HIGHLIGHTS Ban placed for breaking rules against inciting hatred through Facebook US President Donald Trump had retweeted its anti-Islamic posts Facebook has taken down Britain First’s page and those of its leaders Facebook said on Wednesday it banned Britain First from its platform for breaking rules against inciting hatred, blacklisting a far-right group brought to global […]
HIGHLIGHTS Concerns over incendiary material shared on Facebook Facebook hopes Internet restrictions would be lifted soon Government has refused to end an island-wide blackout on Facebook Facebook said Wednesday it was responding to Sri Lanka’s concerns over incendiary material shared on its platform and hoped internet restrictions imposed during anti-Muslim riots last week would be lifted […]
HIGHLIGHTS Reports had claimed PM Modi had over 60 percent fake followers Fake follower measurement tool is not our product: Twitter “The methodology used by ‘Twitter Audit’ is deeply flawed” After reports surfaced that some of the top Indian politicians including Prime Minister Narendra Modiand Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter accounts are infested with fake followers, the […]
Facebook warned on Monday that it could offer no assurance that social media was on balance good for democracy, but the company said it was trying what it could to stop alleged meddling in elections by Russia or anyone else. The sharing of false or misleading headlines on social media has become a global issue, after […]
Excessive use of social media can take a severe toll on the sleeping hours among children. According to a recent study published in a journal named Acta Paediatrica, over-use of social media is increasingly leading to shorter sleep duration among children which in turn is paving way for various disorders. For the study, the researchers […]
HIGHLIGHTS More importance will be given on social interactions and relationships You’ll see less content from businesses, brands, and media Zuckerberg’s stated mission for this year is to ‘fix’ the social network Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user’s news feed – […]
Ahnish Bhatnagar was on social media with a different name JAIPUR: A man absconding in a 17-year-old forgery case was arrested on Friday due to his profile on social media, an official said. Ahnish Bhatnagar was arrested from his rented accommodation in the Vaishali Nagar area here where he was living with a different identity, […]
HIGHLIGHTS For the feature, users must consent to Facebook saving facial template Feature isn’t available in all regions at launch Facebook also unveiled a feature that warns of profile photo misuse Facebook said on Tuesday it would begin using facial recognition technology to tell people on the social network when others upload photos of them, if […]
HIGHLIGHTS Digmine malware said to only affect Messenger’s desktop, Web versions Digmine was first observed in South Korea It has since spread to Vietnam, Thailand, and other countries A new cryptocurrency-mining bot, named “Digmine”, that was first observed in South Korea, is spreading fast through Facebook Messenger across the world, Tokyo-headquartered cyber-security major Trend Micro has warned. After South Korea, […]
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook asks users to enter name appears on their Aadhaar card The new testing is limited to small group of users with mobile devices It doesn’t make it mandatory to have an Aadhaar card for sign up Facebook has started testing use of Aadhaar as an example to encourage new users in India to use their real […]