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India 2nd to US in asking Facebook for user data in second half of 2020

India with 40,300 requests was second to the US in terms of asking Facebook to provide user data in the second half of 2020

Facebook rolls out Covid announcement tool to help health depts in India

Social media giant Facebook said it is expanding its 'Covid-19 Announcement' in India that will help health departments of states and union territories share essential Covid-19 related updates

COAI urges govt to remove fake messages on social media linking Covid to 5G

Telecom industry body COAI has approached the information technology ministry for the removal of fake and misleading messages from social media platforms

WhatsApp privacy policy not really a choice, limits functionality: experts

With time you won't be able to receive incoming calls or notifications and WhatsApp will stop sending messages and calls to your phone

Here's how Facebook helps Zara owner sell clothes using video games

Spain's Inditex SA is responding to shift from physical stores to online sales by teaming up with Facebook and Instagram to develop "Pacific Game" to attract younger buyers to its Pull & Bear brand

Court dismisses Facebook bid to block EU data sharing regulation

Ireland's High Court has dismissed a bid by Facebook bid to block a European Union privacy regulation that could suspend the flow of data from the EU to the US

Facebook loses bid to block European Union court's privacy decision

Irish court OKs inquiry that could lead to a ban on Facebook's data transfers from the European Union to the US

WhatsApp policy change: No chat list in some time if you don't accept

The company had earlier set a deadline of February 8 for these changes but deferred it to May 15 after a backlash with wide fears over data being shared with Facebook

Facebook to roll out new campaign in India to fight Covid misinformation

Facebook on Thursday said it will roll out a new campaign in India in the coming weeks to "educate and inform people" about how to detect misinformation related to COVID-19, and encourage users to check the information they receive against an authentic source. The social networking giant has removed over 12 million pieces of "harmful" misinformation on COVID-19 globally from Instagram and its own platform during the pandemic, including falsehoods about approved vaccines. It also put warning labels on over 167 million posts that were marked as false by third-party fact checkers. The social media giant, which counts India among its biggest markets, said it is working on connecting people to accurate sources, and tackle misinformation, especially about the COVID-19 pandemic. To support its efforts to provide tools to make qualified decisions about information users see online, Facebook will be rolling out a new campaign in India over the coming weeks, the US-based social networking ..

Instagram to let users add up to four pronouns on their profiles

Instagram has announced to let users add up to four pronouns to their profiles, which they can then display publicly or only to their followers

Judge in US antitrust case against Facebook delays trial preparation

The judge in the US government's antitrust case against Facebook Inc said the social media company's motion to dismiss the lawsuit "raises a number of serious challenges"

Facebook ordered to stop collecting German Whatsapp data

The US tech giant has faced global criticism over the new terms that WhatsApp users are required to accept by May 15.

Facebook begins testing Clubhouse rival, expanding audio services

The social-media giant announced a sweeping set of updates to its audio services in April, with Live Audio Rooms being the Clubhouse-like centerpiece

Facebook rules are internally inconsistent, says oversight board leader

Michael McConnell's comments follow panel's decision to leave in place a ban on Donald Trump for his posts surrounding the storming of the US Capitol.

Online speech shield under fire as Donald Trump's Facebook ban stays

The companies have provided a powerful megaphone for Trump, other world leaders and billions of users to air their grievances, even ones that are false or damaging

Facebook takes down 9 fake networks from 6 countries for violating policy

Facebook has taken down nine networks from six countries in April targeting people with false and deceptive information

I am paying a 'political price' for Facebook ban, says Donald Trump

After the independent Oversight Board upheld Facebook's decision to ban Donald Trump said that this is the "political price" he has to pay for not just by Facebook, but by Google and Twitter as well.

Delhi HC seeks CCI stand on FB, WhatsApp appeals against privacy policy

Delhi High Court sought response of CCI on the appeals of Facebook and WhatsApp against a single judge order dismissing their pleas against a probe ordered into messaging app's new privacy policy

Donald Trump remains banned on Facebook, oversight board rules

A return to social media would have given Trump a broader platform as he supports state and local candidates who were loyal to him

PIL in Delhi HC against WhatsApp privacy policy; court seeks Centre's stand

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre and social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp to reply to a PIL challenging the new privacy policy of the instant messaging app