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Lok Sabha 2019: Facebook removes 687 Congress affiliated pages, accounts over fake news peddling, spam

Besides Congress, Facebook removed pages affiliated to Indian IT firm Silver Touch and Pakistan-based website for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on Facebook and Instagram in India

Apr 1, 2019

Facebook removes 687 pages linked to Congress ahead of Lok Sabha elections

The announcement marks a rare action from Facebook against a prominent political party in a country where it has more than 300 million users, the highest in the world.

Apr 1, 2019

Facebook mistakenly deleted Mark Zuckerberg's old posts

A spokesperson from the company reportedly said many of Zuckerberg's old posts about Facebook can still be found on the company's blog and in its newsroom.

Mar 30, 2019

A man uses a laptop during a power outage in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 26, 2019

Man seeks 'supari' on Facebook to kill PM Modi with foolproof plan, arrested in Jaipur

During Naveen Kumar Yadav's interrogation, he told the police that he had been uploading such content against politicians on his Facebook wall for several years.

Mar 29, 2019

Facebook AI for India summit: Scholarship to children, Women AI training and more announced

Facebook promises to host AI hub to educate children and women developers, and also hone their technical skill sets.

Mar 28, 2019

After Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp to get dark mode soon

Besides the dark mode, WhatsApp for Android will also get crucial biometric security feature similar to iOS-powered Apple iPhones and iPads.

Mar 27, 2019

Spread joy, not rumours: WhatsApp kicks-off campaign to curb fake news ahead of Lok Sabha 2019

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has launched video informational ads on YouTube to help users on how to detect fake news and not forward any suspicious content online and on the messenger apps.

Mar 25, 2019

Facebook confesses to storing 600 million users' passwords in plain text for years

The bug was unearthed during a security review in January and was reported by Brian Krebs, a cybersecurity writer. Facebook, in a blog post, explained the situation and said that they have fixed the bug.

Mar 22, 2019

WhatsApp Business for iOS goes live on Apple App Store, but only in select regions

WhatsApp Business for iOS is now available in four international regions and is expected to be expanded to more regions in the coming months.

Mar 22, 2019

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Facebook Messenger gets this WhatsApp reply feature: All you need to know

Social media giant Facebook has introduced value-added direct reply feature in the Messenger group chat similar to WhatsApp.

Mar 21, 2019

WhatsApp, Nasscom join hands to fight fake news ahead of Lok Sabha 2019 elections

WhatsApp in collaboration with NASSCOM will conduct special digital literacy programmes in several cities, towns and villages to educate people on how to fact-check news on the messenger app and social media platforms.

Mar 19, 2019

New Zealand firms to pull ads from Facebook, Google

At this stage, it is still unclear how extensive the pull-back will be or for how long the companies are likely to pull their digital ads.

Mar 18, 2019

International Women's Day 2019: Here're best WhatsApp stickers to share and wish the ladies

WhatsApp has compiled top five women-inspired stickers that are worth sharing on the messenger app to wish and make it a special day for your special ladies mother, daughter, sister and spouse.

Mar 8, 2019

Mukesh Ambani at 13th on global rich list, will the Reliance Industries chairman have world's richest title?

A 100% rally in Reliance's stock and a substantial decline in Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wealth, following divorce with wife MacKenzie, could make Ambani the richest person in the world.

Mar 6, 2019

WhatsApp for iOS gets new update with UI improvements: All you need to know

WhatsApp new update will make adding contact details on messenger app easier than ever. There is also another surprise too.

Mar 5, 2019

Facebook Messenger gets Dark mode, WhatsApp next: Here's how to get started on iPhone and Android mobile

With just a crescent Moon emoji, you can activate dark mode on Facebook Messenger app.

Mar 3, 2019

WhatsApp update: Messenger app to get advanced search features, new emojis and more

With the advanced search feature on WhatsApp, users can easily locate multimedia content shared on the messenger app.

Mar 3, 2019

Getting abused, vile messages on WhatsApp? You can put an end to it by doing this

WhatsApp users who get threatening messages or vulgar images, texts can complain to DoT and if necessary police action will be taken against the culprit.

Feb 25, 2019

WhatsApp to bring changes to group invite process, status update and more

Facebook-owned WhatsApp to bring several changes to the messenger app to improve the user experience.

Feb 18, 2019

Facebook to track users who threaten its staff

Users who make 'credible threats' on the social networking site will be tracked by the Facebook security team using location data as well as the IP address.

Feb 15, 2019

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