Turkey Passes Law to Regulate Social Media Content
HIGHLIGHTS The law requires social media sites to appoint Turkish representatives President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party had backed the bill Turks are already heavily policed on social media...
View ArticleFacebook Has Not Shared ‘Evidence’ of Serious International Crimes in Myanmar
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment Facebook is accused of not releasing evidence of “international crimes” Myanmar is facing genocide charges at the International...
View ArticleFacebook Confirms Zuckerberg Interviewed in US FTC Investigation
HIGHLIGHTS Zuckerberg was interviewed remotely by the FTC In July 2019, Facebook agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine It resolve a separate FTC probe into the company’s privacy practices...
View ArticleFacebook Says It Will No Longer Show Health Groups in Recommendations
Facebook will no longer show health groups in its recommendations, the social media giant announced on Thursday, saying it was crucial that people get health information from “authoritative...
View ArticleTwitter Restores ‘Mistakenly’ Locked, Limited Accounts
Twitter on Wednesday said it has restored accounts that were mistakenly locked or limited, hours after some users reported delay in tweets showing up on timelines as well as accounts being locked...
View ArticleFacebook Merges Messenger With Instagram’s Direct Messages
Photo-sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday started rolling out the option to connect Instagram direct messages with Messenger. It means that one can now send messages to Messenger people from...
View ArticleFacebook, Twitter Take Action Over Trump’s Misleading COVID-19 Posts
Facebook and Twitter took action on posts from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday for violating their rules against coronavirus misinformation by suggesting that COVID-19 was just like the flu....
View ArticleFacebook to Ban Content That Denies or Distorts the Holocaust
Facebook said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to ban any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust. The move comes two years after Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said...
View ArticleFacebook Moderators Pressured to Return to Hyderabad Office Despite COVID-19...
Facebook moderators were reportedly pressured by their employer Genpact to return to office despite safety concerns over the ongoing coronavirus-induced pandemic. Genpact, a third-party contracting...
View ArticleFacebook Provides Clarification on Why It Pulled ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ Page for...
Facebook said that the page was flagged as spam by its automated systems Facebook pulled the Kisan Ekta Morcha page on Sunday It went offline just amid livestream by a farmer leader Facebook faced...
View ArticleFacebook Says It Removed Record Number of Disinformation Campaigns in December
In most of those countries, the networks were focused on forthcoming elections and run by domestic groups The activity spanned 11 countries Three of the networks announced on Tuesday were first...
View ArticleHow to Lock Your Facebook Profile via Mobile App or Desktop
Facebook profile can be easily unlocked as well Facebook Lock Profile feature is only available on Android Desktop client users can lock profiles by visiting the mobile homepage Facebook app shows the...
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