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Rogue Amazon employees peddling bad review removals on social media: Report

Some rogue Amazon employees are reportedly helping third-party sellers by removing bad reviews on their products on the e-commerce platform via secret groups on Telegram, WhatsApp and Facebook.

Aug 2, 2023

Meta introduces 'CM3leon' for text, images

Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model -- "CM3leon" (pronounced like chameleon), that does both text-to-image and image-to-text generation.

Jul 15, 2023

Taliban supports Musk's Twitter over Zuckerberg's Threads

The Taliban has come out in support of Elon Musk-run Twitter over Mark Zuckerberg-run Threads on Instagram, saying other platforms cannot replace the original micro-blogging platform

Jul 11, 2023

TikTok launches subscription-based music service to take on Spotify, Apple

Amid the growing Twitter-Meta fight over Threads app, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify.

Jul 7, 2023

Pawan Kalyan amasses 1.1 million followers in an hour of Insta debut

Telugu actor Pawan Kalyan has finally made his Instagram debut. But, what's more interesting is that the actor hit the mark of 1.1 million followers in an hour of his debut on the photo-sharing and messaging platform on Tuesday.

Jul 5, 2023

Elon Musk celebrates 52nd birthday as he prepares for cage fight with Zuckerberg

Tech billionaire Elon Musk, the owner of big companies likeTesla, SpaceX and Twitter, is celebrating his 52nd birthday on Wednesday as he prepares for a cage fight with Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Jun 28, 2023

Meta introduces new parental control across Instagram, Facebook, Messenger

Meta on Tuesday announced new features to support teens and families and make it even easier to manage the time they spend on its apps like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger.

Jun 27, 2023

Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again, services restored now

Facebook, Instagram suffer global outage again and services are restored now after almost two-hours of disruption

Jun 17, 2023

WhatsApp launches new feature 'Channels' for broadcast messages

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday launched a new feature called -- "Channels" within the app for broadcast messaging, i.e., a simple, reliable and private way to receive important updates from people and organisations.

Jun 8, 2023

Get verified badge for Facebook and Instagram for Rs 699; Meta Verified launched in India [details]

Meta on Wednesday brought its verified subscription bundle on Instagram and Facebook to India that includes a verified badge that authenticates accounts with government ID, proactive account protection and access to account support.

Jun 7, 2023

Over 33 mn content pieces on FB, Instagram removed in April in India: Meta

Between April 1-30, Facebook received 8,470 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism, and said that it provided tools for users to resolve their issues in 2,225 cases.

Jun 1, 2023

UP man jumps into river after going live on Facebook

A 30-year-old man went live on Facebook and then jumped into the Gomti river.

Apr 3, 2023

Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings

Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their preferences across all their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, from a centralised hub

Jan 20, 2023

Sachin Pilot's video on 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' a hit on social media [Watch]

Rajasthan Congress is all set to welcome Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo yatra' into the state at Jhalawar on Sunday. In view of this, former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Saturday released a video on his social media platforms, which soon started trending on Facebook and Twitter.

Dec 3, 2022

Meta denies reports of Mark Zuckerberg resigning next year

Meta (formerly Facebook) has denied reports that its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is resigning next year amid slow growth and massive layoffs at the social network.

Nov 23, 2022

Twitter's global market share grows by 55% amid Musk's takeover

Twitter's market share has surged by 55.8 per cent in 2022 amid Elon Musk's takeover, while Facebook's share plunged by 11.86 per cent till November across desktop and mobile devices worldwide, a new report has revealed.

Nov 10, 2022

WhatsApp services restored after almost two-hours; longest outage of 2022 [see details]

WhatsApp is back after an almost two-hour-long disruption, the longest outage of the year 2022. The service went down for users across several parts of the world.

Oct 25, 2022

Amid row, 'The Wire' retracts report on Meta, Facebook citing discrepancies

The screenshots of two emails from a Meta employee used in the story are "fake".

Oct 24, 2022

Facebook's parent firm Meta added to the list of terrorist groups by Russia [details]

A human rights attorney has warned that the current criminal code of Russia will bring strict legal consequences even for showing the logos of Facebook and Instagram

Oct 12, 2022

Instagram rewards Jaipur student for finding a bug, gives Rs 38 lakh

Sharma apprised Instagram and Facebook about this mistake and after finding it authentic, he was rewarded with Rs 38 lakh for this work.

Sep 19, 2022