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Zuckerberg also vowed to “keep building,” and reiterated that Facebook is investing a lot in security and in strengthening its systems so they can’t be exploited to meddle with elections, including the US midterms later this year. (Photo: AP)

Zuckerberg pledges to ‘keep building’ in no-apology address

Zuckerberg sought to project a “we’re all in this together” mood.

02 May 2018 8:24 AM

Zuckerberg might touch on Facebook’s year of privacy scandals, congressional testimony, Russia investigations and apologies.

Facebook developer conference kicks off amid scandal

The Facebook CEO will kick off F8, the company’s annual conference for software developers.

01 May 2018 7:53 PM

“I don’t know that we really see a Doomsday scenario here,” Chief Financial Officer David Wehner said when asked about the worst possible outcome of the new privacy regime.

No Doomsday scenario for Facebook as EU privacy rules kick in

As new EU privacy rules about to kick in the Chief Financial Officer confirms there isn’t a doomsday scenario for Facebook.

27 Apr 2018 8:59 AM

Facebook dispatched the unassuming engineer to London despite a previous request for Zuckerberg to appear.

UK lawmakers demand Facebook CEO to appear before them

The committee asked Zuckerberg to appear on May 24 to give testimony to the European Parliament.

27 Apr 2018 7:23 AM

Bhopal court summons FB chief over ‘harassment’

The word Facebook does not exist in common parlance in India prior to the adoption thereof by our client.

27 Apr 2018 2:09 AM

Facebook's rise in profits, users show resilience after scandals

Facebook Inc (FB.O) shares rose on Wednesday after the social network reported a surprisingly strong 63 per cent rise in profit.

26 Apr 2018 2:39 PM

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg giving his testimony to members of the US Congress

The great tech divide

Technology and social media have clearly demarcated generations of users, with reactions ranging from the comic to outright frustrating.

16 Apr 2018 12:37 AM

The Internet and social media platforms recognise no national boundaries and they have helped connect people even in the most adversarial geo-political realities, totally sidestepping passport, visa, immigration and border regimes.

Invasion of privacy is the cost of free Net

Social media applications like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WhatsApp and millions of other websites are only the flora and fauna of the Internet.

15 Apr 2018 6:11 AM

In late 2017, Facebook said it was temporarily blocking advertisers' ability to target based on ethnic affinity, along with other things such as religious or LGBT affinity.

How Facebook Ads targets its users

Facebook made $40 billion in advertising revenue last year, second only to Google when it comes to the global digital advertising market.

14 Apr 2018 7:34 AM

Zuckerberg also faced several questions from lawmakers about how long it takes for Facebook to delete user data from its systems. He didn’t know. (AP Photo)

Zuckerberg flubs details of Facebook privacy commitments

The current FTC investigation will look at whether Facebook engaged in “unfair acts” that cause “substantial injury” to consumers.

13 Apr 2018 8:41 AM

One hundred cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the US Capitol in Washington DC. (Photo: AFP)

Data, democracy and the rise of globalopolies

Data being a fungible commodity, can then be exchanged for a fee, and randomly replicated.

13 Apr 2018 3:38 AM

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. (Photo: AFP)

Facebook data row: Zuckerberg leaves Senate unscathed, shares rise 4.5 pc

Zuckerberg undercut his consistent message that Facebook users have control of their data.

12 Apr 2018 10:11 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Photo: AP)

Zuckerberg’s tough times

The Indian government has also been trying to convince those handling Indian data to locate their servers in the country.

12 Apr 2018 5:14 AM

Union MInister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Congress President Rahul Gandhi should apologise and promise not to manipulate voters and divide the society in future. (Photo: PTI | File)

After Zuckerberg's apology, Ravi Shankar Prasad wants promise from Rahul Gandhi

Ravi Shankar Prasad said Cong President Rahul Gandhi should also apologise for allegedly using leaked data to swing poll results in India.

11 Apr 2018 9:41 PM

On Tuesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took questions for nearly five hours in a US Senate hearing. (Photo: AFP)

Mark Zuckerberg says his own data was shared by Cambridge Analytica

However, Zuckerberg pushed back on congress members' suggestions that users do not have enough control of their data on Facebook.

11 Apr 2018 9:08 PM

Durbin was among many senators who grilled Zuckerberg on what the social network collected on its users.

‘Um... no’: Zuckerberg protects his own privacy in testimony

Sen.Dick Durbin questions Facebook CEO as he testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees in Washington.

11 Apr 2018 7:08 PM

The hearing is taking place after reports started pouring in March that the social networking site had compromised with the personal data of over 87 million Facebook users (Photo: File)

Will ensure fair elections in India, says Zuckerberg at senate hearing

He also expressed regret that his company was slow in identifying the Russian operations in 2016, which allegedly benefitted Donald Trump.

11 Apr 2018 10:25 AM

“I’ll have my team follow up with you so that way we can have this discussion across the different categories where I think this discussion needs to happen,” Zuckerberg told a joint hearing. (AP Photo)

Zuckerberg resists effort by US senators to commit him to regulation

The 33-year-old Internet mogul managed to deflect any specific promises to support any congressional regulation.

11 Apr 2018 9:26 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress, reveals Russian probe underway

The founder apologized for his company’s errors and said, “It was my mistake, and I’m sorry. I’m responsible for what happens here.”

11 Apr 2018 8:01 AM

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who is scheduled to testify to Congress, long defined the company's mission as making the world more open and connected.

Is Facebook really changing? Or just trimming its data haul?

Is Facebook really tinkering around the edges of a deeper problem - its insatiable appetite for the data it uses to sell ads?

10 Apr 2018 8:19 PM

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