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  Facebook news section to be discontinued in the US and Australia - Here's why

  Technology | March 01, 2024 15:51 IST

  Facebook's parent company, Meta, has decided not to make new deals for traditional news content in Australia, France, and Germany. This means that they will not be pursuing any new agreements for news content in these countries.

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  Facebook News to soon pay Indian publishers for their content

  Technology | August 26, 2020 13:36 IST

  Facebook News, that was launched in the US last year, will soon arrive in the UK, Germany, France, India and Brazil within the next six months to a year

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  Facebook introduces new logo to differentiate it from WhatsApp, Instagram

  Technology | November 05, 2019 11:01 IST

  The new company logo will further distinguish the company from the main social media Facebook app, which will continue with its own branding.

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  Facebook extends tools to connect users with local news

  Technology | November 29, 2018 17:17 IST

  Facebook has started expanding its "Today In" section for local news and community information, making it easier for people to see more local news and community information on the platform.

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  Facebook expands fact-checking programme to new countries to fight fake news

  Technology | June 22, 2018 10:21 IST

  Facebook has also expanded its test to fact-check photos and videos to four countries.

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  WhatsApp beats Facebook in worldwide news consumption

  Internet | June 14, 2018 19:32 IST

  Facebook suffered its worst public relations disaster in its history when a huge data privacy breach was revealed earlier this year.

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  Facebook hiring 'news credibility' specialists: Report

  Technology | June 08, 2018 15:37 IST

  With allegations of Facebook fanning violence through the spread of hate speech and false news on its platform piling up, the social network is reportedly hunting for people for its "News Credibility Programme."

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  Facebook kills 'Trending' feature, tests breaking news indicator

  Technology | June 02, 2018 16:00 IST

  Facebook introduced the Trending feature in 2014 aiming to help people discover news topics that were popular across the community. But for this feature that show a collection of headlines, the social networking giant soon faced allegations of political bias.

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  Facebook to show more local news in News Feed

  Technology | January 30, 2018 13:36 IST

  'We're going to show more stories from news sources in your local town or city,' said CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

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  Jada Pinkett posts an advice for a friend on Facebook

  Hollywood | October 21, 2013 10:32 IST

  Los Angeles: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith says it it not advisable to follow a set approach all the time.The 42-year-old actress posted a letter of advice to a friend on her social networking website Facebook