- Telangana
Telangana: Youth attempts suicide, films act, uploads video on FB
Hyderabad: A Juvenile from the Balwanthapur area of Mallial Mandal, allegedly attempted to end his life by consuming pesticide on Wednesday. The boy, Nakka Anil, also filmed a video and uploaded the…
- Technology
Tax-filing websites sending users’ financial data to Facebook: Report
San Francisco: Major tax-filing websites such as H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer in the US are reportedly sending sensitive financial information to Facebook. The information received by Facebook could be used by…
- Business
Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram, Facebook
New Delhi: Meta has rolled out new privacy updates for teenagers on Instagram and Facebook, to protect them from online harm. Starting now, anyone who joins Facebook under the age of 16,…
- Hyderabad
FB liaison ends in murder and other horror stories from Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Friendship over Facebook, extra-marital relations, blackmail, murder and attempt to make it look like an accident. This crime of passion is definitely a ghastly one. On May 4 this year, a…
- Technology
Meta fires staff for hijacking Facebook, Insta accounts: Report
San Francisco: Meta has reportedly fired or disciplined over two dozen employees for hijacking Facebook and Instagram accounts over the past year. According to The Wall Street Journal, some offenders used Meta’s…
- Telangana
Telangana woman murdered by FB friend in UP
Hyderabad: A married woman from Telangana, who was missing for about one week, has been found murdered in Uttar Pradesh, where she had gone to meet her Facebook friend. The body of…
- Technology
Facebook users report problems with ‘Ads Manager’ in India
New Delhi: Multiple users from several parts of India reported problems with Meta-owned Facebook on Thursday, especially facing trouble with its ‘Ads Manager’. DownDetector, an online website outage monitoring platform, showed that…
- World
After Twitter, Meta to fire 11,000 employees
Social media giant Meta (previously known as Facebook) announced it will fire around 11,000 employees in a bid to reduce costs following a drop in revenue. The job cuts come just a…
- India
22-year-old man arrested for social media post against Manipur CM, BJP
Imphal: A 22-year-old man was arrested in Manipur for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister N Biren Singh and the BJP on Facebook, police said on Tuesday. Laishram Malemnganba was arrested…
- India
BJP’s Amit Malviya to file criminal, civil proceedings against The Wire
New Delhi: BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya on Thursday said he will file criminal and civil proceedings against ‘The Wire’, as he accused the news portal of using “forged documents with…
- Technology
Meta logs another revenue decline amid concerns over metaverse plans
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has posted another quarterly revenue decline as investors begin to lose faith in its loss-making, billion-dollars metaverse dream. In the third quarter (Q3), Meta’s revenue declined 4…
- Business
Facebook threatens to ban news in Canada over proposed Online Act
San Francisco: Facebook has reportedly threatened to block news in Canada if the country goes through its proposed Online News Act that forces online platforms like Facebook and Google to share revenue…
- Technology
Facebook introduces new features, including Reels for Groups
San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is rolling out more options for people to connect over shared interests, including Reels in Facebook Groups and updates to Group profiles. The company…
- Kerala
Kerala Guv Arif Mohammed Khan’s facebook account hacked
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s facebook account has been hacked. A complaint regarding it has been registered with the authorities concerned. For a while, Khan and the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government…
- Technology
Meta to shut ‘Instant Articles’ format on FB in early 2023
San Francisco: Meta will end support for its ‘Instant Articles’ format on the Facebook platform next year, as the company moves away from its news-related products and focus on TikTok-like offerings. According…
