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Seemingly innocuous posts such as this one were being shared by a network linked to the Russian Internet Research Agency, Facebook said. (Photo | Facebook)

Russia-linked Facebook accounts targeting US audience removed

Facebook removed 49 accounts, 69 pages and 85 Instagram accounts with a total of nearly 300,000 followers

13 March 2020 5:54 PM IST

The Stories feature made it easier for people to share moments with a closed circle of friends

Facebook could soon introduce option to cross post Stories to...

Facebook is testing the feature as younger users are more engaged with Stories than its News Feed

10 March 2020 5:52 PM IST

No remorse for their actions,the Bois Locker Room tried to restart after the controversy blew up, but seems not to have taken off.

Bois locker room: HC seeks response from Google, Facebook, Twitter on...

The Bois Locker Room Instagram chat group of 17-18 year-old boys from affluent Delhi families was exposed discussing...

19 May 2020 3:36 PM IST

In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020 file photo, senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, May 15, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Fauci has sat on Microsoft¢â‚¬â„¢s board of directors with Bill Gates as his boss. Fauci has become a target of misinformation as he oversees the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo | AP)

YouTube, WhatsApp abound with conspiracy theories accusing Bill Gates...

In recent months, 5G networks and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros have also been blamed for creating...

18 May 2020 10:09 PM IST

Facebook, which already offers Giphys library of GIFs on WhatsApp and Messenger, said owning the service would make it easier for people to find the perfect GIFs and stickers in Stories and direct messages.

Giphy, bought by Facebook, to be integrated into Instagram

The social-media giant has reportedly offered to keep more than 100 Giphy employees

15 May 2020 11:06 PM IST

The 2020 election is a battle for the soul of this nation, Biden likes to say. But its also a battle for the soul of the internet.

Can't remain an Average Joe online, Biden's gotta go 'social' to beat...

Strategists worry that Biden is dangerously behind Trump on key metrics across platforms including Twitter, Facebook,...

12 May 2020 3:23 PM IST

Milano Digital Fashion Week from July 14-17 will include photo and video content, backstage interviews with designers, as well as webinars and live streaming of keynote speeches. (Photo | AFP)

No crowded shows, Milan Fashion Week will be live on Instagram,...

Thousands of Chinese buyers and media are prevented from travelling to the shows, forcing the fashion chamber to offer...

7 May 2020 5:14 PM IST

The Facebook oversight board will be able to overturn decisions by the company and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on whether individual pieces of content should be allowed on Facebook and Instagram. But critics call the oversight board a bid by Facebook to forestall regulation or even an eventual breakup. (Photo | Flickr - Anthony Quintano)

Facebook's Supreme Court' of Nobel winner, former Guardian editor,...

The oversight board is to make binding decisions on hate speech and misinformation, following free speech norms and...

7 May 2020 4:19 PM IST

While Google makes revenues from its products too, Facebook and Twitter mainly depend on income from ad sales.

Users added aplenty but Google, Facebook, and Twitter lose ad revenues...

As travel and shopping shut down, advertising on the three platforms plummeted, but now as lockdown curbs begin to ease,...

1 May 2020 8:01 PM IST

Freddy Birdy, a bar and restaurant designer, is also an artist and adman.

Some professionals have more Instagram followers than movie stars,...

These 'influencers', who offer more than just pretty pictures, are the rage on the social media platform

27 Jun 2020 7:07 PM IST

It is not the first time Gates has found himself targeted by conspiracy theorists. When Zika virus broke out in 2015 in Brazil, he was one of several powerful Western figures blamed for the disease. Other rumors claim he is secretly a lizard, an old favorite among online trolls. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Kuhlmann)

Debunking rumours of profiteering off the pandemic, Bill Gates wants...

Fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists targeting Gates have gained traction online with hundreds of...

24 July 2020 5:22 PM IST

It was unclear whether Disneys cut on ads was in protest over Facebooks inaction over hate speech. The economic fallout from the pandemic has also cut into companies advertising budgets. (Photo | AFP)

Disney cuts big chunk of ads on Facebook, Instagram

Disney, Facebook's biggest advertiser this year, joins hundreds of firms that paused spending on the social media...

20 July 2020 1:56 PM IST