- Technology
Facebook planned to sell users’ data in 2012
San Francisco: Facebook considered selling users’ data to companies some years ago but later decided to act against it, the media reported. According to Arstechnica.com that viewed an unredacted court document, Facebook…
- News
Facebook brings fact-checking programme to Britain
London: Facebook has entered into a partnership with independent charity Full Fact to launch its fact-checking operation in Britain, a media report said. As part of the partnership, Full Fact will review…
- Technology
Heavy Facebook users make risky decisions like drug addicts: Study
New York: Excessive use of social media platforms like Facebook can make its users take decisions as bad as drug addicts tend to do, a new study suggests. “Around one-third of humans…
- News
Kashmir: After quitting IAS, Shah Faesal seeks ideas on political future
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri IAS officer Shah Faesal, who quit IAS to protest against “unabated killings” in Jammu and Kashmir, sought ideas on Thursday, especially from youths, to decide his future course in politics.…
- News
Malaysia: Anger at arrests for insulting former king on social media
Kuala Lumpur: Three people have been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly insulting the former king on social media after his shock abdication, sparking anger Thursday from activists at the use of “draconian”…
- Health
Here’s how your Facebook friends can make you feel sick
Washington: Social media holds much more power than we anticipate. While it came as a constructive development in the world of technology, the use of social media has raised many questions lately.…
- Technology
Apple hires Facebook critic on its privacy team: Report
San Francisco: Apple has reportedly hired a former Facebook employee — who testified before the British Parliament on the social media giant’s data-sharing policies during the Cambridge Analytica scandal — as a…
- News
Fb deletes page criticising R Kelly’s accusers
Washington: R. Kelly is not known to be silent when it comes to accusations against him and he has already responded several times to the waves of criticism that have arisen following…
- News
Apple hires Facebook critic on its privacy team: Report
San Francisco: Apple has reportedly hired a former Facebook employee — who testified before the British Parliament on the social media giant’s data-sharing policies during the Cambridge Analytica scandal — as product…
- World
Vietnam accuses Facebook of breaching new cyber law
Hanoi: Vietnam has accused Facebook of violating a new cybersecurity law by refusing to scrub anti-government content from its site, the first reprimand since the controversial bill came into effect days ago.…
- Technology
Zuckerberg gears up for debates on public forums
San Francisco: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said his personal challenge for 2019 will be to “host a series of public discussions about the future of technology in society – the opportunities,…
- News
How much would you take to quit Facebook for a year?
A recent study found that college students demanded an average of $2,076 to quit Facebook for a year. Auctions were held to pay the lowest bidder to quit for a day, three…
- News
Facebook testing dark mode for Messenger in some countries
San Francisco: After experimenting to bring changes to the user interface (UI) of Messenger, Facebook is finally testing a dark mode for the messaging app and platform in some countries. Facebook Messenger…
- News
Twinning app leaked your photo even if you didn’t share it
California: Twinning app followed the Facebook way when it reportedly leaked photos of users who did not even share it through the platform. The app, by Popsugar, matches users’ faces with their…
