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UpGuard’s Cyber Risk team announced in a blog post on Wednesday that Mexico City-based news website Cultura Colectiva had used Amazon servers to openly store 540 million records on Facebook users, including identification numbers, comments, reactions and account names.

Facebook removes exposed user records

The records were stored on Amazon's servers and the social giant has removed the said records.

04 Apr 2019 10:06 AM

A police team left for Punjab, traced the boy and brought him back to Hyderabad and handed him over to his parents. (Photo: Facebook)

Facebook helps reunite missing boy with family after 8 years

In year 2011, woman by name Susanna had lodged missing complaint about her 8-yr-old son Dinesh in Khushaiguda police station, police said.

04 Apr 2019 9:14 AM

Four Facebook and more than 20 Twitter accounts belonging to members of the Pakistan Cyber Force have been shuttered in the past two months.

Facebook, Twitter sucked into India-Pakistan information war

With a combined population of 1.5 billion, India and Pakistan are hot growth markets for Facebook and Twitter.

03 Apr 2019 12:07 PM

The action against coordinated skulduggery, including by the Pakistan Army and its dirty tricks department, as 103 suspicious accounts were blocked, is a further step that should be welcomed.

Facebook in reform mode

The Congress must clean up its online act if it's to convince people it can rise above propagandist politics.

03 Apr 2019 1:41 AM

Facebook, which counts India as one of its largest markets with over 200 million users, had faced flak from the Indian government after a series of mob-lynching incidents.

WhatsApp unveils 'tipline' to tackle fake news

This centre is equipped to review content in the form of pictures, video links or text and will cover English and four regional languages.

02 Apr 2019 12:40 PM

Google has partnered with fact-checkers to train 10,000 journalists this year to better tackle fake news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Despite being exposed, fake news thrives on social media ahead of India polls

Social media companies are struggling with fake news in India despite saying they’ve taken steps to tackle the menace.

02 Apr 2019 12:25 PM

After a series of privacy scandals, Facebook needs to regain users’ trust as it prepares to roll out a single messaging service combining Facebook messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. (Photo: AP)

Facebook reveals how it ranks items in the news feed

The feature “Why am I seeing this post?”, being rolled out from Monday, offers some insight into the tens of thousands of inputs.

02 Apr 2019 11:49 AM

The law would require social media sites like Facebook to carry warnings on posts the government deems false and remove comments against “public interest”.

Facebook, rights groups hit out at fake news bill

The move came two days after Mark Zuckerberg said governments should play a more active role in regulating the online platform.

02 Apr 2019 11:36 AM

Facebook’s announcement comes at a time when it has been facing increasing pressure across the world over the use of its platforms by politically aligned groups, many of which conceal their true identity.

Facebook removes accounts linked to Pakistani military employees

Facebook said it removed pages and accounts on Facebook and Instagram that spread information about politics and political leaders.

02 Apr 2019 11:04 AM

It is the first time that Facebook has built information on how ranking works directly into the app. (Photo:AP)

Facebook will finally answer 'Why am I seeing this?' in your news feed

The tool is now being extended to include posts in the feed as well.

02 Apr 2019 10:45 AM

Facebook Inc on Monday took down 15 pages and accounts that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour in India and were linked to individuals associated with an Indian IT firm, Silver Touch. (Photo: File)

No evidence of 'Silver Touch' associated with NaMo App, claims Facebook

Facebook had also announced that it removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'.

02 Apr 2019 8:29 AM

These pages, groups and accounts represent themselves as independent but in fact, are part of a coordinated operation, Facebooks' Nathaniel Gleicher said. (Photo: File | ANI)

Facebook deletes 103 pages, groups and accounts linked to Pakistan army's media wing

Facebook says it removed them "for violating Facebook's policies on coordinated inauthentic behaviour or spam".

01 Apr 2019 5:49 PM

I don’t think any news organisation can claim that what they print is gospel, we have the right to check what has been published,” the party spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters. (Photo: File)

Congress denies claims of linked 687 accounts, page by Facebook

It emerged that the Congress party allegedly used bots to booster Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s presence on twitter.

01 Apr 2019 5:48 PM

Facebook removes Congress linked 687 accounts, party denies claims

It emerged that the Congress party allegedly used bots to booster Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s presence on twitter.

01 Apr 2019 5:13 PM

Facebook, which has been facing flak globally for instances of user data breach, has been ramping up efforts to ensure that its platforms (that includes WhatsApp and Instagram) aren't misused to spread misinformation, especially ahead of polls in India.

Facebook removes 687 pages, accounts linked to Congress for 'inauthentic behaviour'

These account owners used a combination of authentic and fake accounts to share their content like local news and political events

01 Apr 2019 4:42 PM

Facebook was removing accounts based on their behaviour, not the content they posted.

Facebook says removed pages linked to India's Congress party ahead of polls

The announcement marks a rare action from Facebook against a political party in a country where it has 300 million users.

01 Apr 2019 2:41 PM

Zuckerberg also called for updated legislation focused on protecting elections, including new rules aimed at online political advertising that “reflect the reality of the threats” faced by social media companies.

Need new internet regulations: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, struggles to defuse criticism.

01 Apr 2019 8:23 AM

A lone gunman killed 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand on March 15, while livestreaming the massacre. (Photo: AP)

Facebook looks to place restrictions on who can go live after Christchurch attack

The company will monitor who can go

31 Mar 2019 11:54 AM

US intelligence and law enforcement agencies say Russian internet trolls helped spread divisive content and disinformation on Facebook in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential election.

Facebook CEO calls for updated internet regulations

Zuckerberg also called for updated legislation focused on protecting elections, including new rules aimed at online political advertising.

31 Mar 2019 11:43 AM

, Facebook is also taking steps to support the New Zealand community by working with mental health organisations to raise awareness and the government on future regulatory models for the online industry.

Facebook is exploring restrictions on who goes Live

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wrote that the company is taking three new steps in the aftermath of the tragic attacks.

31 Mar 2019 11:11 AM

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