Meta apologises after disturbing and violent videos flood Instagram feeds of usersThis incident occurred as Meta continues to refine its content moderation policies, especially when it comes to using automated systems to ...
28 Feb, 2025, 01.04 AM IST
Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documentsContent moderators in Kenya, working for Facebook's parent company Meta, faced threats from Ethiopian rebels for removing their content. Th...
15 Dec, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
Meta says Malaysian PM Anwar's posts on Haniyeh assassination were removed in errorMeta Platforms issued an apology on Tuesday for mistakenly removing social media posts by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The posts...
06 Aug, 2024, 08.52 AM IST
Israel-Hamas war: 'Dire' disinformation spreads globallyAs the war in Middle East intensifies, social media has been able to spread disinformation around the country. The conflict, which has kill...
31 Oct, 2023, 05.51 PM IST
TikTok rejects Malaysian accusation it blocks pro-Palestinian contentMuslim-majority Malaysia on Thursday warned of action against social media firms TikTok and Meta, saying their platforms had been accused o...
27 Oct, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
Respect African content moderators, says Facebook whistleblowerGlobally, thousands of moderators review posts containing graphic content - keeping harmful material from appearing on users' feeds. Many w...
12 May, 2023, 12.57 AM IST
Facebook took action on about 45% of users' complaints in MarchThe social media platform took action on less than one-fourth of grievances in cases where users have objected to the content which they cl...
04 May, 2023, 10.32 AM IST
Kenyan judge temporarily blocks mass layoff of Facebook moderatorsJudge Matthews Nduma issued an interim injunction against Meta and the Kenya-based outsourcing firm Sama, preventing them from terminating ...
22 Mar, 2023, 09.43 AM IST
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in KenyaThe 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union.
21 Mar, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
Content moderators sue Meta over alleged 'union-busting' in KenyaThe 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. T...
20 Mar, 2023, 09.25 PM IST
Meta took down 22.9 million posts in India in NovemberMeta published these numbers as part of new guidelines under the IT Rules, 2021, which mandate digital and social media platforms with more...
23 Dec, 2022, 12.48 PM IST
Meta acts on 2.29 crore content pieces on Facebook, Instagram in NovemberMeta received 2,368 complaints under the IT Rules of 2021 from Instagram users where the highest number of complaints was for an account be...
22 Dec, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Meta's Oversight Board announces new case for consideration from IndiaThe India case has been referred to the board by Meta and involves a sexual harassment video uploaded on its photo and video sharing app In...
15 Sep, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Meta takes action against 2.7 crore posts on Facebook, Instagram in IndiaMeta on its own identified 9.98 lakh "Dangerous Organizations and Individuals: Terrorism" related content and finally it took action agains...
01 Sep, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
Facebook owner Meta briefly blocks hashtags tied to Bucha killingsMeta spokesman Andy Stone said automated systems that scan for violent imagery on Facebook and Instagram, which the company also owns, were...
05 Apr, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Over 19.3 million content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook proactively in India during Dec: MetaAs per the company's India monthly report, Spam, Violent and Graphic Content, and Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity were among the key polic...
01 Feb, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
Over 16.2 mn content pieces "actioned" on Facebook proactively in India during Nov: MetaIn its latest report, Meta said 519 user reports were received by Facebook through its Indian grievance mechanism between November 1-30.
31 Dec, 2021, 06.03 PM IST