Facebook Begins Europe-Wide Campaign Against Extremist Posts

Facebook Inc began a Europe-wide campaign on Monday to thwart extremist posts on social media, after German politicians in particular raised concerns about a rise in xenophobic comments linked to…

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Twitter Down in Some Parts of the World

Twitter said on Tuesday its social network was suffering outages in several parts of the world and it was working to resolve the issues, which appear to be concentrated in…

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Flipkart Invests in Parenting Social Network Tinystep

Tinystep, a parenting social network, Tuesday said it has raised an undisclosed amount in seed funding from Flipkart. The Bengaluru-based startup plans to use the funds to develop the product,…

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Facebook Testing New Browser for Its App

Social networking website Facebook is testing an improved in-app browser that would allow users input their own URL should they want to check another page without leaving the Facebook app,…

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Facebook Launches Mentions For Android: Here’s How To Use It

Facebook has made it easier for public figures, such as celebrities, with Android devices to gain access to its Mentions app. Facebook made the announcement in a blog post it…

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Skype And Slack Integration Now Available For Preview: Here’s How To Do It

After announcing plans to integrate with Outlook's mobile app and implement group calling function on mobile devices earlier in the week, it seems that there are more things in store for Skype.…

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Germany Rules Facebook’s ‘Friend Finder’ Feature As Illegal

Facebook's friend-finder feature is used daily all around the world. Well ... not in Germany, anymore. Reuters is reporting that Germany's Federal Court of Justice has deemed the social media…

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Instagram Testing New Feature That Lets You Know Who’s Following You Back

Instagram, one of the world's most popular social media platforms, is expanding its array of features to show users who among the people they are following are following them back.…

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Woman Faces Jail for Tagging Sister-in-Law on Facebook

A woman in the US was awarded a year in jail for violating a restraining order after she tagged her victim her sister-in-law on a Facebook post that called her…

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Donates $31 Million to Charity

After Facebook CEO and his wife making a pledge in December to give away 99 percent of their stock over their lifetime, the social networking giant's COO Sheryl Sandberg has…

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