Facebook said on Thursday it removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts that it says were part of two big disinformation operations targeting users outside the U.S.
In a Facebook blog titled-The Compulsive Contrarian and his Manufactured Logic-without naming Congress or other opposition parties, Jaitley said, nations are built by those with positive mindsets and a national vigor, not by the 'Compulsive Contrarians'.
Facebook looks at investing $300 million in news programmes, partnerships and content.
The Wall Street Journal also reported that "Facebook employees discussed pushing some advertisers to spend more in return for increased access to user information".
The finance minister further claimed that the 10 per cent reservation would neither contravene the basic structure of the Constitution nor would it be restricted by the 50 per cent reservation cap placed by the Supreme Court.
Facebook is testing various features and changes in recent times, along with the dark mode in select countries.
The proposed changes in rules will place social media platforms - even those like WhatsApp which promise users privacy and encryption - firmly under government lens, requiring them to deploy tools to "identify" and curb unlawful content, while following stricter due-diligence practices.
Fearing a conservative backlash, Facebook has shelved a feature that was intended to encourage more civil discussion among users of opposing political beliefs.
Experts say there is not much you can do about information that is already in Facebook’s hands.
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine filed the lawsuit on Wednesday, said the Washington Post.
As Head of Product for Marketplace and Payments tools, Anand's team was responsible for powering commerce across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp.
With the new selfie mode, the Facebook Messanger now adds to a total of five modes that includes normal, video, text, boomerang, and selfie
The company said a bug recently allowed third-party app developers to access photos people may not have shared publicly.
There are almost, 75 million visitors on an average who spend more than 20 minutes in Facebook Watch.
In its statement, Facebook said; "Anyone who wants to run an ad in India related to politics will need to first confirm their identity and location and give more details regarding who placed the ad".
To make the Messenger Lite chat more personal, users can now customize their conversations with different individuals and groups and also make various colour choices as well as emojis.
Instagram announced that its users can now make a 'close friends' list on its 'stories' that lets them share it with people that they have selectively added.
The latest campaign comprises three 60-second films that convey real scenarios about dangerous rumours that spread via spam among family and school groups, WhatsApp said in a statement.
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.
Users have complained about the old messages resurfacing on their Facebook Messenger and the issue was first raised by users on Twitter.
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