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WhatsApp launches media campaign to tackle fake news

Facebook-owned messaging service has published advertisements in several English and Hindi newspapers on tackling the spread of false information, campaign to spread to regional papers as well.

Jul 10, 2018

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in two months to fight fake news

Twitter Inc suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on the platform, the Washington Post reported.

Jul 7, 2018

Facebook bots label US Declaration of Independence as hate speech

A series of posts by The Vindicator breaking down the US Declaration of Independence goes public, except for the 10th part which was flagged by Facebook's program.

Jul 6, 2018

'Addictive' Facebook bad for kids, admit insiders

The social networking giant is very much aware of the negative effects of addictive technology, according to Sandy Parakilas, a former Facebook platform manager.

Jul 5, 2018

WhatsApp announces generous reward programme to curb spread of misinformation in India: Will it work?

With the research information, WhatsApp will be able to bring out a set for pointers for its users to create awareness and also how to recognise whether the information they are reading is a fake news or any propaganda content.

Jul 4, 2018

'Horrified' at lynchings, will sanitise our platform: WhatsApp to IT Ministry

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is looking to introduce a new programme with leading IT experts in India to understand the spread of misinformation, and also work with law enforcement officials to see if they can be of help in the prevailing issue.

Jul 4, 2018

Facebook might have accidentally unblocked your ex, apologises a month later

Were you receiving messages from your blocked contacts on Facebook sometime last month? You weren't alone and here's everything that happened.

Jul 3, 2018

Facebook had data-sharing partnership with 52 firms, including Alibaba, Huawei, Amazon, Apple

There are concerns Facebook has been using semantics to share data beyond a US FTC consent decree, requiring the site to obtain permission before collecting more data than a person's privacy settings allow.

Jul 1, 2018

Take Facebook quizzes frequently? Know how FB is harming your privacy

Nametests.com is a very common quiz app. However, a security expert has found how unsafe the app is when it comes to online data.

Jun 30, 2018

Instagram Stories updated with music feature

Instagram one-ups Snapchat, Musical.ly with new Stories feature

Instagram's latest update to its popular Stories feature will be a welcoming change for 400 million daily users. Read all about it here.

Jun 29, 2018

Game of Thrones season 7 episode 6 leaked

Facebook to introduce new feature to block spoilers: Keyword Snooze to the rescue

Facebook is dark and full of spoilers, sure. But not for long. The social networking giant will soon be introducing Keyword Snooze, which lets you hide posts with selected keywords for 30 days.

Jun 28, 2018

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Twitter's battle against bots continues, website announces new policies to tackle spam

From investing heavily in machine-learning technology to eliminating accounts that flout their spam policies, Twitter will now also require an e-mail or a phone number authentication to keep automated accounts in check.

Jun 27, 2018

Facebook's new policy fails to filter; Sex video linked to Bronx boy's death goes viral

Facebook continues to make massive blunders when it comes to explicit video content. It displayed a sex video on the platform even after promising to regulate such content on the site.

Jun 25, 2018

The Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hasan Hasrallah said that his party, the anti-West militant group, has said that the Obama administration had no moral rights to launch attacks to the ISIS militant groups because it is the

Facebook, Twitter shut Hezbollah accounts, militant organisation cries foul

The Iran-backed militant group's social media accounts were deactivated after Isreali officials threatened Twitter with action if they fail to shut down the terrorist group's microblogging accounts.

Jun 24, 2018

Facebook's yet another mishandling of data; accidentally shares analytics with app testers

Facebook "accidentally" did another blunder and led to the leak of user data. The incident fuelled the flames of Cambridge Analytica scandal once again, which the company is still struggling with.