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Former content moderator sues Facebook over mental trauma

The company has said it was "reviewing" the lawsuit and took moderator support "seriously" and pointed to its existing assistance, including "in-house" psychological and wellness support.

3 hours ago

Who is Ajit Mohan? All you need to know about Facebook India's new chief

Ajit Mohan will assume his new role as managing director and vice-president of Facebook's India operations starting from next year. Mohan joins Facebook with over two decades of industry experience.

5 hours ago

WhatsApp appoints grievance officer in India in bid to curb fake news

WhatsApp, which has been slapped with two notices with the third one under consideration, has said it is in the process of establishing a local corporate entity.

2 days ago

EU gives ultimatum to Facebook, Twitter over user protection rules: 'Comply or face action'

The Commission has said it was concerned in regards to the liabilities of the companies and how their users are educated about content removal or contract terminations.

4 days ago

Facebook gets sued for hiding job ads from women

The women job seekers accused Facebook of targeting ads for jobs in male-dominated fields to younger male Facebook users only -- excluding all women and non-binary individuals, as well as older male users.

5 days ago

Honey-trapped BSF jawan shares defence details with Pakistan's ISI; gets arrested by UP anti-terrorism squad

Misra, who is married and has two children, was interrogated by ATS and BSF officials on Monday and Tuesday in Noida. Prima facie, there is enough evidence to prove that he has committed a crime under the Official Secrets Act, Singh said.

6 days ago

Apple's Safari and Firefox to lead privacy war; to block tracking cookies which Facebook leaves behind

Apple and Mozilla, in the upcoming updates, are to block the cookies which Facebook leaves behind to track its users. The update will be rolled out in the coming weeks, beginning with Apple's Safari for iPhone and iPad.

9 days ago

Facebook's new AI Rosetta can read over a billion images everyday to identify the text

There are a lot of memes on Facebook, and the company has come up with a new AI which will help it read all the images on the pictures.

12 days ago

Network needs another year to be fixed: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

The first note will be about the steps Facebook is taking to prevent election interference on Facebook, which is timely with the US mid-terms and Brazilian presidential elections approaching.

17 days ago

Rise of Facebook threatening Google's online ad space in India?

Google officials in India earlier this year were alarmed to learn that Facebook Inc was likely to generate about $980 million in revenue in the country in 2018.

20 days ago

Bengaluru-based startup ZestMoney raises $13.4 million from Xiaomi

The series A funding was led by PayU which also participated in the current round of funding along with other existing investors — Ribbit Capital and Omidyar Network.

28 days ago

Kerala Floods: Google, Facebook chip in to help track lost people affected by heavy rains

Technology behemoths Google and Facebook have activated emergency response services to help people update their safety status and help people track the missing person's whereabouts.

Aug 19, 2018

Heartbroken Karnataka farmer live-streams suicide on Facebook

The reason behind the young farmer's extreme step was not related to debts. Mohan Gowda, instead, hanged himself to death after his newly wedded wife lodged a complaint against him.

Aug 14, 2018

Facebook tightens noose around fake accounts

Facebook users will have to go through an authorisation process. This measure will first be introduced in the US.

Aug 11, 2018

Facebook Dating goes live internally; no word on public launch

Facebook has begun testing its new Dating platform internally, with employees being asked to sign in with fake data as the product nears launch.

Aug 4, 2018

Get that blue tick: Facebook page verification explained in simple steps

In order to make the page and account authentic, social media companies have introduced the concept of the verified page with a blue tick.

Aug 3, 2018

Under fire for fake stories, Facebook to invest $4.5 million in the news industry

Facebook has announced plans to invest $4.5 million in multiple programmes including NewsMatch, Facebook Membership Accelerator and a new partnership with the Asian College of Journalism.

Aug 3, 2018

Facebook's latest moneymaker; starts WhatsApp business monetisation

Facebook has announced new APIs for business users that will allow the service to charge for messages sent later than 24 hours.

Aug 2, 2018

Facebook joins Apple, Google in battling mobile addiction, adds Screen Time tools

The social media giant has rolled out the tool for both Facebook and Instagram and will allow users to set time limits, mute notifications and view their usage history as it looks to combat phone addiction.

Aug 2, 2018

Visa applications will now require social media history; US, UK, Australia already do?

Immgration authorites across many countries will check your social media footprint lest it doesn't contravene the laws of the country you intend to visit.

Jul 30, 2018