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The social media giant, which has about 2.4 billion monthly users, is moving to take down objectionable photos and videos after longstanding criticism for doing too little (Representational Image)

Facebook: New oversight board to only regulate content, can't change policy

While the new board cannot make policy, the company will be required to respond publicly to any recommendations the board makes.

18 Sep 2019 9:02 AM

Publishers and creators will be able to schedule their Instagram Feed and IGTV content for up to six months.

Facebook will now let you schedule Instagram, IGTV posts

The feature is now open to all creators and publishers with Facebook Pages.

18 Sep 2019 7:39 AM

Officials from 26 central banks, including the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, will meet with representatives of Libra in Basel on Monday, the FT said, citing officials.

Global regulators to question Facebook's Libra amid EU concerns: paper

The development comes amidst concerns expressed by European Union governments over the threat the currency poses to financial stability.

16 Sep 2019 8:37 AM

The issue of traceability has been a flashpoint between the government and WhatsApp, and the Facebook-owned messaging platform.

Facebook moots solution on WhatsApp issue; govt stands firm on traceability

India is home to 400 million WhatsApp users and more than 328 million Facebook users.

15 Sep 2019 12:08 PM

The companies have been asked to also submit lists of competitors by-product, email, and financial statements.

Congress asks Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google to provide internal records

The records include internal communications between executives around key projects such as WhatsApp's acquisition.

14 Sep 2019 7:26 AM

Terming India as a "huge market" for Facebook and its group companies, Nick Clegg said the US tech giant is "keen to make progress" on rolling out its payments services on WhatsApp.

Facebook global exec meets IT minister, discusses cross-border data flows

Facebook's Nick Clegg said data-sharing across jurisdictions is more important than where that info is located physically.

13 Sep 2019 2:59 PM

A bench of justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said 'at this stage we do not know whether we could decide this issue or the high court will decide'. (Photo: File | Representational)

Need to decide soon: SC on linking of social media profiles with Aadhaar

The bench further said it will not go into the merit of the case and would simply decide the transfer petition filed by Facebook.

13 Sep 2019 1:20 PM

Facebook is keen on controlling how this news flows to the users. (Photo: AFP)

This is how Facebook will 'curate' news for you

Facebook is looking at having human editors establishing editorial guidelines.

12 Sep 2019 7:45 AM

Sensitive, Stylish

A few colleges in Kerala have used Onam celebration as an opportunity to show their compassion and reflect the influence of popular culture.

09 Sep 2019 1:16 AM

Facebook Dating kicks off!

People are suggested based on preferences, interests, and other engagements on Facebook.

06 Sep 2019 11:24 AM

The widely shared screenshot of the Facebook post, allegedly by Indira, suggested that all those who were left out of the NRC be put in a detention camp after being sterilised. (Photo: File)

Kerala author 'suggests' those left out of NRC be put in detention after sterilisation

A case was registered under Section 153 of IPC for promoting enmity between religions and spreading hatred through social media.

05 Sep 2019 9:27 AM

The unreleased feature hides the like/reaction count from everyone except the creator of the post.

Facebook working on disallowing like counts on your posts

Facebook is reportedly testing a feature that hides like counts on posts.

04 Sep 2019 9:21 AM

Earlier, in the video the woman alleged that Chinmayanand was threatening to kill her and her family members as she had evidence that could land him in trouble. (Photo: File)

UP student, who accused Swami Chinmayanand of harassment, in SC today

Chinmayanand rubbished the allegations and called it a conspiracy.

02 Sep 2019 11:56 AM

A USCIS statement explaining the change says fake accounts and identities will make it easier for investigators to search for potential evidence of fraud. (Photo: Representational)

US to use fake social media to check people entering country

The change in policy was preceded by other steps taken by the State Department.

31 Aug 2019 8:08 AM

'Print and electronic media showed responsibility and decided to wait till getting the autopsy report of the deceased. However, an organised campaign was launched on the social media that the girl had died because of the vaccine and people should not vaccinate their children,' Prime Minister's Focal Person on Polio, Babar Bin Atta said. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Pak demands FB to block accounts post false propaganda against polio vaccines

Rumours swirled over social media that a one-year-old girl had died after she was administrated with the polio vaccines.

28 Aug 2019 11:34 AM

The security flaw basically allowed attackers to hack Instagram accounts without permission.

Instagram awards Chennai techie with 10,000 dollars for spotting vulnerability

Laxman Muthiya, a tech enthusiast, had also won USD 30,000 just a month ago for pointing out another vulnerability for Facebook.

27 Aug 2019 9:23 AM

Facebook plans to bring Instagram's revenue number closer to its own app. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook injected more ads on Instagram

Facebook exerted more control over Instagram over the last two years, including the move to rename the app.

24 Aug 2019 7:30 AM

Demonstrators stand outside the Yuen Long MTR station during a protest in Hong Kong.(Photo: AP)

Hong Kong protests: YouTube shuts down more than 200 channels

Twitter and Facebook announced this week that they suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to a coordinated influence campaign.

23 Aug 2019 3:31 PM

The Hong Kong demonstrations began almost three months ago as a protest against a new extradition law and have since snowballed into a broader movement to defend the city-state's civil liberties in the face of what is perceived to be tightening mainland control. (Photo: AP)

'All forces': China's global social media push over Hong Kong protests

China denounced the moves by Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday, saying it had a right to put out its own views.

22 Aug 2019 2:55 PM

Facebook's journalists will be curating stories from news sites and won't be editing headlines or writing content.

What does Facebook's plan to hire journalists mean for media industry?

Stories will appear in a section called the 'news tab,' which will be separate from the traditional news feed.

22 Aug 2019 1:55 PM

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