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Facebook to remove some location-tracking features
Technology | May 10, 2022, 03:45 PM ISTFacebook is discontinuing several services which track real-time location due to 'low usage', including features like Nearby Friends, location history and background location.
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Meta opens first retail store in California
Business | May 10, 2022, 04:00 AM ISTThe store, which is open to the public as of Monday, is made for people who want to test out products like Ray-Ban Stories, Meta's AR glasses and sunglasses, along with the Portal video calling gadget and Oculus virtual reality headsets.
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YouTube, Facebook and Twitch witness a decline in streaming, but why?
Technology | May 05, 2022, 09:50 PM ISTYouTube, Facebook and Twitch have reportedly witnessed a downfall in the viewership since the pandemic lockdowns got lifted.
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Facebook to shut down its podcast, Soundbites and Audio Hubs, all you need to know
Technology | May 03, 2022, 05:50 PM ISTIt is reported that Facebook is working on shutting down the podcast services on the platform, along with other services too.
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Govt strikes against fake news; blocks 22 YouTube channels, including 4 based in Pakistan
India | Apr 05, 2022, 03:32 PM ISTThis is the first time action has been taken against the Indian YouTube based news publishers since the notification of the IT Rules, 2021 in February last year.
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Why did Meta remove 23.6 million content from Indian FB and Instagram accounts?
Technology | Apr 05, 2022, 10:14 AM ISTIn January, Meta took down over 11.6 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.2 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram.
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Social harmony being disturbed by FB with connivance of ruling establishment: Sonia Gandhi
India | Mar 16, 2022, 02:13 PM ISTSonia Gandhi said that it has repeatedly come to public notice that global social media companies aren't providing a level playing field to all parties.
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Follow these steps to share WhatsApp status on Facebook- Tips
Technology | Mar 14, 2022, 03:57 PM ISTHere is a quick guide for Android and iOS users, to share their WhatsApp status on Facebook status.
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Russia Ukraine War: Meta blocks key Russian media outlets RT, Sputnik in Europe
Technology | Mar 01, 2022, 04:19 PM IST"We have received requests from a number of Governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state-controlled media," Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta (Facebook) said through his Tweet on Twitter
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Meta uncovered and blocked about 40 profiles on Instagram and Facebook, pretending to be Ukraine New
Technology | Feb 28, 2022, 07:14 PM ISTMeta has recently reported that it has blocked as many as about 40 fake profiles on Instagram and Facebook from shared details on social media in Ukraine and Russia.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Facebook restricts several social media accounts in Ukraine
World | Feb 28, 2022, 11:29 AM ISTHit by partial restrictions, Meta (formerly Facebook) last weekend prohibited Russian state media from running ads or monetising on its platform anywhere in the world.
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Tips to remove or add your Facebook Account on Instagram
Technology | Dec 15, 2022, 05:25 PM ISTHere is an easy way to link and unlink your Meta account (previously known as Facebook) from your Instagram profile.
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Facebook parent Meta settles decade-old data-privacy lawsuit
World | Feb 16, 2022, 07:46 AM ISTLawyers for the case said the settlement is one of the 10 largest data-privacy settlements in U.S. history. But it is a fraction of Facebook's $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit last year.
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WhatsApp to get Facebook Cover Image Feature- Reports
Technology | Feb 14, 2022, 05:27 PM ISTAs per the reports, it is stated that WhatsApp will get a new Facebook-like cover image feature in the texting application. The feature was spotted by WhatsApp development tracker named WABetaInfo.
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'I am very much alive': Taslima Nasreen's fury after Facebook declares her dead, again
India | Feb 11, 2022, 05:22 PM ISTThe social media giant displayed a message on "Remembering Taslima Nasreen". Facebook's message read, 'We hope people who love Taslima will find comfort in visiting her profile to remember and celebrate her life.'
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Over 60 social media accounts blocked for anti-India fake news
India | Feb 10, 2022, 03:02 PM ISTReplying to supplementary questions in the Upper House, Minister for State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan said the government is very much concerned about the freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
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Facebook gets warning from Oversight board to upgrade security and protect users from 'Doxing'
Technology | Feb 09, 2022, 11:25 AM ISTThe independent Oversight Board has ordered Meta (formerly Facebook) to create a communications channel for victims of 'doxing', and give users more control over how they consent to share their private residential information.
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Facebook, Instagram block handles of Indian Army's Chinar Corps, no response yet
India | Feb 08, 2022, 09:21 PM ISTThe pages on Facebook and Instagram were created to negate the lies and propaganda flowing from across the border and also to apprise people of the real situation in the Kashmir valley, an official said.
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Facebook stock tumbles 25%; Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani wealthier than Mark Zuckerberg
Business | Feb 04, 2022, 11:18 AM ISTConsequent to the bloodbath, Zuckerberg personally lost 23.34 pc of his net worth. At $87.7 bn, he slipped to No 12 in the Forbes real-time billionaires index- marginally behind India's Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani.
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Facebook loses daily users, ad growth drops down- Report
Technology | Feb 03, 2022, 11:59 AM ISTFacebook reportedly lost daily users globally for the first time. The platform reported lower-than-expected ad growth that sent its stock plunging nearly 20%
