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A Facebook spokesman said the company looks forward to collaborating with government, industry and safety experts on a clear framework of rules. (Photo: Pixabay)

Countries plan bid to tackle extremism on social media

This meeting presents an opportunity for an act of unity between governments and the tech companies.

24 Apr 2019 12:46 PM

Google, Facebook, Twitter and other free online services rely on advertising for revenue and use data collected on users to more effectively target those ads. (photo: AFP)

US congressional leaders query Google on tracking database

Congress has long been expected to take up privacy legislation after California passed a strict privacy law that goes into effect next year.

24 Apr 2019 11:11 AM

Facebook has come under increasing pressure around the world to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform, while its ad practises have been in the spotlight for two years amid growing discontent over its approach to privacy and user data.

Facebook hires State Department lawyer as general counsel

The social media company also named John Pinette as vice president of global communications.

23 Apr 2019 9:13 AM

Facebook has said that the company it stored passwords of millions of users in plain text on its internal servers.

Facebook exposed millions of Instagram passwords

Answers about the Facebook leak that should help you put your mind at ease.

22 Apr 2019 1:31 PM

Facebook will soon add the ability to share 3D images from your desktop PC, in addition to iPhone dual-camera devices.

Facebook goes 3D, in style!

The users will be able to post the images to their Facebook Stories by uploading the image via News Feed.

22 Apr 2019 1:11 AM

Putting restraints on Zuckerberg could send a message to other tech giants that the FTC could hold their executives accountable for privacy misdeeds. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FTC considering oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg

The Post previously reported the FTC is considering hitting Facebook with a multibillion-dollar fine.

21 Apr 2019 11:14 AM

As part of a limited test aimed at promoting the well-being of the users are looking at hiding the count from the audience.

Instagram planning to hide like count from audience

Instagram describes the feature as one aimed at followers to focus on what one shares, not how many likes a post gets.

20 Apr 2019 2:08 PM

Pose2Pose is a framework that uses the references from the real-world videos to build novel image sequences for a virtual character that can be controlled using joystick or keyboard. (Photo: AP)

Facebook AI scans videos of real people to turns them into game characters

The system was able to successfully produce dynamic elements such as varied camera angle and character clothing.

20 Apr 2019 12:40 PM

The most likely application will be on the company’s portal video chat smart speakers or Oculus headsets. (Photo: Pixabay)

Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Google Assistant, Alexa, Siri

The social networking service has been working on the new initiative since early 2018.

19 Apr 2019 11:28 AM

Facebook, Instagram's parent company, revealed last month that the unencrypted passwords of hundreds of millions of users had been stored, putting the number of Instagram users affected in the tens of thousands.

Millions of Instagram passwords stored in readable format: Facebook

Facebook has announced a series of moves to tighten handling of data.

19 Apr 2019 9:34 AM

CNBC reported about the development, saying that the team behind the technology has been contacting vendors in the smart speaker supply chain.

Facebook working on voice assistant to rival Amazon's Alexa

“We are working to develop voice and AI assistant technologies,” a Facebook spokesperson said.

18 Apr 2019 9:41 AM

The social media company harvested email contacts of the users without their knowledge or consent when they opened their accounts.

Facebook unintentionally uploaded email contacts of 1.5m new users

The contacts were not shared with anyone and the company is deleting them.

18 Apr 2019 9:36 AM

The P2P money transfer service will be discontinued starting June 15, 2019. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook scrapping messenger payments in UK

Facebook will continue to support other transactions such as donations to charitable organisations.

17 Apr 2019 11:30 AM

The objective of this partnership is to ramp up job creation and to further empower entrepreneurs, in line with Facebook's commitment to train 5 million people with digital and entrepreneurial skills by 2021, a statement said.

GAME, Facebook team up to help Indian entrepreneurs scale up

Phase I will be rolled out soon covering 10 states including Karnataka, AP, Telangana and Maharashtra among others.

16 Apr 2019 4:57 PM

The fire, which at one point threatened the entire edifice, was extinguished Tuesday around 15 hours after it first broke out. (Photo:AP)

YouTube mistakenly links Notre-Dame fire to 9/11 attacks

The blaze erupted in the UNESCO world heritage landmark in the French capital on Monday.

16 Apr 2019 3:54 PM

ICO’s list of proposals also includes setting privacy settings to the highest level by default to minimise the intrusion of harmful content or people. (Photo: Pixabay)

Under-18 accounts may not get 'Like' button on social media

The ICO has asked Facebook and Instagram to disable the “Like” buttons on posts for anyone younger than 18.

16 Apr 2019 3:11 PM

The issue comes after Facebook experienced one of its longest outages in March, when some users around the globe could not access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than 24 hours.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online

There were more than 12,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Facebook at its peak on Sunday.

15 Apr 2019 8:25 AM

According to the documentarian, a picture should be such that the viewer doesn’t have to ask for what is in the picture.

In pursuit of perfection

Photographer Supratim Bhattacharjee on pursuing his dream of becoming a ‘great documentary photographer’.

14 Apr 2019 5:13 AM

It is likely to be rolled out to all users by early 2020 when the company is expected to unify its messaging services. (Photo: AP)

Messenger may be finally coming back to Facebook

The new section, called ‘Chats’ appears to include only the basic chat functionalities.

13 Apr 2019 5:14 PM

Facebook did not send a representative to the hearing, but the court pressed ahead anyway as Facebook did not seek for it to be postponed. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook failed to provide information on data-agencies

Russia plans to impose stiffer fines on technology firms that fail to comply with its laws.

13 Apr 2019 12:55 PM

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