Facebook | The Asian Age

Friday, Jul 05, 2024 | Last Update : 07:23 PM IST

Facebook Page-30

Facebook is also extending researchers’ and developers’ programmatic access to Ad Library API, which was previously in closed beta.

Searchable Ad Library for Facebook

The library will now include active ads about anything.

31 Mar 2019 2:31 AM

Facebook has identified more than 900 different videos showing portions of the 17-minutes of carnage. (Photo:AP)

Facebook to monitor who can make live videos, after NZ attack

Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company was looking to place restrictions on who can go live.

30 Mar 2019 1:59 PM

Users will also be able to report an ad within the Ad Library if they find it in violation of Facebook’s policies.

Facebook makes it easy to learn about ads you see in feed

If you visit Ad Library, you will be able to search for ads by page instead of just keywords.

30 Mar 2019 1:16 PM

The social network says it took down the accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior," the term it uses to describe accounts that work together to mask who is behind them and what their purpose is.

Facebook says it removed fake accounts in Philippines

The accounts and posts in question posted about elections, alleged misconduct by political candidates and local news.

30 Mar 2019 10:09 AM

Under the new rules, people, parties and other groups buying political ads will have to confirm to Facebook that they are located in the same EU country as the Facebook users they are targeting.

Facebook beefs up political ad rules ahead of election

Facebook, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said it will start blocking ads that don't comply in mid-April.

30 Mar 2019 10:06 AM

“The individuals behind this activity used a combination of authentic and fake accounts to disseminate content across a variety of pages and groups”, Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of Cybersecurity Policy, said in a statement, dated on Thursday.

Inauthentic behavior: Facebook removes online network

Facebook said it had taken down the pages and accounts “based on their behavior, not the content they posted”.

30 Mar 2019 10:02 AM

Only advertisers located and authorised in a given country will be able to run political ads or issue ads there. (Photo: AP)

Facebook tightens rules on political ads ahead of EU vote

All such ads will be labelled as “paid for”, offering info on who bought it, for how much and how many people have seen it.

29 Mar 2019 1:56 PM

The Housing Department claims Facebook mines data about its users and then employs machine learning to predict their responses to ads in ways that may recreate groupings defined by characteristics such as race.

US charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads

Facebook said it had been working with the department to address the concerns and was surprised by the decision to issue the charge.

29 Mar 2019 12:21 PM

Facebook-owned messaging applications such as WhatsApp have been repeatedly scrutinised by the Indian government and security agencies. (Photo: AP)

Facebook says it’s limiting false stories for India election

Facebook listed a variety of measures it is taking, from blocking fake accounts to employing third-party fact-checking organisations.

28 Mar 2019 10:29 AM

The push, the details of which have not been previously reported, follows warnings from data and cybersecurity experts dating back to 2016 that right-wing groups and foreign actors may borrow the “fake news” playbook from the last presidential election to dissuade immigrants from participating in the decennial count, the officials and sources told Reuters.

Fearful of fake news blitz, US Census enlists help of tech giants

US Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help.

28 Mar 2019 10:01 AM

Civil rights groups have said social media giants have failed to confront extremism and that was under the spotlight this month after a suspected white supremacist broadcast live footage of his attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Facebook bans white nationalism, white separatism

Facebook has beefed up its content monitoring teams and taken down event pages.

28 Mar 2019 9:56 AM

Talking about AI for Social Good, Facebook spoke about its Blood Donation tool, which helps connect blood banks and hospitals to blood donors who have registered themselves on the platform.

Facebook announces key initiatives at AI for Social Good Summit

Brings the AI community together to discuss next phase of innovation, announces accelerator program, and 'women in AI' hackathons.

27 Mar 2019 6:29 PM

Some of these accounts operated in Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kashmir, and Kazakhstan.

Facebook pulls over 2,000 accounts linked to deceptive behaviour

These accounts used tactics such as creating networks of accounts to mislead other users into who they were.

27 Mar 2019 2:40 PM

The new rules mean that Google and other online platforms will have to sign licensing agreements with musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists to use their work online. (Photo: ANI)

EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

The European Parliament backed the reforms on Tuesday after a debate that has pitted Europe’s creative industry against tech companies.

27 Mar 2019 1:25 PM

. In all, USD 23 million from Google in 2013 and USD 98 million from Facebook in 2015 were siphoned off. (Photo: ANI)

50-year-old pleads guilty to duping Facebook, Google

Rimasauskas allegedly asked money for services rendered by Quanta Computer be sent to a different bank account in Latvia and Cyprus.

26 Mar 2019 2:33 PM

Facebook said it raced to remove hundreds of thousands of copies. (Photo: AP)

French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over footage of Christchurch massacre

The CFCM said the companies had disseminated material that encouraged terrorism and harmed the dignity of human beings.

26 Mar 2019 1:59 PM

Proponents say the new rules will help ensure authors, artists and journalists are paid. (Photo: AP)

Thousands protest planned internet reforms

The most controversial section would require companies such as YouTube and Facebook to take responsibility for copyrighted material.

25 Mar 2019 11:14 AM

Facebook only takes responsibility when it’s forced to do so.

German minister on Facebook glitch: Didn't expect such frightening unprofessionalism

The passwords, stored in readable format within Facebook’s internal systems, were accessible to as many as 20,000 Facebook employees.

24 Mar 2019 11:02 AM

Facebook says there is no evidence of employees abusing the loophole or improperly accessing the passwords.

Facebook bug exposed your passwords in plaintext

Facebook claims the passwords were not accessible outside the company.

24 Mar 2019 10:35 AM

“My experience is: Facebook only takes responsibility when it’s forced to do so,” Katarina Barley said in a statement, adding that the company must inform all affected users about the glitch.

Facebook glitch: Didn't expect such frightening unprofessionalism - German minister