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Govt requests for user data up 23% globally in H1 2020, says Facebook

According to Facebook's latest transparency report, total 35,560 requests were made by India in the period for 57,294 users/ accounts

Hate speech seen in 10 out of 10,000 views on our platform: Facebook

Facebook said due to its investments in artificial intelligence, the company has been able to remove more hate speech and find more of it proactively before users report it

India asks for record access to Facebook users' data in 2020 1st half

The requests by Indian govt to seek access to Facebook users' data further increased in the first six months of this year, second only to the US government, the social networking giant has revealed

For ever 10,000 views of content, 11 had hate speech, reveals Facebook

The prevalence of hate speech on Facebook in July-Sept period this year was 0.10% to 0.11%, meaning that out of every 10,000 views of content on Facebook, 10 to 11 of them included hate speech

Apple defends delay of privacy feature, slams Facebook over ad practices

Apple's letter defended the company's decision to delay an iPhone feature that requires users to give explicit permission before letting apps track them for advertising purposes

Apple defends delay of privacy feature, slams Facebook over ad practices

Apple's letter defended the company's decision to delay an iPhone feature that requires users to give explicit permission before letting apps track them for advertising purposes

Facebook estimates hate speech seen in 1 out of 1000 views on its platform

Facebook also said it took action on 22.1 million pieces of hate speech content in the third quarter, about 95% of which was proactively identified

FB, Twitter CEOs oppose changes that may allow US govt to dictate content

Dorsey acknowledged that there are concerns around how Twitter moderate content and specifically its use of section 230

FB, Twitter CEOs defend handling of disinformation in US election

Facebook has taken down more than 100 networks of bad actors who are trying to coordinate and interfere globally

Mark Zuckerberg says Kenosha post did not violate 'call to arms' policy

Facebook eventually removed the Kenosha Guard page after the shooting deaths of two people during the protests, saying it violated a separate rule against "militia organizations."

Facebook, Twitter CEOs to testify before US Senate over content moderation

The hearing was expected to be highly political, as indicated in Chairman Lindsey Graham's opening remarks

Facebook using artificial intelligence to prioritise reported content

Facebook, which has 1.82 billion daily users globally, has drawn flak in the past for its handling of hate speech on the platform in India

Creators can now protect their images, videos on FB, Instagram

Facebook has announced to expand access to Rights Manager to help more creators better control when, how and where they share content across Facebook and Instagram

Apple tracking iPhone users without consent, claims activist Max Schrems

Schrems made a name for himself as a law student by taking on Facebook over the safety of people's data when it was shipped to the US

Zuckerberg first tech giant head to acknowledge Joe Biden as next US Prez

Zuckerberg told his employees that the outcome of the November 3 election is now clear

Delhi riots could have been averted if firm had acted: Ex-Facebook employee

A former Facebook employee told a Delhi Assembly panel that violence in the capital in February this year could have been easily averted if the social media giant had acted in a proactive manner

Interference by top brass led to compromise, says Ex-Facebook staffer

Scathing revelations on internal functioning: Delhi Assembly panel

Facebook extends post-election ban on US political ads for another month

As false claims about voting integrity multiply on social media, Alphabet Inc's Google also appears to be sticking with its post-election political ad ban.

Parties push Facebook ads to target voters in Bihar's pandemic polls

Four official pages alone had over 2,200 ads

WhatsApp makes a move towards e-commerce, rolls out a shopping button

The WhatsApp button will let users browse through a catalogue offered by a business