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Facebook business pages have more negative posts: Researchers

New York: Researchers have found out that the number of negative posts on Facebook business pages vastly outweigh the positive ones by a ratio...

Germany, France poses ‘RISK’ of Facebook’s Libra, backs other public cryptocurrencies

France and Germany has said that Facebook Inc's Libra currency posed risks to the financial sector that could block its authorisation in Europe, and...

Govt Of India to allow tech companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon to sell users public data

The Government of India is planning to make it mandatory for the tech companies like, “Facebook, Google, Amazon, and others, to sell public or...

Facebook fact-checking partners ask the company to share more data with fact-checkers to curb misinformation

One of Facebook's third-party fact-checking partners on Tuesday said the company needed to share more data with fact-checkers to better curb misinformation. UK-based charity Full...

Australia Govt considers more regulation of Google and Facebook

The Australian government released a report Friday recommending tighter oversight over multinational digital platforms including Google and Facebook, to ensure fairness for other media...

16 million Indian Influencer accounts on Instagram are fake: Reports

A whopping 16 million accounts of Indian influencers on Facebook-owned Instagram are fake, revealed a new study, suggesting such people are artificially boosting "vanity...

Japan setups working group to discuss the impact of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra

Japanese authorities have set up a working group to discuss the impact Facebook's proposed Libra digital coin could have on monetary policy and financial...

FTC slaps Facebook with $5 billion in fine

At $5 billion, the fine the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is about to levy on Facebook is by far the largest it's given...

Donald Trump says, “I’m not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies”

The U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said, "He is not a fan of cryptocurrencies, and if Facebook wants to become the bank,...

Facebook is not that bad, may kill depression in adults

New York: If you use a social networking site like Facebook, you are 1.63 times more likely to avoid serious psychological distress such as...

Facebook’s this update will now allow the users to rank and promote the comments

San Francisco: In a move to make conversations on public posts more meaningful, Facebook has rolled out an update where it will rank comments...

G20 heads agree to fix loopholes used by Facebook, Amazon, Google, and others to reduce corporate taxes

Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on June 8 to compile standard rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook...

Gartner Report: 75% of firms to hire AI behavior forensic experts by 2023

By 2023, seventy-five percent of large organisations would hire artificial intelligence (AI) behavior forensic, privacy, and customer trust specialists to reduce brand and reputation...

Facebook stops Huawei from pre-installing its apps on phones

LONDON: Facebook said Friday it has stopped letting its apps come pre-installed on smartphones sold by Huawei in order to comply with U.S. restrictions,...

Apple wants developers to place Apple login button above Google and Facebook

Apple will require developers to position a new "Sign on with Apple" button in iPhone and iPad apps above rival buttons from Alphabet's Google...

Facebook discusses its crypto stablecoin idea with CFTC

San Francisco: Moving forward with its crypto stablecoin initiative, Facebook has ignited a discussion with the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to...

After Google and Amazon, US antitrust spotlight turns on Apple and Facebook

The American Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has secured the right to examine how Facebook’s practices affect its digital competition, Wall Street Journal reported on...

Amazon may fall under FTC’s jurisdiction on the antitrust case

Following an agreement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), e-commerce giant Amazon could fall under FTC's jurisdiction on...

Google gets in another controversy, claims of storing the passwords of G-Suite users in plain text for 14 years

After Facebook and Instagram, the U.S. leading search engine giant Google Inc has now joined the controversy by stating that its company too was...

Walmart to make its first direct pitch to big corporate advert buyers at New York event

Walmart Inc will meet large consumer goods companies and advertising firms for the first time in New York next week to pitch its advertising...

ByteDance says TikTok ban in India is causing a daily loss of $500,000

India's ban on popular Chinese video app TikTok is resulting in "financial losses" of up to $500,000 a day for its developer, Beijing Bytedance...

Twitter India appoints Manish Maheshwari as Managing Director

Twitter on Monday said it has appointed Manish Maheshwari as the Managing Director of its India operations. Last year, Taranjeet Singh had stepped down...

Google sharing data with US officials

At a time when concerns over data collection and breach by tech majors are on the rise, it has been reported that US law...

YouTube criticized for hosting conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube is being heavily criticised for hosting controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is banned from several major social networking...

Twitter, Facebook and others remove 503 posts after Election Commission flags them

Social media sites, including Twitter and Facebook, pulled down a total of 503 posts from their platforms after the Election Commission flagged them for...

Facebook spends $22.6 million on Mark Zuckerberg security

Facebook Inc more than doubled the money it spent on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2018 to $22.6 million, a regulatory filing...

EU Approves Controversial New Copyright Directive: What Does That Entail?

On Tuesday 26th March 2019, the European Parliament voted in favor of the controversial new law set to shake the fundamentals of the internet...

Facebook to ban groups for spreading fake news

San Francisco: In yet another bid to tame fake news, Facebook will crack down on Groups that repeatedly share misinformation by reducing that Group's...

Facebook plans to map the entire world’s population

San Francisco: Aiming to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create accurate maps, Facebook said its maps now cover "majority" of Africa and that its...

Apple bans another spyware app from App store

Immediately after spyware-maker Connexxa's infamous app "Assistenza SIM" was caught abusing the iOS enterprise certificate to bypass Apples App Store guidelines, the iPhone-maker revoked...

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