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Russia blocks Facebook; FB hits back, pauses all ads

In alarming censorship, Russia has blocked access to Facebook in the country. In response, its parent company Meta has paused all ads in Russia.

Mar 5, 2022

Russian disinformation campaign against Ukraine exposed; FB, Twitter take action [details]

Facebook and Twitter removed two anti-Ukraine "covert influence operations" over the weekend. One had ties to Russia, while the other was connected to Belarus.

Mar 3, 2022

After FB, Russia blocks Twitter amid Ukrainian invasion; Russians use VPN [details]

After Facebook, Russia has now blocked Twitter to stifle the flow of information as its invasion of Ukraine escalates.

Feb 27, 2022

Never take screenshots from Facebook messenger, warns Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg himself demonstrated how this new feature will work on messenger

Feb 5, 2022

For the first time, Facebook loses daily users, ad growth declines, share price plunges by 20%

For the first time ever, Facebook has lost daily users globally, reporting lower-than-expected ad growth that sent its stock plunging nearly 20 per cent.

Feb 3, 2022

Scamsters on prowl: US consumers lost $770 mn in social media scams in 2021

More than 95,000 people reported about $770 million in losses to fraud initiated on social media platforms in 2021, according to a new report.

Jan 29, 2022

Patna man honey-trapped on Facebook; asked to pay Rs 20,000 [details]

An area manager at a private firm here in Danapur locality has approached the Patna Police cyber cell with a complaint alleging that he was honey-trapped by a girl on Facebook.

Jan 14, 2022

WhatsApp rolling out global voice note player for iOS beta

WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new global voice note player on iOS beta that will let users listen to a voice message while on a different chat.

Jan 12, 2022

2021 Year-in-review of Facebook parent Meta: Besides Covid vax and Olympics, flaxseed trended surprisingly

The Year-in-Review released by Meta shows the trends regarding social media, culture, covid, and more.

Dec 18, 2021

Facebook parent Meta opens new office in Gurugram; To train 1 crore entrepreneurs, 2.5 lakh creators

In a bid to scale its India operations, Meta (formerly Facebook), on Wednesday unveiled its new office here which is said to be the company's first stand-alone office in Asia.

Dec 8, 2021

FIR filed against Zukerberg for FB post against Akhilesh Yadav, dropped later

A case has been filed at a court in Kannauj district against FB CEO Mark Zukerberg for FB post against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav but later his name was dropped and Facebook administrator was made the accused

Dec 1, 2021

Instagram testing "Take a Break" feature; To reduce time spent on platform

Facebook's Vice President of global affairs Nick Clegg, said that the photo-sharing platform will introduce new features to remove bad content and is currently testing the most awaited 'Take a Break' feature for better time management.

Nov 11, 2021

Ads linked to race, religion to be deleted on FB and Instagram, says parent company Meta

Starting January 19, 2022 sensitive ads targeting options related to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, religion or sexual orientation will be deleted on FB and Instagram, according to Meta, the parent company.

Nov 10, 2021

Facebook to pay French publishers for reusing their content

As pressure mounts on social media platforms to pay news publishers for using their content, Facebook has reached a multi-year pact to pay French publishers for resharing their content on its platforms.

Oct 23, 2021

Facebook plans to rebrand company with new name: Report

Social media giant Facebook is reportedly planning to rebrand the company with a new name that focuses on the metaverse.

Oct 20, 2021

End digital wallet project, Facebook can't be trusted to manage payment system: US lawmakers

Sharpening the attack on Facebook, a group of US Democrats has asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to end his digital wallet and cryptocurrency project, adding that the social network can't be trusted to manage cryptocurrency.

Oct 20, 2021

Facebook is annoyed with leaked documents' coverage; calls it orchestrated campaign [details]

Ahead of what appears to be a series of news articles based on leaked Facebook documents, the social media giant is making its stand clear on the matter.

Oct 19, 2021

Why governments across the globe are taxing major tech companies: Explained

It is pertinent to note that the IMF has also expressed some interest in the proposal.

Oct 13, 2021

FB, Insta, Messenger Friday outage: FB says issue fixed; 2nd attempt in a week

Facebook has said the issues that blocked access to its apps and services for nearly two hours on Friday have been fixed.

Oct 9, 2021

Telegram gains 70 mn new users in one day, thanks to FB's outage for over 6 hrs

People took to Twitter to tweet the problems they were facing with Facebook family apps, including posting memes and GIFs.

Oct 7, 2021