Facebook agrees to pay $725 million to settle privacy suit"The proposed settlement of $725,000,000 is the largest recovery ever achieved in a data privacy class action and the most Facebook has eve...
24 Dec, 2022, 01.33 AM IST
50-year-old woman arrested in Mumbai for abusive Facebook comments on Devendra Fadnavis' wifeAccording to reports, the 50-year-old Smruti Panchal allegedly posted objectionable content on Amruta's official social media page for the ...
14 Sep, 2022, 01.53 PM IST
Facebook faces $3.2 billion UK class action over market dominanceThe lawsuit, which will be heard by London's Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleges Facebook made billions of pounds by imposing unfair terms...
14 Jan, 2022, 08.18 AM IST
Facebook gives estimate of bullying, harassment on its platforms for first timeFacebook said its bullying and harassment numbers only captured instances where the company did not need additional information, such as a ...
10 Nov, 2021, 10.51 AM IST
Facebook-parent Meta will stop letting ads target users based on 'sensitive' topics such as politics, race, sexualityThe company's deep knowledge about its users' interests is prized by advertisers looking to reach a certain audience.
10 Nov, 2021, 10.20 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh HC issues notice seeking regulation of social media posts against judiciaryThe AP HC wants the Central government to amend the Intermediary Guidelines of the IT Act to provide certain protections to the judiciary. ...
22 Jun, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Do your Facebook posts have God references? You are 15 times more likely to get diabetesUsage of the words 'drink' and 'bottle' on social media were shown to be more predictive of alcohol abuse.
18 Jun, 2019, 06.24 PM IST
Leave out all the rest: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is 'positive' force for society on 15th anniversaryThe top boss said it would be a mistake 'to overly emphasise the negative' impacts of social media.
05 Feb, 2019, 08.30 AM IST
Social media platforms should use tech to weed out fake news: Ravi Shankar PrasadHe said the government has ordered a CBI investigation into alleged misuse of data of Indian Facebook users by British political consultanc...
01 Aug, 2018, 02.21 PM IST
Not aware of misuse of user info by device makers: Facebook on government notice"We are not aware of any misuse of Facebook information including Indian users information," a Facebook spokesperson said in an emailed res...
20 Jun, 2018, 08.32 PM IST
Think before you share! Facebook scans photos, links posted on messengerThe tech giant said it does this to make sure the content abides by the company’s rules.
05 Apr, 2018, 06.18 PM IST
Facebook critics want regulation, investigation after data misuseFacebook disclosed the issue in a blog post on Friday, hours before media reports that conservative-leaning Cambridge Analytica, a data com...
18 Mar, 2018, 07.18 AM IST
DCW asks Facebook to deactivate accounts threatening DU student Gurmehar KaurDCW Chief Swati Maliwal in the letter said that Kaur has been subjected to "extreme abuse and rape threats" on her Facebook profile.
28 Feb, 2017, 10.11 PM IST
To avoid being harassed online, you need to protect your identity: ReportReport is based on experiences of users on social media platforms and 18 individuals including legislators, journalists and victims of onli...
23 Nov, 2016, 12.47 AM IST
Time for government, social media companies to clamp down on online abuseNearly 27% of female internet users have been sexually harassed online, according to an October report by US-based think tank PEW research.
31 Dec, 2014, 05.29 PM IST
- US Senators ask Facebook to block third parties' easy access
US Senators have asked Facebook to stop plans that could reveal sensitive personal information about its millions of users.
10 Mar, 2011, 03.10 PM IST
- IPS officer lodges FIR against Facebook for maligning Mahatma
In his complaint, Thakur alleged that abuses and dirty words have been used against Gandhi in the "I hate Gandi group" on the social networ...
25 Jan, 2011, 12.50 PM IST