Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff
NEW YORK: Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in "the most difficult changes we've made in Meta's history," boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.…
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Facebook failing to contain hate speech in India
NEW YORK: Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate ethnic violence, and did not deploy resources to curb the phenomenon,…
Facebook, Insatagram and WhatsApp down
KARACHI: Facebook's Andy Stone has taken to the Twitter to state: "We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. We’re working to get things back…
Facebook moves to block Taliban’s WhatsApp accounts
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Tuesday it was blocking WhatsApp accounts linked to the Taliban after the Islamic group seized control of Afghanistan and sought to use the messaging service to…
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Facebook shuts down anti-vaccine influencer campaign
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Tuesday said it shut down a disinformation operation which sought to spread Covid-19 vaccine hoaxes by duping social media influencers into backing false claims. The leading…
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Facebook assembles team to build ‘metaverse’
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday (26th of July, 2021) said it was combining specialists from across its hardware, gaming and virtual reality units to build an immersive digital world known…
COVID-19: Facebook reverses course, won’t ban lab virus theory
WASHINGTON: Facebook has reversed its policy banning posts suggesting the Covid-19 was man-made, on the heels of renewed debate over the origins of the virus which first emerged in China.…
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US lawmakers, tech CEOs clash over disinformation
WASHINGTON: US lawmakers unleashed a torrent of criticism against social media top executives Thursday, blaming the companies for amplifying false content and calls to violence, while promising new regulations to…
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Russia demands explanation from Facebook over blocked A/Cs
MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday demanded an explanation from Facebook after the social media giant said it had derailed a campaign to mislead Russians protesting the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei…
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Facebook to pay $650M settlement over US privacy dispute
WASHINGTON: A US federal judge has given final approval to Facebook's $650 million payment to settle a privacy dispute between the social media giant and 1.6 million users in the…
Facebook pledges $1 billion in news investments over 3 years
SAN FRANCISCO:Â Facebook on Wednesday pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media giant defended its handling of a dispute…
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After Facebook, Twitter ban, Trump fans and extremists turn elsewhere
SAN FRANCISCO: Gab instead of Twitter, MeWe over Facebook, Telegram for messaging and Discord for insiders, banned from mainstream platforms, US conspiracy and supremacist movements, many of which support Donald…
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Australia slams ‘heavy-handed’ Facebook news blackout
SYDNEY: Australia's government said Thursday that Facebook was "heavy-handed" and "wrong" for introducing an unprecedented local ban on sharing news in response to pending legislation that would force the social…
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Tech giants ‘close’ to deals with Australian media
SYDNEY: Google and Facebook are "very close" to deals with major Australian media to pay for news, a top government official said Monday, as the tech giants scramble to avoid…
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Russia wages online battle against TikTok and YouTube
MOSCOW: Russia was commenced an online battle against TikTok & Facebook. In Russia, where state-controlled media outlets co-exist in stark contrast with online platforms popular among the opposition, authorities have…
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Facebook: EU court opinion endorses local authority’s competency to file cases against big-techs
BRUSSELS: Data protection watchdogs in any member state of the European Union (EU) can file complaints against Facebook despite the fact the company bases its European presence in Ireland, advocate…
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Facebook to implement UK accounts switch after Brexit
LONDON: Facebook said Wednesday it will switch legal responsibility for British users from its EU base in Ireland to its US headquarters next year in a change sparked by Brexit.…
US demands data collection info from online giants
SAN FRANCISCO: The US Federal Trade Commission on Monday sent orders to Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other internet giants demanding troves of information about their data collection, ad practices,…
UNICEF and Facebook launch a digital campaign to promote life-saving immunizations
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life for many, including children in need of lifesaving, routine immunizations. In countries like Pakistan, additional roadblocks as a result of the pandemic have been…
Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
SYDNEY: Facebook and Google could be required to pay news outlets for their content in "world first" legislation set to be introduced to Australia's parliament on Wednesday. In one of…
Facebook, Google becoming ‘human rights-free zones’ in Vietnam: Amnesty
HANOI: Facebook and Google are fast becoming "human rights-free zones" in Vietnam, Amnesty International warned Tuesday, accusing the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the…
Social media firms on alert for Election Day misinformation
WASHINGTON: Social media firms remained on high alert Tuesday against Election Day misinformation and manipulation efforts as polling places began closing in the US and focus turned to tallying ballots.…
Facebook shuts New Zealand party’s page ahead of election
WELLINGTON: Facebook shut down the page of conspiracy-embracing political party Advance New Zealand on Thursday just two days out from a general election, accusing it of spreading misinformation about the…
Trump blasts Facebook, Twitter for censoring article critical of Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter Wednesday for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and…
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