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2020 Delhi riots: Panel asks Facebook execs for records of users' report

SC in July had refused to invalidate summons issued to the social media giant by the committee and said the panel does not have any policing powers and is not a prosecuting agency

What have you done on hate content: Delhi Assembly panel asks Facebook

The committee alleged that during the northeast Delhi riots in February 2020, the social media giant did very little to stop the spread of fake news and hate posts on its platform.

Rupert Murdoch takes another swing at Google and Facebook, seeks reforms

Murdoch for years has criticised Google for taking the publisher's news articles without compensation and Facebook with failing to adequately reward publishers

Latest news LIVE: Pfizer signs $5.3-bn Covid pill deal with US govt

The purchase is contingent on US clearance of the Covid oral antiviral, which Pfizer has applied for, according to a statement from the company Thursday

Delhi riots: Facebook asked to submit records on users' reports

A Delhi Assembly committee asked Facebook India to furnish records of users' reports (complaints) on the content posted on the platform one month prior and two months after the Delhi riots

Evidence suggests FB is not a prime driver of polarisation: Monika Bickert

Our proactive detection rate for hate speech in India is close to 97%, says Monika Bickert, head of global policy management, Meta

Meta's counter to hate speech: Ten fact checkers in 11 languages

Meta also has people reviewing potentially problematic content in 20 Indian languages

2020 riots: Facebook officials to depose before Delhi panel on Nov 18

The committee chaired by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raghav Chadha will convene its meeting at 12.30 pm on November 18 at Delhi Vidhan Sabha.

Ohio retirement fund sues Facebook, blames investment loss on website

Facebook said it was looking out for our children and weeding out online trolls, but in reality was creating misery and divisiveness for profit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement.

How will metaverse, digital technology change the future of our world?

The future of digital technology will be three-dimensional, with virtual reality and augmented reality serving as building blocks, reports Neha Alawadhi

Metaverse can pose an 'existential threat' to Facebook, warns Meta

Meta (formerly Facebook) is aware that virtual reality can be a "toxic environment" especially for women and minorities, and Metaverse would be an "existential threat" to Facebook

Hate speech content decreasing on Facebook, Instagram, says Meta

Meta has claimed that the prevalence of hate speech on Facebook continued to decrease for the fourth quarter in a row this year

Meta reiterates commitment to SMBs, launches "Grow Your Business" Summit

Summit saw emerging businesses from distinct verticals and from small towns and rural India share stories of how they transformed their models using digital tech and Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

A parallel universe: Meta is hardly the only entity involved with metaverse

And the business possibilities they present are immense - even unfathomable

US-based Meta Company to sue Facebook for infringing upon its name

In a statement, Meta Company Founder Nate Skulic said that when Facebook failed to buy them, it aimed to "bury" the company by force of media.

Meta to continue using facial recognition feature for metaverse products

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be shutting down its facial recognition systems

A fresh beginning

Renaming of Facebook to help in multiple ways

Whistleblower Frances Haugen blasts Facebook over Meta rebrand

The former Facebook product manager replied in the positive to the question of whether Zuckerberg should resign

Facebook to shut down its face-recognition system and delete data

Facebook had already been scaling back its use of facial recognition after introducing it more than a decade ago

Facebook India seeks 14-day extension from Delhi Assembly over summon

A Committee was constituted after the Northeast Delhi riots took place between anti and pro-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters.