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Sony PlayStation joins Facebook ad boycott over hate speech, misinformation

Sony Playstation has joined over 400 advertisers who have decided to pull out ads from Facebook and Instagram over its failure to curb hate speech and misinformation.

In pictures: Five new features that are coming to WhatsApp soon

These features will roll out to users over the next few weeks with the new versions of WhatsApp

WhatsApp brings dark mode to web, desktop; adds Status feature for JioPhone

New features will roll out to users over the next few weeks through the new versions of WhatsApp

Facebook bans hundreds of Boogaloo accounts, pages for promoting violence

The company removed 220 Facebook accounts, 95 Instagram accounts, 28 pages and 106 groups that were associated with the network

Facebook stopped Zuckerberg from acting on Trump post in 2015: Report

Among the issues debated at Facebook over removing such posts were "PR risks"

Starbucks latest to pause social media ads over call for Facebook's boycott

Starbucks is the latest company to say it will pause social media ads after a campaign led by civil rights organizations called for an ad boycott of Facebook, saying it doesn't do enough to stop racist and violent content. Starbucks said Sunday that its actions were not part of the #StopHateforProfit campaign, but that it is pausing its social ads while talking with civil rights organizations and its media partners about how to stop hate speech online. The coffee chain's announcement follows statements from Unilever, the European consumer-goods giant behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap; Coca-Cola; cellphone company Verizon and outdoors companies like Patagonia, Eddie Bauer and REI; film company Magnolia Pictures; jeans maker Levi's and dozens of smaller companies. Some of the companies will pause ads just on Facebook, while others will refrain from advertising more broadly on social media. In response to companies halting advertising, Facebook executive Carolyn Everson ...

Maker of Ben & Jerry's ice-cream, Dove pulls out Facebook, Twitter ads in US

The company behind Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dove soap and a host of other consumer products said Friday it will stop advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in the US through at least the end of the year because of the amount of hate speech online. Unilever said that the polarized atmosphere in the United States ahead of November's presidential election placed responsibility on brands to act. The company, which is based in the Netherlands and Britain, joins a raft of other companies halting advertising on online platforms. Facebook in particular has been the target of an escalating movement to siphon away advertising dollars in a bid to pressure the social media-giant to do more to prevent racist and violent content from being shared on its platform. We have decided that starting now through at least the end of the year, we will not run brand advertising in social media newsfeed platforms Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in the U.S.," Unilever said. Continuing to advertise ..

Facing ad boycotts, Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts, even Trump's

A Facebook spokeswoman confirmed its new policy would have meant attaching a link on voting information to US President Donald Trump's post last month about mail-in ballots

Facebook, Twitter shares drop as firm behind Dove, Ben & Jerry's pulls ads

Shares of Facebook and Twitter dropped sharply Friday after the the giant company behind brands such as Ben & Jerry's ice cream and Dove soap said it will halt U.S. advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram through at least the end of the year. That European consumer-product maker, Unilever, said it took the move to protest the amount of hate speech online. Unilever said the polarized atmosphere in the United States ahead of November's presidential election placed responsibility on brands to act. Shares of both Facebook and Twitter fell roughly 7% following Unilever's announcement. The company, which is based in the Netherlands and Britain, joins a raft of other advertisers pulling back from online platforms. Facebook in particular has been the target of an escalating movement to withhold advertising dollars to pressure it to do more to prevent racist and violent content from being shared on its platform. We have decided that starting now through at least the end of the ...

More US companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon against hate speech

The Stop Hate for Profit campaign was started by several US civil rights groups after the death of African-American George Floyd

'Boost with Facebook' to help businesses adjust to the challenging time

The six-week programme features free on-demand online training, live sessions and conversations around various topics

Facebook tool converts smartphone photos into 3D images in a jiffy

A team of Facebook researchers has created an end-to-end system that helps users turn photos they take on their smartphones into 3D images within seconds.

Instagram's Reels short video service expands to more countries: Know more

Instagram Reels was first launched in Brazil last year as a pilot

Verizon suspends advertising on Facebook, joins growing boycott

Verizon is the biggest yet to join the ad boycott, which has gained the backing of dozens of U.S. companies, and its announcement was a blow to Facebook's efforts to contain the growing revolt

Lines between online, offline blur as brands redraw engagement map

Brands need new customer touch points, efficient channels of communication and delivery and new ways to stay relevant

Competition Commission approves Facebook-Jio deal worth $5.7 billion

Jaadhu Holdings, LLC is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook, Inc. through which it acquired the 9.9 per cent stake in Reliance's Jio

Competition Commission approves Facebook's 9.99% stake purchase in Jio

Jio Platforms was created in October last year to house all-digital initiative of Reliance

Hurun's rich list 2020: Here are the top 10 richest people in the world

Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, retains the top spot on the list with $140 billion net worth, down $7 billion from last year, mainly due to the world's largest divorce settlement

Market Ahead, June 24: Top factors that could guide markets today

The SGX Nifty, though, is trading with a slight cut and is indicating an open around 10,470 levels for the Nifty today

Facebook seeks legal advice on $5.7-billion investment in Jio Platforms

Social media giant has some investors from China, wants clarity on beneficial ownership norms