Facebook, Google Activate SOS Features After Barcelona Attack

Soon after the Barcelona attack that left 13 people dead, Facebook and Google activated their safety check features to let users in the vicinity inform their friends that they were safe and get nearby…

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Facebook Fake News Fact Checking to Increase

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook has been criticised for distributing fake news New fact-checking feature is being launched in the US, France Facebook said it will show fact-checking results under original article Facebook…

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Facebook Shuts Down AI System After Bots Create Language Humans Can’t Understand

Days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg's understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) was limited, the social media company has reportedly shut down one of its AI systems…

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In Costly Silicon Valley, Case of Facebook Contractor Who Lives in a Car

Unable to afford an apartment in Silicon Valley, a contractor working for Facebook is being forced to live out of her car. According to a report in Daily Mail, Parsha, who has earned a sobriquet…

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Facebook, Twitter Manipulated by Governments to Shape Opinion, Study Claims

Governments around the world are enlisting "cyber troops" who manipulate Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets to steer public opinion, spread misinformation and undermine critics, according to a new report from the…

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Facebook Messenger Video Chat Gets Animated Reactions, New Masks and Filters

Facebook Messenger has a video call feature, and in order to promote its use the social media giant has added more features to make the feature more attractive than before.…

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Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Form Global Working Group to Combat Terror Content

Social media giants Facebook, Google's YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft said on Monday they were forming a global working group to combine their efforts to remove terrorist content from their platforms.…

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Facebook Video Creation App Launch Announced

With an aim to empower its creator community, Facebook has announced that it is planning to launch a new app just for them later this year. Essentially a video creation…

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BSNL Partners Facebook, MobiKwik on Express Wi-Fi and Mobile Wallet

State-owned telecom operator BSNL has inked a clutch of agreements with Facebook and MobiKwik as its looks to popularise the Internet and its value added services among customers. The pacts…

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Facebook Updates News Feed to Curb Clickbait Stories

Facebook has announced three new updates so that people will see even fewer clickbait stories in their feeds, and more of the stories they find authentic. Clickbait describes web content…

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