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TRS president and caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao performed 'Raja Syamala Yagam', 'Chandi Yagam' and other rituals in his farmhouse in Erravalli in which his wife and other family members participated. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab | @KalvakuntlaChandrashekarRao)

'For Telangana's prosperity', KCR holds 'yagna' ahead of state polls

The yagnam is conducted for prosperity of the state, well being of people, the official release said.

19 Nov 2018 5:01 PM

Schrage provided his explanation in a message sent Tuesday to Facebook’s employees. (Photo: AP)

Outgoing Facebook exec takes fall for hiring opposition firm

Definers’ link to the Menlo Park, California, company was exposed in a story published by The New York Times.

26 Nov 2018 9:41 AM

(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File/ Representational image)

Facebook mulled charging for access to user data

The company said it considered charging application makers to access data at the social network.

29 Nov 2018 5:11 PM

Facebook rejected the suggestion it had breached data protection and competition laws, and said it shared the committee’s concerns about false news and election integrity.

Facebook broke rules, should be regulated

This included disinformation, attempts by foreign countries to influence elections, and risks to personal data.

19 Feb 2019 9:47 AM

The Housing Department claims Facebook mines data about its users and then employs machine learning to predict their responses to ads in ways that may recreate groupings defined by characteristics such as race.

US charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads

Facebook said it had been working with the department to address the concerns and was surprised by the decision to issue the charge.

29 Mar 2019 12:21 PM

The new tributes section expands on this, creating a separate tab on memorialized profiles where friends and family can share posts.

Facebook implements new features for the dead

FB is only allowing friends and family members to request to have an account memorialized.

10 Apr 2019 12:40 PM

Despite its public acknowledgment of a "major breach of trust" in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook disputes the report's findings and refuses to implement recommendations, the commissioners said.

Canada privacy watchdog taking Facebook to court

The commissioners expressed dismay that Facebook had rebuffed their findings and recommendations.

27 Apr 2019 3:16 PM

He rejected Facebook’s arguments that users suffered no “tangible” harm and had no legitimate privacy interest in information they shared with friends on social media.(Photo: ANI)

US judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls its views 'so wrong'

Facebook may face most of nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for giving third parties like Cambridge Analytica access to users’ data.

10 Sep 2019 1:39 PM

The two-factor authentication update is an example of the company’s new privacy model at work.

Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul

The change is happening in Ecuador, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Libya and Cambodia this week & will be introduced globally early next year.

20 Dec 2019 6:03 PM

Facebook users will be able to create virtual rooms and decide who to invite to join, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said, adding that Facebook had built in defences to prevent unwanted guests from entering virtual rooms. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook introduces Messenger Rooms allowing video calls with 50 friends, in alternative to Zoom

Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, you can join a Messenger Rooms video chat

25 Apr 2020 12:56 PM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud, saying that people deserved to hear unfiltered statements from political leaders. Twitter, by contrast, slapped a “get the facts” label on them. (Photo | BookCatalog)

Facebook bends to pressure, says will flag even Trump's post, if it violates rules

Unilever became the latest and one of the biggest advertisers to join several other brands that have stopped placing ads on Facebook.

27 Jun 2020 4:36 PM

Civil rights leaders who met virtually with Zuckerberg and other Facebook leaders Tuesday expressed skepticism that recommendations from the audit would ever be implemented, noting that past suggestions in previous reports had gone overlooked.

Biased algorithms, content moderation, ad policy, voter suppression among Facebook's civil rights issues

A civil rights audit being conducted over the past two years says not fact-checking Trump's lies among setbacks to progress.

08 Jul 2020 5:59 PM

Facebook sets up SME Council in India

There are more than two million small businesses in India with active Facebook pages.

04 Dec 2015 12:17 PM

Facebook lifts ban on content linked to rival social network Tsu

Facebook has lifted a ban that blocked material from Tsu.co, a small rival challenging the world’s largest social network’s financial dependence on free content shared by its 1.5 billion users.

11 Dec 2015 11:18 PM

4 reasons why people can’t quit Facebook

If you’ve ever thought about quitting Facebook, you’re not alone. Maybe you’ve even shut down your account, swearing never to return, only to log back in a week later.

28 Dec 2015 9:13 PM

Facebook to overhaul tax-reducing UK sales structure

Facebook FB.0 said that it would stop booking sales to UK clients via Ireland, a practice which reduced its taxes, following the British government’s introduction of a new tax on profits shifted offsh

05 Mar 2016 12:57 AM