Social Media Archives - Buildthecloud

April 28, 2018

US Congress Spars Over Social Media Filtering; Companies Skip Hearing

Democrats and Republicans in the US House of Representatives on Thursday sparred over the role of social media platforms Facebook, Google and Twitter in filtering content after representatives of the tech companies skipped a hearing. Republicans repeatedly suggested at a House Judiciary Committee hearing that Facebook, Alphabet’s Google and Twitter are censoring or blocking content from conservatives, a charge the companies denied. […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

March 15, 2018

Facebook Bans Far-Right Group Britain First for Inciting Hatred

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 […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

March 15, 2018

Facebook Expresses Concern Over Sri Lanka Ban

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 […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

March 15, 2018

Twitter Says Reports Claiming Indian Leaders Have Fake Followers Are Deeply Flawed

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 […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

January 27, 2018

Facebook Says It Can’t Guarantee Social Media Is Good for Democracy

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 […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

January 27, 2018

Overuse Of Social Media Can Take A Toll On Your Child’s Sleep: Study

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 […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

January 13, 2018

Facebook Updates News Feed to Make Friends a Priority

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 – […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

January 13, 2018

Social Media Profile Lands Man In Jail In 17-Year-Old Case

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, […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

January 8, 2018

Facebook to Notify Users When Photos of Them Are Uploaded

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 […]

Comments Off

in Social Media

December 30, 2017

Digmine Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Being Spread via Facebook Messenger: Trend Micro

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, […]

Comments Off