- Business
Fraudsters using FB, WhatsApp to dupe users in investment scams in India: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have revealed the alarming rise of investment scams in India peddled through social media messaging platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, X, and others, in which fraudsters convince…
- Top Stories
Meta purged over 21 mn pieces of bad content on FB, Insta in India in May
New Delhi: Meta said that it took down over 15.6 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and more than 5.8 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies…
- Technology
Meta AI arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and more
New Delhi: Tech giant Meta on Monday announced the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and meta.ai — that is built with the latest…
- World
Facebook hit with fresh user data leak, claim researchers
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have reported an alleged data leak involving at least one lakh users of Facebook which appeared on a data breach forum. The team from New Delhi-based non-profit organisation…
- Technology
Meta purged over 17 mn pieces of bad content on FB, Insta in India in April
New Delhi: Meta said that it took down over 11.6 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and more than 5.4 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies…
- Business
Unflagged content on Facebook spiked Covid vax hesitancy by 46x: Study
New Delhi: More than flagged misinformation, unflagged content on social media platform Facebook was responsible for a 46-fold vaccine hesitancy during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study on Friday. A…
- India
Cyber surveillance intensifies: Social media monitoring in full swing ahead of LS polls
Ahmedabad: In light of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, authorities have intensified social media monitoring to safeguard public peace and ensure citizens’ safety. The Cyber Crime Social Media Monitoring Cell in Gujarat,…
- Technology
Meta purged over 18 mn pieces of bad content on FB, Insta in India in Feb
New Delhi: Meta said that it took down over 13.8 million pieces of bad content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 4.8 million pieces of objectionable content across 12 policies for…
- India
Another UP cop faces action for post on Mukhtar Ansari
Chandauli: Yet another constable posted in Chandauli district has been suspended for calling Mukhtar Ansari a Messiah on his Facebook account page. As the post went viral, superintendent of police, Chandauli, Anil…
- World
Singapore makes Israeli embassy to remove FB post about Palestine, Quran
Singapore: An “insensitive” post by the Embassy of Israel here that tried to make a political point citing the holy Quran has been taken down after the intervention by the government of…
- India
Facebook, Messenger & Instagram down again worldwide
Social media apps Facebook Messenger and Instagram reportedly on Wednesday, March 20, were down worldwide, leading to users finding it difficult to access their accounts. The outage appeared around 10:45 am ET,…
- Middle East
Meta suspends Palestinian journalist Motaz Azaiza’s Facebook account
Meta on Friday, March 15, suspended the Facebook account of prominent Palestinian journalist Motaz Azaiza, who has been documenting the impact of the Israel’s war on Gaza. Taking to Instagram, Motaz has…
- Middle East
Iran condemns Meta’s removal of Khamenei’s FB, Insta account
Tehran: Iran has condemned the US-based tech giant Meta’s decision to remove the Facebook and Instagram accounts of its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calling it a “violation of freedom of expression,”…
- Technology
Instagram, FB down globally; login problems reported
New Delhi: Many users of Gmail, YouTube and social networks Facebook and Instagram faced problems in logging into their accounts in several parts of the world, including India on Tuesday evening. Users…
- Technology
Google and Meta have strong political bias: Musk
New Delhi: Referring to a post claiming Google interference in the US elections, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk on Tuesday said that “Google and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram have strong political…
