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Facebook considering forming commission on election matters globally: NYT

Company has approached academics to create a panel that could decide on matters such as the viability of political ads

FB plans independent poll panel to review political content decisions

The social network is considering to form an independent election commission that would keep a tab on its decisions.

He sold his firm to Facebook and is now building voice tech for the world

Kumar Rangarajam's firm Slang Labs has pioneered the concept of voice assistant as a service (VAaaS), and aims to reduce thought to action latency among those coming online for the first time

Facebook allows users in Afghanistan to instantly lock their accounts

Facebook has launched a one-click tool for people in Afghanistan to quickly lock down their account, as the Taliban has regained control of the war-torn country

Facebook 'shelved' report that made it look bad on Covid misinformation

Facebook reportedly shelved a report for the first quarter of 2021 that might have reflected poorly on the social networking giant for its handling of Covid misinformation on its platform.

Facebook India launches loans programme for small businesses in 200 places

India is the first country where Facebook is rolling out this programme in partnership with online lending platform Indifi.

Facebook removes Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's post for policy violation

Facebook has removed a content posted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi that identified the family of a nine-year-old victim of alleged rape and murder in Northwest Delhi

Facebook's most viewed post in the US in Q2 of CY2021 came from Mumbai

The post had 80.6 million content viewers in the US. The second-most viewed post had 61.4 million viewers

What is a media company?

The media company, as we know it, however is dead

FB selects local journalists paid in $5 mn newsletter recruitment push

Facebook Inc has chosen 25 local independent journalists to be paid out of a $5 million pot to write for its newsletter site Bulletin

WhatsApp testing messages that disappear after 90 days: Report

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is now reportedly working on a similar update that will have messages disappear after 90 days

FB launches Horizon Workrooms for remote co-working in Virtual Reality

Facebook on Thursday announced that it is launching the open beta of Horizon Workrooms, available for free to download on virtual reality (VR) system Oculus Quest 2 in countries where it is supported

Taliban ramp up on social media, complicate things for Facebook, Twitter

The question of what to allow online with the Taliban is only likely to grow for the social media companies.

Facebook bans Taliban and supporting content on platform: Report

Social media giant Facebook has said that it has banned the Taliban and all content supporting it from its platforms as it considers the group to be a terrorist organisation, according to media report

How one simple rule change could curb online retailers' snooping

All the policies contain vague, confusing terms and give consumers no real choice about how their data are collected, used and disclosed when they shop on these websites

Facebook, telecom carriers to expand undersea cable network in Africa

The undersea cable sector is experiencing a resurgence, with Facebook and Alphabet Inc.'s Google behind about 80% of recent investments in transatlantic links.

FB Messenger updates end-to-end encrypted chats with new features

Facebook has announced that it is rolling out the option to make voice and video calls end-to-end encrypted on Messenger, along with updated controls for disappearing messages.

Facebook may have to unwind $400-mn Giphy deal on UK's competition concerns

Facebook, the world's largest social media company, bought Giphy, a website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, in May last year to integrate it with its photo-sharing app, Instagram

Google employees who WFH could lose money; FB, Twitter also cut pay

It is an experiment taking place across Silicon Valley, which often sets trends for other large employers

TikTok overtakes FB as most world's most downloaded social media app

Chinese short-video platform TikTok has overtaken Facebook as the most downloaded social media app in the world, the media reported.