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Facebook group subscriptions: Is the company really changing its business model?

The social media giant announced its plans to let groups charge members for exclusive content; Facebook would not be taking a cut of the fee, letting group administrators earn all the revenue.

Jun 21, 2018

Tired of Messenger ads? Get ready for auto playing video ads

Facebook announces the introduction of auto-playing video ads into its messaging platform as a means of boosting revenue.

Jun 20, 2018

Facebook doesn't want you sleeping in your photos; Science behind blinking selfie AI tool explained

The AI tool is highly dependent on a deep neural network Facebook called general adversarial network (GAN) to supplant the missing data.

Jun 20, 2018

Free money to everyone (UBI) will become necessity if robots snatch away all human jobs: Elon Musk

Universal basic income (UBI) is essentially a cash handout that a state or region distributes among its people; irrespective of their employment status

Jun 19, 2018

Facebook to ban ads for weapons, ammunition for underage users

The social networking website's latest change in their policy bans advertising on weapon accessories and ammunition. The step seems to be defensive in nature after its involvement in several controversies.

Jun 18, 2018

Eye on the future? Facebook bets on eye tracking

Company reveals plans to implement eye-tracking technology in the document to US Congress following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Jun 15, 2018

Blood donation awareness gets a boost with new Facebook platform

Facebook launches a new platform for Indian users with the location of blood donation centres, camps, requests and more for World Blood Donor Day

Jun 15, 2018

Facebook service at risk from being banned on App Store amid Apple's stricter privacy policy

Facebook's Onavo Protect VPN software violates Apple's newly-updated App Store Review Guidelines that put the service in danger.

Jun 14, 2018

US Election 2016 unleashes new row between Facebook, media outlets over political ads

News associations slammed Facebook for making the changes in its ad policies, which came following the misuse of the social media platform by Russian actors during US presidential election 2016.

Jun 13, 2018

Data theft: Mark Zuckerberg apologises, says

Facebook details advertiser policies in 500 page answer-sheet to Senate

Facebook responds to Senate Committees with 500 pages detailing its policies, says it allows targeting based on behaviour and interests.

Jun 12, 2018

Facebook bug alert: Glitch in privacy settings turns private posts public

Over 14 million users were affected by the glitch between May 18 and 22. Here's what the social media giant had to say on the matter.

Jun 8, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at F8 conference

Facebook teams up with ABC, Fox News, CNN: Social networking with a dose of news

New partnership will allow news leading news outlets like ABC, Fox News and CNN and to create monetised news shows for the social networking site under the 'Facebook Journalism Project.'

Jun 8, 2018

Huawei denies it has stored Facebook user data, despite access

Huawei is quick to clarify that it has not collected or stored user data from Facebook. The statement comes after the social network acknowledged data sharing with companies, including Huawei.

Jun 7, 2018

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica suffer backlash following data breach claims

'We did receive Facebook data,' confesses Ex-Cambridge Analytica chief

Alexander Nix accepts that the company received data from researcher Aleksandr Kogan to British investigators. Denies misleading investigation.

Jun 7, 2018

Facebook takes on Dubsmash with new lip-sync feature

Lip Sync Live to hit select markets with thousands of songs. It works with Live video feature on the main Facebook app.

Jun 6, 2018

Facebook confirms data sharing partnerships with Chinese companies

The company said that most of the partnerships were now closed, others in progress as Congress investigation continues.

Jun 6, 2018

Facebook shareholders to Zuckerberg: Emulate George Washington, not Vladimir Putin

The Facebook CEO continues to face flak following the Cambridge Analytica data theft. Many shareholders seem unhappy with Zuckerberg controlling the majority of voting shares despite not owning a majority of the company.

Jun 1, 2018

Record 425 million posts on Facebook during IPL 2018

The 11th edition of the IPL closed on May 27 with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the finals.

May 30, 2018

Google, Facebook face over $9 bn in fines

Privacy-advocacy group Noyb.eu said that tech giants such as Facebook and Google are essentially forcing people to adopt a "take it or leave it" approach when it comes to privacy.

May 26, 2018

Euro GDPR effect: Facebook's WhatsApp for iOS gets 'Request Account Info' option

Once updated to the new WhatsApp version, users can request to view user data stored by the company on its server. If required he or she can delete it and start afresh or uninstall the app without having to worry that your private information will be misused.

May 23, 2018

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