2020. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook, other tech firms manipulative, should be regulated, Cambridge Analytica whistleblower

Facebook users were profiled for vulnerability to radicalisation and were fed content to push them on to that path, says Christopher Wylie

11 Mar 2020 7:29 PM

The Stories feature made it easier for people to share moments with a closed circle of friends

Facebook could soon introduce option to cross post Stories to Instagram

Facebook is testing the feature as younger users are more engaged with Stories than its News Feed

10 Mar 2020 5:52 PM

180 staff lost their jobs as Australian Associated Press shut shop (Representative image | Flickr - Antony Mayfield)

Australia’s only news agency shuts down in the face of free content from Facebook, Google

Many credible news organisations have had to shut down or downsize in the face of free content, while their place is taken over by fake news

03 Mar 2020 4:48 PM

Under the new rules, social media companies will have to disclose any information or data to a designated investigation agency, when sought (Photo | Pexels)

Pakistan bid to snoop on social media faces opposition, rights groups boycott talks with govt

Google, Twitter and Facebook have threatened to suspend their services over regulations approved by the government on February 11

02 Mar 2020 5:51 PM

Even pictures of landscape and portrait paintings can be converted to 3D using the Facebook feature (Photo | Oculus)

Facebook 3D Photos feature now available on single-lens camera phones too

Earlier the feature was only available to the few who had a dual-lens camera phone

01 Mar 2020 5:50 PM

Sanzaru has created four titles for the Oculus platform since 2016 including Ripcoil, VR Sports Challenge, Marvel Powers United VR and Asgard's Wrath.

Facebook acquires Sanzaru Games for original VR game content

Facebook-owned Oculus notes that Sanzaru will help Facebook build immersive and original VR game content.

29 Feb 2020 7:27 AM

Major US tech companies including Facebook, Cisco Systems Inc and AT&T had pulled out of MWC.

Facebook cancels San Francisco summit on coronavirus fears

The event, scheduled for March 9 to March 12 at the Moscone Center, was expected to see over 4,000 participants.

17 Feb 2020 7:42 AM

Facebook and social media giants including Twitter and Alphabet’s Google have come under increasing pressure to better combat governments and political groups.

Treat us like something between a telco and a newspaper, says Facebook's Zuckerberg

Facebook improved its work countering online election interference; expanded on his previous calls for regulation of social media firms.

17 Feb 2020 7:00 AM

Hobbi is currently available only in select markets.

Meet Hobbi, Facebook's experimental Pinterest-like app

Similar to Pinterest, Hobbi lets you save photos of the projects you are working on.

15 Feb 2020 7:04 AM

Archana Vohra, Director, Small and Medium Business, Facebook India in conversation with Rajan Anandan, Managing Director, Sequoia Capital India LLP.

Surge founders participate in the latest edition of Facebook VC Brand Incubator

The VC Brand Incubator Initiative is part of Facebook’s vision to build a more conducive environment for SMB growth in the country.

13 Feb 2020 11:44 AM

Facebook also confirmed that some of its official social media accounts were hacked on Friday.

Twitter says Facebook, Messenger accounts hacked

A Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement that the accounts were hacked through a third-party platform.

10 Feb 2020 7:32 AM

Facebook is most imitated brand for phishing attempts

Check Point’s researchers highlight Yahoo! as most imitated brand for email-based phishing.

08 Feb 2020 9:46 AM

The new features are available in the Messenger Kids Parent Dashboard in the iOS and Android apps.

Facebook adds more parental control to Messenger Kids

Parents can now see recent contacts, chat history, and check who their child is chatting with.

05 Feb 2020 6:09 AM

Rumours about the coronavirus have also spread widely on Chinese social networks. (Photo: ANI)

As coronavirus misinformation spreads on social media, Facebook removes posts

The coronavirus outbreak has stoked a wave of anti-China sentiment around the globe.

03 Feb 2020 9:12 AM

Content with false claims or conspiracy theories will also be removed. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook will remove content with misinformation about coronavirus

Facebook's third-party fact-checkers will review content and debunk false claims related to coronavirus.

01 Feb 2020 6:26 AM

Facebook reported slowest-ever revenue growth for the fourth quarter, at 25 per cent. (Photo: AP)

Facebook warns revenue growth slowing, costs remain high

The company reported total costs and expenses increased 34 per cent to USD 12.22 billion in the fourth quarter.

30 Jan 2020 10:52 AM

Villeroy said the proposals were not a reaction to Facebook’s plan, responding instead to fast-evolving technology and some banks’ need for digital currency.

Digital currency cannot be private

Central banks worldwide are looking into the possibility of issuing digital money to prevent the loss of state control over money.

27 Jan 2020 7:24 AM

Any time a new reaction is added to a message, all participants will receive a notification.

Twitter steals Facebook's feature, adds reaction emoji to DMs

Twitter has added new emoji reactions for Direct Messages, including text and media attachments.

24 Jan 2020 7:15 AM

Numerous tweets and memes took over the internet as soon as the news broke about the WhatsApp tech issue.

WhatsApp issue fixed after over two hours, Twitterati still share hilarious memes

#WhatsAppDown was the trending hashtag on Twitter for most part of Sunday afternoon in India.

20 Jan 2020 8:08 AM

The error came to light on the second day of a visit by the president to the Southeast Asian country (Photo: AP)

Facebook says technical error caused vulgar translation of Chinese leader's name

Facebook Inc on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform.

19 Jan 2020 7:03 PM

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