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  Twitter announces new ‘Violent Speech Policy": Know-more

  Technology | March 02, 2023 11:58 IST

  Twitter has launched its new ‘Violent Speech Policy’ along with an update on its rules regarding violent content and similar language. The policy aims to prevent the normalisation of violent actions and ensure the safety of its users through a “zero tolerance policy” towards violent speech.

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  Facebook loses daily users, ad growth drops down- Report

  Technology | February 03, 2022 11:59 IST

  Facebook reportedly lost daily users globally for the first time. The platform reported lower-than-expected ad growth that sent its stock plunging nearly 20%

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  Twitter buys Smyte to curb spam, abusive behaviour on its platform

  Internet | June 22, 2018 16:50 IST

  "Smyte's team, technology and company mission are aligned with our focus on improving the health of conversation on Twitter, and we believe this will be a powerful addition to our ongoing work," Twitter said in a blog post on Thursday.

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  IGTV - Instagram's answer to YouTube is here

  Internet | June 21, 2018 13:29 IST

  "We launched IGTV (a button inside the Instagram home screen, as well as a standalone app) at an event featuring many of the Instagram creators who'll make it great," the company wrote in a blog post.

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  Sarahah App: What Is It, How to Download, Share on Facebook or Delete Account

  Lifestyle | August 13, 2017 12:34 IST

  Unlike other social networking platforms, Sarahah neither has reply mechanism nor does it reveals the identity of sender of a message.

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  How Facebook’s ‘Hello’ button has stirred trouble for some users

  July 19, 2017 12:17 IST

  The "Hello" button, rolled out silently by Facebook for some users as part of testing last month, has created trouble for some users as they are complaining about using it accidentally.

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  Most users can't detect fake news on social media

  July 18, 2017 12:35 IST

  As the spread of fake news on social media gains momentum, researchers now reveal that people can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60 per cent of the time.

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  Facebook rolls out Messenger ‘Lite’ app in India

  July 13, 2017 12:17 IST

  In its bid to connect people in markets where mobile internet connections are slow, Facebook on Thursday rolled out the "lite" version of its Messenger app in India.

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  Facebook challenging US government over users' data search

  World | July 05, 2017 11:09 IST

  Facebook is challenging the US federal prosecutors over a court order that bars the social networking giant from notifying some users about investigation into their data.

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  Facebook can track your internet browsing: US judge

  July 05, 2017 10:33 IST

  US judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the social networking giant of improperly tracking users' browsing history even after they log out of their accounts.

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  ‘Add to your day’: Facebook rolls out Snapchat-like feature ‘Messenger Day’

  March 10, 2017 18:37 IST

  Social networking giant Facebook has globally rolled out a ‘Messenger Day’ feature for its chat platform Messenger that lets users share with the public or a custom friend decorated photos and videos that disappear after

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  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's 2017 resolution is to meet people in real life

  January 04, 2017 23:22 IST

  Unlike many, resolutions for American Internet entrepreneur and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are not meant to be broken. This year, Zuckerberg, who founded a social network that took the world by storm, has resolved to

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  Faster, simpler, more fun: Facebook upgrades Messenger camera with new features

  December 16, 2016 16:00 IST

  In its continuing bid to keep their services at par with other media sharing platforms, social networking giant Facebook on Friday introduced a faster and easier-to-use camera with art and special effects in its Messenger

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  Facebook testing job posting feature: Can it challenge LinkedIn?

  November 09, 2016 16:26 IST

  Microsoft-owned LinkedIn should brace for war. Social networking giant Facebook is testing a feature that allows the administrators to create job postings, a forte that has been hitherto held by LinkedIn. A Facebook spokesperson told

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  Befriended on social media, man rapes 17-yr-old, forces her to abort the child

  India | October 27, 2016 14:01 IST

  In yet another shameful incident shedding light on the misuse of social networking sites, a 17-year-old girl from Thane was allegedly raped by a 21-year-old man from Pune whom she met on a social networking website.

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  India is crucial to connect next billion people, says Facebook

  October 20, 2016 23:26 IST

  Describing India as a crucial country for the company, a top executive of Facebook on Thursday said that the social networking giant is focusing on a mission to connect the next billion people to the

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  People spending much time on Facebook are more likely to share personal information: Research

  October 06, 2016 23:56 IST

  People who are in a virtual world of social networking and spending more than three hours of time on Facebook have relaxed privacy attitudes and are more likely to share personal information as compared to

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  Facebook, Twitter join coalition of media networks to tackle fake news

  September 14, 2016 18:50 IST

  In an effort to filter out fake news stories, social media giants Facebook and Twitter have joined the coalition of more than 30 international media companies to seek out online misinformation and improve news quality

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  Facebook takes further steps to reduce ‘clickbait’, built an algorithm to identifies phrases

  August 05, 2016 11:32 IST

  The social networking giant Facebook announced on Thursday that it has developed software to identify ‘clickbait’ headlines by analysing their text. Facebook is taking another stab at ridding users' news feeds of "clickbait," the

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  Facebook tells its female employees not to wear ‘revealing’ dresses, claims ex-employee

  July 02, 2016 19:01 IST

  London: Social networking giant Facebook has long been accused of sexist workplace. Now in a recent revelation, a former Facebook employee has claimed in his book that the women employees are often told not to