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Mark Zuckerberg reacts to "profit over safety" claim; see what FB chief has to say [full statement]

Strongly refuting to the allegations made by a former Facebook employee about the company prioritizing "profit over safety", Mark Zuckerberg called them "deeply illogical."

Oct 6, 2021

FB chooses profit over safety of its users: Whistleblower's revelations coincide with global outage

In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, whistleblower Frances Haugen doubled down on the document trove seemingly proving Facebook cared more about its algorithms than dealing with hate speech and other toxic content.

Oct 5, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram back after six-hour outage

Services of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp started coming back online on Tuesday after an outage that lasted almost six hours.

Oct 5, 2021

Why WhatsApp Payments failed to click in India

WhatsApp added the Indian rupee sign to its chat composer to make payments easier for Indian users.

Oct 4, 2021

This is a bombshell: US lawmakers blast FB in 3-hr grilling over Instagram hurting teens

"You've lost our trust," Senator Marsha Blackburn said. "We don't trust you with the influence over our children."

Oct 2, 2021

Instagram pauses kids' version; Parent company FB to review whether toxic for teenaged girls

Facebook Files: Data Indicates Instagram Harmful to Teenagers, Particularly Teenage Girls.

Sep 28, 2021

FB overrun by vax lies despite denying fuelling hesitancy: Report

The report paints a picture of a company outfoxed by a small but wily group of anti-vaccine activists that it called "big whales."

Sep 19, 2021

SC orders to free activist detained for Facebook post

The Supreme Court ordered Erendro Leichombam, a Manipuri activist, to be released. Leichombam was charged with NSA for a Facebook post.

Jul 19, 2021

Facebook, other social media platforms are "killing people" with Covid misinformation, says Biden

US President Joe Biden has hit out at Facebook again, saying that such social media platforms are allowing Covid vaccine misinformation to spread and are "killing people".

Jul 17, 2021

Governments across the globe demanding Twitter to remove content of reporters, news outlets

From July 1 to December 31, it received over 14,500 requests for information worldwide, with 30 percent of those requests resulting in the production of part or all of the requested information

Jul 15, 2021

WhatsApp is now accessible in beta on four devices that do not require a phone

WhatsApp has released a beta version of its new multi-device capabilities, allowing users to use desktop or browser experiences on up to four devices simultaneously. Before linking, this method now requires biometric authentication.

Jul 15, 2021

Instagram adds new Security Checkup tool to help users stay safe [Details]

Instagram has launched a new feature called Security Checkup that will walk users through the steps to safeguard their accounts if they have been hijacked. WhatsApp will be safeguarded in a similar fashion in the coming weeks, according to Facebook.

Jul 14, 2021

Facebook launches 'Bulletin' for independent writers; Likely to impact major players

With an aim to promote independent writers, Facebook has announced a set of publishing and subscription tools -- Bulletin -- to support these creators in the US.

Jun 30, 2021

House panel on IT asks Google and Facebook representatives to appear before it on June 29

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (I&T) has issued summons to Facebook and Google India, seeking that company representatives appear before the committee on Tuesday.

Jun 28, 2021

UN Special Rapporteurs say India's new IT policies do not meet global norms

The UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteurs have stated that India's new IT policies are in violation of international human rights standards. India's response will be included in the standard report that will be presented to the Human Rights Council.

Jun 19, 2021

FB to show creators how much money they pay to Apple, Google as WWDC21 opens

As Apple presented its flagship WWDC21 developer conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network will show creators how much money Apple and Google are actually taking from them via their respective app stores.

Jun 8, 2021

G7 decision to force Amazon, Facebook, Google pay tax where their services are sold

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has hailed the G-7 agreement on Saturday when the world's richest nations agreed to close cross-border tax loopholes used by some of the biggest multinational companies and have decided to back a minimum global corporation tax rate of at least 15 per cent.

Jun 7, 2021

Trump calls Facebook's 2-yr suspension an "insult" to Americans who voted for him [Details]

Trump was banned from multiple social media platforms. He has recently shut down his newly launched blog.

Jun 5, 2021

Facebook plans to end special treatment for politicians: Report

According to reports, Facebook is preparing to stop giving politicians and elected people preferential treatment. plans to expose the strike system it uses to punish people who disobey its content restrictions.

Jun 4, 2021

Facebook purges several malicious accounts, Pages originated from Pakistan

Many accounts, Pages, and Groups originating in Pakistan and targeting mostly domestic audiences, as well as English, Arabic, and Pashto-speaking audiences around the world, have been taken from Facebook.

Jun 4, 2021