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Technology
Facebook announces bug bounty ‘loyalty’ programme for hackers
New Delhi: In its bid to incentivise cyber security researchers with additional rewards and benefits, Facebook has launched an industry-first loyalty programme called Hacker Plus. As part of Hacker Plus, researchers…
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Technology
Facebook finally integrates Messenger with Instagram
New Delhi: In a first serious step to realizing the dream of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to integrate its family of apps, Facebook on Wednesday announced to connect the Messenger and Instagram…
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Sports
IPL fan? Watch ‘Viru Ki Baithak’ on Facebook Watch, IGTV
New Delhi: The social networking giant Facebook on Friday announced “Viru ki Baithak” show on Facebook Watch and Instagram’s IGTV, featuring former Indian opener Virender Sehwag to share his views on…
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World
Selena Gomez urges Facebook CEO to help stop spreading of hate
San Francisco: Pop star Selena Gomez has written a message to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the social network’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, urging them to help stop the spread…
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Delhi
Delhi man arrested for creating ‘vulgar’ fake FB account to seek revenge
New Delhi: A man has been arrested for allegedly creating a “vulgar” Facebook account of his girlfriend’s employers after they accused her of stealing from their house in the Greater…
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World
Facebook ignored global political manipulations, ex-employee claims
The social-media giant Facebook ignored or was slow to act on evidence that fake accounts on its platform have involved in political manipulation globally, an explosive 6,600-word memo by a…
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News
Facebook seeks to help small businesses amidst stagnant economy
New Delhi: Amidst India’s stagnant economy and Facebook facing backlash for allegedly giving impunity to hate speech, the social media giant announced new initiatives to boost the recovery of small businesses.…
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Politics
Many like Raja Singh are still benefitting from Facebook
Hyderabad: Even as Facebook’s ban on BJP MLA Raja Singh has been welcomed as a step toward curbing hate online hate speech and spreading venom against communities, social media is anything…
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Technology
Instagram launches TikTok rival Reels in India
New Delhi: As millions of Indians scout for new platforms to unleash their creativity in the absence of Chinese TikTok, Facebook on Friday launched its short video making app Instagram Reels…
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Technology
FB to list all WhatsApp security bugs on the dedicated web page
New Delhi: As cybersecurity incidents increase on its family of apps, Facebook has launched a new web page where it will document all vulnerabilities and bugs reported and fixed in WhatsApp.…
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Hyderabad News
How Raja Singh reacts after Facebook bans him
Hyderabad: After Facebook banned him over content promoting hate, Telangana’s lone BJP MLA T. Raja Singh on Thursday said banning him made no sense as he had not been using…
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Top Stories
We denounce hate, bigotry in all forms; Facebook responds to Congress
New Delhi: Amid a raging controversy over Facebook’s alleged political bias and interference in India’s democratic process, the social media giant has told the Indian National Congress that it is non-partisan,…
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Top Stories
Facebook bans BJP politician Raja Singh over hate speech
New Delhi: Under pressure for weeks over its handling of hate speech, Facebook on Thursday banned BJP politician T Raja Singh from its platform and Instagram for violating its policy around…
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India
Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to Zuckerberg on FB India’s prejudices
New Delhi: While Facebook is already stuck in controversy over its alleged bias towards the Bharatiya Janata Party members, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday wrote to Facebook’s CEO Mark…
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Top Stories
We lit a fire to Modi’s social media campaign in 2014: Ankhi Das
New Delhi: Facebook India executive Ankhi Das, in a Facebook group of the company’s employees, explicitly posted about her detailed efforts to help the party win the 2014 national election,…
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India
Expert witnesses depose before Delhi Assembly panel : FB officials
New Delhi: A Delhi Assembly panel Monday recorded depositions of expert witnesses over complaints about Facebook’s alleged “intentional inaction to contain hateful content” in India, and decided to summon officials…
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Technology
Facebook, Instagram make ‘recommendation guidelines’ public
New Delhi: In a bid to provide relevant and unharmful recommendations to its users, Facebook on Monday said it has made its internal guidelines public for both its main app and…
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World
Zuckerberg says Facebook erred in not removing militia post
Washington: Facebook made a mistake in not removing a militia group’s page earlier this week that called for armed civilians to enter Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid violent protests after police shot…
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Technology
Facebook to link your account with paid news subscription
San Francisco: Facebook is testing a new feature that will link your account with the news subscription you have paid for so that you can read paywalled articles without hitting the…
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Top Stories
Facebook executive Ankhi Das apologises for anti-Muslim post
New Delhi: A top Facebook executive in India has apologized to Muslims for sharing a post on her Facebook page that called India’s Muslims a “degenerate community for whom nothing…
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Technology
Facebook’s old web design to disappear in September
California: Facebook’s “classic” experience, the interface with the iconic blue navigation bar at the top, is disappearing for good in September. According to The Verge, Engadget reported that a Facebook support page has been…
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Top Stories
Facebook free pass to the BJP
In a virtual meeting with employees in June, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about an Indian leader who threatened to take law into his own hands, setting a “clear precedent”…
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Technology
Facebook expands policy against ‘Dangerous Individuals and Organisations’
Washington: Facebook said in a press release on Wednesday that it has taken steps to expand its ‘Dangerous Individuals and Organisations’ policy and restrict the reach of conspiracy theorists like…
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Top Stories
Facebook policy is to support party in power; BJP is incidental
New Delhi: Shekhar Gupta, editor-in-chief of The Print shared some considerable elements about the on-going Facebook controversy. The social media giant is accused of favoring the ruling BJP government in…
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Hyderabad News
Amid Facebook row, Raja Singh denies posting communal content
Hyderabad: Raja Singh, the lone BJP MLA from Telangana and apparently in the centre of a row over social media giant Facebook’s policy on hate speeches, has rejected allegations he makes…
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Delhi
Delhi: Top FB executive alleges threat to life, lodges complaint
New Delhi: A top South Asia executive of Facebook named Ankhi Das has filed an FIR with the Cyber Cell Unit of Delhi Police over alleged threat to her life and…
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Delhi
Facebook potentially going to destabilise the democracy: Congress
New Delhi: What is happening on Facebook is potentially going to destabilise the democracy if it already has not, according to Supriya Shrinate, Congress National Spokesperson on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, Shrinate said,…
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India
BJP, RSS control FB, WhatsApp, says Cong; demands JPC inquiry
New Delhi, Aug 16 : Accusing the BJP and the RSS of controlling Facebook and WhatsApp in India, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the two had attacked democracy in…
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World
Singapore govt firm calls out racist FB posts targeting Indian recruits
Singapore: A leading Singaporean state-owned investment company has called outposts on social media targeting its Indian employees as a “divisive, racist campaign” aimed at stirring up hatred and intolerance. In a…
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Technology
Facebook begins merging Instagram, Messenger chats: Report
New Delhi: In a fresh bid to allow cross-messaging among its family of apps, Facebook has reportedly started merging Instagram and Messenger chats. First spotted by The Verge, the update is…
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