- Technology
FB accused of playing determinative role in Rohingya genocide: Report
New Delhi: Representatives of the Rohingya genocide victims in Myanmar were set to write a Letter Before Action against against Facebook, the social media giant now known as Meta, over its role…
- India
2 arrested in UP’s Bhadohi over ‘objectionable’, ‘inciting’ FB posts
Bhadohi [UP]: Two people were arrested on Sunday in Bhadohi district on charges of inciting religious sentiments’ through Facebook posts, police here said. According to Superintendent of Police Dr Anil Kumar, one…
- India
Prophet row: Two top cops of Bengal’s Howrah district removed
Kolkata: Following the tension and violence in pockets of Kolkata’s adjacent Howrah district over the controversial comments on Prophet Muhammad during the last couple of days, the West Bengal government on Saturday…
- World
Meta lawyers probing Sheryl Sandberg’s use of company resources: Report
San Francisco: Amid claims that Sheryl Sandberg misused company resources, Meta’s lawyers are investigating the outgoing COO, media reports said. The investigation goes back “several years” and is scrutinising Meta employees’ work…
- Technology
Meta’s AR glasses will only be available to developers in first release
San Francisco: Meta, formerly Facebook, has reportedly decided to not sell the first version of its full-fledged AR glasses, codenamed Orion, and will instead distribute them to developers. A person familiar with…
- Technology
Meta halts development of its dual-camera smartwatch: Report
San Francisco: Tech giant Meta’s upcoming smartwatch with two built-in cameras, which was likely to be launched next year, has reportedly been halted. Along with dual-cameras, the device was likely to include…
- Technology
IT Ministry plans to reverse content moderation decisions by Big Tech
New Delhi: The Indian government has republished a draft that reveals the plan to form an appeals panel that can reverse content moderation decisions by Big Tech companies like Twitter, Facebook and…
- Middle East
Facebook blocks Palestinian Quds Press Agency from its platform
Facebook has blocked the Palestinian Quds Press Agency from its platform on Tuesday, without prior warning. The press agency, headquartered in Britain, extensively Palestine is considered a main and pivotal arena in the…
- Technology
Facebook’s parent company to change stock ticker to META on June 9
San Francisco: Meta has announced that its Class A common stock will begin trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ‘META’ prior to market open on June 9, 2022. The company said…
- Technology
Facebook’s dark mode interface disappears for iOS users
San Francisco: Meta-owned Facebook’s dark mode interface for iOS platform has reportedly disappeared for several users. According to 9to5Mac, the dark mode option in Facebook for iOS has disappeared without explanation. While…
- Technology
Meta to let you manage who sees your posts on Facebook
New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced new privacy controls for users, saying that it is rolling out a new setting to make it easier to manage who sees your posts…
- World
Texas school shooting: Gunman warned on Facebook minutes before attack
Uvalde: The governor of Texas says the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school warned on social media minutes before the attack that he was going to…
- Technology
Facebook to discontinue some location-tracking features
San Francisco: Due to “low usage”, Facebook is reportedly discontinuing several services that tracked your real-time location, including Nearby Friends, location history and background location. In a notification sent to people who…
- Technology
Instagram testing NFTs this week, Facebook soon: Zuckerberg
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram is starting to test digital collectibles or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) this week, its CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, as the global NFT market sees downturn. Zuckerberg confirmed…
- India
Social media platforms fail to control anti-Muslim posts: Report
On March 15, 2019, a 28-year-old gunman named Brenton Harrison Tarrant, stormed into two mosques – Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre – situated in New Zealand and started firing indiscriminately…
