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Facebook has been ramping up its video offerings with original shows and this week announced new formats including interactive game shows, quizzes and polls. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK fines Facebook over data privacy scandal, EU seeks audit

British regulators slapped the popular social network giant with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000).

26 Oct 2018 3:16 PM IST

Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba (Photo: AP)

Home secretary meets FB, Google officials to discuss cyber crime

Home secy Gauba asked social media representatives to take concrete steps to ensure a robust system for preventing...

26 Oct 2018 2:16 AM IST

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Twitter stock surges despite huge drop in users

Twitter posted earnings of $1.02 per share in the July-September period.

25 Oct 2018 8:52 PM IST

The meeting was attended by representatives of Facebook, Google, Twitter, Whatsapp, YouTube and Instagram as well as officials from the Department of Telecom and various security agencies. (Photo: AFP)

Govt asks Google, Facebook, WhatsApp to check rumours, texts inciting...

Social media have also been asked to put in place system for prompt sharing of info sought by law enforcement agencies.

25 Oct 2018 8:12 PM IST

The Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government has been of view that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right. (Photo: PTI)

India supports digitisation but won't compromise on data integrity: IT...

Indian market represented a large footfall for social media companies like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

25 Oct 2018 12:37 PM IST

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 US elections

US President Donald Trump last month accused China of seeking to meddle in Nov. 6 congressional elections.

25 Oct 2018 8:17 AM IST

Data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica earlier faced allegations that it used personal information harvested from 87 million Facebook accounts to help Donald Trump win the 2016 US presidential election.

Facebook unveils systems for catching child nudity, grooming of...

The machine learning tool rolled out over the last year identifies images that contain both nudity and a child.

24 Oct 2018 8:55 PM IST

In this April 12, 2016, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the companys 10-year roadmap during the keynote address at the F8 Facebook Developer Conference in San Francisco. Instagram along with Messenger and WhatsApp are serving as the social media giants insurance policy for a future that might not be dominated by its flagship service. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Facebook beyond Facebook? Instagram, Messenger step up

Sure, Facebook reigns in social media today, and this is not likely to change soon.

24 Oct 2018 7:20 PM IST

Data mining and analysis firm Cambridge Analytica earlier faced allegations that it used personal information harvested from 87 million Facebook accounts to help Donald Trump win the 2016 US presidential election.

Japan tells Facebook to improve data protection

The government asked the world's largest social media network to fully communicate security issues to users.

22 Oct 2018 6:31 PM IST

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Memes may contribute to obesity in teenagers

A substantial number of individuals on Twitter share health-related Internet memes.

21 Oct 2018 4:09 PM IST

Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp update: Key features you should know

The Facebook-owned platform is reportedly working on new features to enhance users chat experience.

21 Oct 2018 1:24 PM IST

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Health benefits of social media

Study found older adults who experienced pain were less likely to participate in social activities that require...

19 Oct 2018 10:16 AM IST