Rising tide of leaks threatens to inundate FacebookFacebook's tenacious efforts to fend off critics is not likely to appease elected officials openly calling for action against the tech gian...
23 Oct, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
FB, Twitter CEOs testify before Congress, defend handling of disinformation in US presidential electionFacebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers on Tuesday that ahead of the November 3 election, the social media giant undertook ...
18 Nov, 2020, 01.05 PM IST
Facebook, Twitter CEOs to be pressed on US presidential election handlingProminent Republican senators have refused to knock down President Donald Trump's unfounded claims of voting irregularities and fraud, even...
17 Nov, 2020, 09.04 AM IST
Facebook, Twitter purge violent rhetoric as tensions rise over electionThe "Stop the Steal" group, which called for "boots on the ground to protect the integrity of the vote," was adding 1,000 new members every...
06 Nov, 2020, 12.24 PM IST
Facebook group pushing false claim of stolen U.S. election rapidly gains 325,000 membersThe "Stop the Steal" group, which says it was started by the conservative non-profit Women for America First, called for "boots on the grou...
05 Nov, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
Facebook using experience from polls in India to stop abuse ahead of US electionsNoting that next week will certainly be a "test" for Facebook, Zuckerberg said the company will continue "fighting to protect the integrity...
30 Oct, 2020, 03.21 PM IST
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg braces for civil unrestMark Zuckerberg expressed his concern while describing safeguards against misinformation and voter suppression at the leading social networ...
30 Oct, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
The Facebook war room that battles fakes in poll seasonAs the country goes to polls, Facebook ropes in experts to keep an eye on election posts.
09 Apr, 2019, 03.44 PM IST
Facebook is removing 1 million abusive accounts a day as it gears up for Indian elections: Ajit MohanFacebook will activate new regional operations centres, focused on election integrity, in Singapore and Dublin.
08 Apr, 2019, 02.05 PM IST
Ready when you are, Facebook tells House CommitteeBoth Twitter & Facebook had announced measures undertaken by them to products and policies over the past few months ahead of general electi...
26 Feb, 2019, 08.20 AM IST
Facebook hires ex-journalist Natasha Jog as election integrity lead for IndiaThe New Delhi-based Jog will report to Katie Harbath, Facebook’s public policy director, global elections.
12 Feb, 2019, 06.17 PM IST
Facebook to ramp up ‘integrity efforts’ in IndiaThe company revealed that it was yet to witness “anything in terms of coordinated behaviour in India".
10 Jan, 2019, 10.52 AM IST
Instagram was bigger Russian election tool than Facebook: ReportThe Russian Internet Research Agency received more engagement on Instagram than it did on any other social media platform, including Facebo...
18 Dec, 2018, 09.02 AM IST
Facebook goes offline to verify political advertisers ahead of 2019 electionsFacebook said advertisers must provide copies of address & ID proofs, which will be verified with visits.
18 Dec, 2018, 08.32 AM IST
Facebook sets up e-threat hotline for netasCompromised accounts and even the Computer Emergency Response Team, which works under union ministry of electronics and IT, can write to in...
12 May, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
Facebook responds to govt's notice, says will safeguard the integrity of elections in IndiaA spokesperson of the social media giant said Facebook is grateful to the Indian government for giving it an opportunity to address concern...
11 May, 2018, 07.46 PM IST
Facebook vows more transparency over political adsExecutives for the social media company said Friday they will verify political ad buyers in federal elections, requiring them to reveal cor...
30 Oct, 2017, 12.32 AM IST