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In a bid to integrate, Facebook unveils Messenger Rooms on WhatsApp for web

People can now access Messenger Rooms which allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit via WhatsApp on the desktop

Mark Zuckerberg bought Instagram as it was a 'threat' to Facebook

Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, a shocking sum at that time for a company with 13 employees

US lawmakers skewer Zuckerberg with Facebook emails, allege monopoly

Democrat Representative notes that a 2014 email showed Facebook's CFO referring to the company's acquisition strategy as 'land grab'

Ajit Mohan on Facebook's transformation into a more India-centric platform

Facebook is transforming into a more local, more Indian company focussed on connecting friends and family, and small businesses, Mohan tells Vanita Kohli-Khandekar

Top headlines: Govt okays capital infusion in 3 state-run general insurers

Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

Instagram begins testing 'Shops' feature with select users for online store

After Facebook, Instagram has begun testing the new Shops feature with select users globally to help set up a single online store for customers

Instagram starts testing TikTok competitor feature Reels in India

Reels offers a new way to create and share short videos on Instagram, says Facebook.

Instagram rolls out pinned comments feature to all for user engagement

Photo-sharing app Instagram has rolled out the pinned comment feature to help users maximise their engagement with their friends and family members

Instagram rolls out 'pinned comment' feature for everyone: Details here

The new feature will help users to pin on the top important or favourite comments on their posts

Facebook, Google, Twitter suspend processing Hong Kong govt data requests

Facebook, which also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, said in a statement it was "pausing" reviews for all of its services "pending further assessment of the National Security Law."

Dwayne Johnson highest-paid star on Instagram, charges over $1 mn per post

As of publication, Johnson had 189 million followers followed by Kylie Jenner with 183 million

US tech giants to face free speech test in Hong Kong with new security law

According to The Wall Street Journal, the new law requires local authorities to take steps to supervise and regulate the city's internet.

'PizzaGate' conspiracy theory thrives anew in the TikTok era

The false theory targeting Democrats, now fueled by QAnon and teenagers on TikTok, is entangling new targets like Justin Bieber

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 ..

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 ...

What does adult entertainment do in the time of social distancing?

Pornhub, which aggregates over 12 million videos, claims traffic has spiked an average of 15-20% daily since lockdowns

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

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

Justice department to propose curbs on legal immunity for social media

The recommendations for legislation follow a feud between President Donald Trump and Twitter Inc., which last month slapped fact-checks on some of his tweets

How queer artist Param Sahib deconstructs masculinist tropes with style

Queer artist and designer Param Sahib deconstructs tropes of toxic masculinity with style, says Amrita Singh

The debate over Silicon Valley's embrace of content moderation

Many in tech cheered when Twitter added labels to President Trump's tweets. But civil libertarians caution that social media companies are moving into uncharted waters.