Page 16 - Mark Zuckerberg

WhatsApp may lose its flavour in integration with Facebook apps: Founders

Brian Acton says Mark Zuckerberg is in a rush to make money from messaging service, undermining elements of its encryption technology.

Facebook plans to ban political ads before US Presidential election: Report

A highly-anticipated audit of Facebook practices revealed this week that the company's decision not to remove controversial posts by President Donald Trump was "deeply troubling"

Company's values hurt: Five takeaways from Facebook's civil rights audit

Facebook hired former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues

An external audit points out Facebook fails to protect civil rights

Facebook has taken a hands-off approach to political speech compared to rivals, notably leaving untouched posts by Trump in recent weeks

Facebook civil rights audit: 'Serious setbacks' mar progress on hate speech

Facebook hired the audit's leader, former American Civil Liberties Union executive Laura Murphy, in May 2018 to assess its performance on vital social issues.

Facebook ad boycott organisers see 'no commitment to action' in CEO meeting

More than 900 advertisers have signed on to the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign, organized by social justice groups including the Anti-Defamation League and Free Press

World's richest in pics: Jeff Bezos to Mukesh Ambani, top 10 billionaires

According to the Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, daily ranking of the world's richest people, Jeff Bezos's wealth soars to record $171.6 billion

No market for disinformation

Facebook earned $70 billion in 2019 as advertising revenues and that amounted to 98 per cent of its total revenues

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

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

Mark Zuckerberg loses $7 billion as companies boycott Facebook ads

The share-price drop eliminated $56 billion from Facebook's market value and pushed Zuckerberg's net worth down to $82.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

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

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

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

In pics: Mukesh Ambani 9th among top-10 richest men. Who are the others?

With RIL's market capitalisation crossing the Rs 11-trillion mark on Friday, its chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani became the ninth-richest billionaire globally

After Google, Facebook commits $200 mn to support black entrepreneurs

The commitment is part of a broader $1.1 billion investment by Facebook in Black and diverse suppliers and communities in the US

Twitter rolls out audio tweets, faces tough task of moderating hate content

One good thing is that audio can only be added to original tweets and the users can't include those in replies or retweets with a comment

Deeply shaken, disgusted: Zuckerberg, Chan on Trump's 'divisive rhetoric'

The couple said this was an extraordinary painful inflexion time in history

Rein in Donald Trump on Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg-funded scientists

The researchers, including 60 professors at leading US research institutions, wrote a letter to the Facebook CEO on Saturday

Three telecom players needed

Duopoly, with only Jio and Airtel, will be unhealthy and lead to job losses in the sector

Facebook should not give free hand to Trump: Zuckerberg-funded scientists

The letter calls the spread of deliberate misinformation and divisive language the researchers' goal of using technology to prevent and eradicate disease