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Over 26.9 mn content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook in India during Sep

For Instagram, about 3.2 million pieces of content were actioned across nine categories during September 2021

Facebook directed to pay $257 per victim over personal data breach

The leaked data included the lists of the users' Facebook friends

IT ministry to issue FAQs on intermediary guidelines soon: Report

The FAQs will drive the overall objective of ensuring that Indian internet is seen as safe for consumers and attractive for investments by investors: Report

FTC scrutinising Facebook over its internal research documents

Lawmakers want agency to determine if the company engaged in deceptive conduct

Snapchat touches 100 mn users in India, eyes more localised experiences

Snapchat on Wednesday said the company will continue to anchor its efforts towards growing and providing more resources to its community of Indian creators

Explainer: Just what are ''The Facebook Papers,'' anyway?

The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collaboration among 17 American news organizations, including The Associated Press.

Will 'Facebook papers' be final nudge for social media regulations?

The Facebook papers show Facebook should have done a lot more to curb the spread of hate and violence around the world. Will it be the final nudge for bringing in regulations for social media?

Bangladesh: Communal tensions prevail despite actions by law enforcement

Social media sites are being flooded with different rumours promoting communal violence as different sects try to foment hatred and draw sympathy to themselves, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Facebook admits site hardwired for misinformation, show documents

An internal memo warned Facebook's "core product mechanics", or its basic workings, had let hate speech and misinformation grow on the platform

Rajinikanth launches daughter Soundarya's voice-based social-media platform

Using Hoote, people can post 60-second voice notes instead of text

Facebook ad revenue seen feeling brunt of Apple privacy changes

Ad revenue of Facebook, the second-largest digital ad platform in the world after Alphabet Inc's Google, is most likely to be hit compared with the company's tech peers

Whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook making online hate worse

Haugen appeared before a parliamentary committee scrutinizing the British govt's draft legislation to crack down on harmful online content, and her comments could help lawmakers beef up the rules

People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within

Thousands of pages of internal documents provided to Congress by a former employee depict an internally conflicted company

The Facebook Papers: Social network shaken by content, user woes

When asked by analysts about growth prospects, Facebook executives frequently paint a rosier picture than the one depicted by internal research, a whistle-blower alleges

Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally: Report

For over a decade, Facebook has pushed to become the world's dominant online platform

PayPal denies pursuing acquisition of Pinterest after report of $45 bn deal

A source told Reuters that PayPal had offered $70 per share, mostly in stock, for Pinterest.

Alternate reality? Facebook plans to launch massive rebranding exercise

Under fire for its business practices and handling of hate speech, Facebook is planning to rebrand itself. The question is whether this can salvage its image

WhatsApp doesn't have fundamental rights, can't challenge Indian law: Govt

WhatsApp has said earlier that it will not break its end-to-end encryption as that would undermine the privacy of users

Facebook's independent oversight board seeks more transparency

The comments follow a report last month that said millions of Facebook accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users were exempted from some internal checks

Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, finds research

Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds