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The lawsuit against Facebook seeks class-action status and unspecified damages. (Photo: AP)

Facebook sued after stock plunge 'shocked' market

Shareholders often sue companies in the United States after unexpected stock price declines, especially if the loss of wealth is large.

28 Jul 2018 8:50 AM

Social media giant headed for the biggest one-day wipeout in US stock market history. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Zuckerberg loses USD 16 billion in record Facebook fall

Facebook’s margin fell to 44 per cent in the second quarter from 47 per cent a year ago.

27 Jul 2018 10:39 AM

Facebook announced it will start removing misinformation that could lead to bloodshed. (Photo: AP)

Zuckerberg’s Holocaust comment puts Facebook on the spot

If Facebook were to ban Holocaust denial, it might also be called on to prohibit the denial of other historical events.

21 Jul 2018 8:54 AM

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‘NOT’ified disconsent!

Being added without consent on WhatsApp is annoying many users as it invades on their privacy and no one wants to connect with a stranger for a chat.

21 Jul 2018 12:17 AM

Speaking with Recode’s Kara Swisher, Zuckerberg, who is Jewish, said in an interview published Wednesday that he thinks there are things 'that different people get wrong.' (Photo: File)

Holocaust deniers won't be banned from Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg said offensive content isn’t necessarily banned unless it is to organize harm or attack someone.

19 Jul 2018 2:39 PM

Golden girl: Kylie has recently been described by Forbes as someone who will ‘become the youngest self-made billionaire by next year’

Is Kylie Jenner the gold standard of success?

Kylie Jenner’s privilege has come under scrutiny after a US tabloid put up an ‘irresponsible’ tweet on the socialite’s success.

19 Jul 2018 12:09 AM

A year-and-half down the line, Zuckerberg was sitting in front of attorneys being probed, as the world watched his confessions.

Fake news cannot be unseen

As it brings more people online, a phrase that is heard most often since the onset of 2018 is ‘Fake news’.

16 Jul 2018 6:47 AM

After the ECP denied recognition to the MML, JuD chief Saeed announced that around 200 candidates of his party would contest the polls under the banner of a little-known party, the Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek (AAT), which is already registered with the election commission. (Photo: File/AP)

Facebook disables Hafiz Saeed's political party's accounts ahead of Pak polls

MML spokesperson said Facebook's act is a gross violation of its own policy and sanction on freedom of expression.

15 Jul 2018 5:36 PM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had to face a grilling in the US and in the European Parliament over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. (Photo: File)

Facebook enhances security measures to protect integrity of Pak elections

Sarim Aziz, Facebook's spokesperson in Pak, said that company increased safety, security staff to monitor all election-based activities.

08 Jul 2018 4:59 PM

The findings endorse the increasingly popular tech-bro uniform championed by mark Zuckerberg, doing away with ties in favour of stretchy attire. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here’s why you should not wear a tie to office

Study suggests men who wear t-shirts in the office may produce better work.

07 Jul 2018 12:55 PM

A hawk-eyed Opposition is a must for free and fair polls

In both Egypt and Algeria, the Islamists were proved right in their denunciation of electoral politics.

18 Jun 2018 12:29 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pauses while testifying before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Australian leader backs Zuckerberg’s grilling in Parliament

Huawei said that it has never collected or stored Facebook user data, after the tech giant acknowledged it shared such data with Huawei.

07 Jun 2018 2:16 PM

Zuckerberg avoided answering numerous specific questions, notably around opt-outs from targeted advertising. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Facebook face-off: EU gets little news from Zuckerberg

Zuckerberg apologised to leaders of the European Parliament in Brussels for a massive data leak.

23 May 2018 7:41 AM

The retreat from the world’s largest social media network is one of the sharpest responses by investors to concerns about Facebook’s handling of user data.

Socially responsible funds dump or rethink Facebook over data privacy

Several socially conscious investment firms are selling or rethinking their Facebook Inc holdings.

19 May 2018 8:09 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo: AFP)

Big proxy adviser ISS does not support Zuckerberg in proxy vote

The advisory firm suggested Facebook create a formal committee to nominate board candidates.

17 May 2018 9:03 AM

“The founder and CEO of Facebook have accepted our invitation and will be in Brussels as soon as possible, hopefully already next week,” Antonio Tajani, president of the European Parliament, said in a statement.

Facebook's Zuckerberg to meet European Parliament over privacy

Facebook CEO will answer questions about the improper use of millions of users’ data by a political consultancy.

17 May 2018 7:41 AM

Allegations of the improper use of data for 87 million Facebook users by Cambridge Analytica, which was hired by President Donald Trump’s 2016 US election campaign, have prompted multiple investigations in the United States and Europe.

Cambridge Analytica under investigation by the FBI: Report

Prosecutors have sought to question former Cambridge Analytica employees and banks that handled its business.

16 May 2018 8:06 AM

For hate speech, Facebook’s human reviewers and computer algorithms identified just 38 per cent of the violations.

Facebook claims that it is better at policing nudity than hate speech

Facebook’s self-assessment showed its screening system is better at scrubbing graphic violence, gratuitous nudity and terrorist propaganda.

16 May 2018 7:47 AM

In January, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the News Feed, the social media company’s centrepiece service, would prioritise “high-quality news” over less trusted sources as part of its fight against false information on the platform.

Facebook asks European users which news sources they trust

Facebook has been criticised for failing to prevent false reports - originating from alleged Russia operatives.

11 May 2018 2:06 PM

Bill Gates speaks during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington (Photo:AP)

Gates, Zuckerberg team up on new education initiative

The tech moguls would be teaming up to develop advanced methods for kids, who are troublesome in learning.

09 May 2018 10:02 AM

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