SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-parent Meta on Wednesday said it derailed an anti-Covid vaccine campaign that harassed medical workers, journalists and elected officials, in a signal of the ongoing pressure from pandemic-tied misinformation. The social media giant took down accounts in France and Italy that were linked to a conspiracy movement called “V_V”, which inundated pro-vaccine posts … Read more
KARACHI: Facebook has launched its flagship skill development programme ‘Rise’ in Pakistan to help advertising agencies and marketing professionals develop new and contemporary skills for professional success and fulfillment, a statement said. Initially launched in Brazil in 2020, Rise has now grown to 18 countries across four continents to supplement global efforts for the economic … Read more
Facebook wants the internet to be available to everyone in the world. It has also created a miniature helicopter drone as part of its mission. The truth is, the more people who have access to the internet, the more people who will join up for Facebook. Facebook, understandably, wants to pipe internet to every corner … Read more
BEIJING: US-listed Chinese microblogging platform Weibo is seeking to raise up to $547 million in a share offer in Hong Kong, documents showed on Monday, the latest China tech company to list closer to home as tensions with the United States rise. Several US-listed Chinese tech firms such as Alibaba have held initial public offerings in … Read more
Things that occur on TikTok should remain on TikTok. Trying out popular TikTok dances may be entertaining, allowing us to experience a sense of liberation and carefree playfulness that we would not normally allow ourselves to experience. It’s also a lot of fun to share TikToks with the people who will appreciate them the most, … Read more
WASHINGTON: A consortium of US states announced a joint probe Thursday of Instagram’s parent company Meta for promoting the app to children despite allegedly knowing its potential for harm, in fresh regulatory trouble for the scandal-hit network. The social media giant is battling one of its most serious reputational crises yet after a whistleblower leaked … Read more
It is currently not feasible for users to add moderators to their Instagram lives. Instagram, the popular photo and video sharing network, is working on a new tool that will allow live broadcasters to add moderators to their streams while they are live. The new functionality is intended for the platform’s live content makers. The … Read more
PARIS: What exactly does one do after leaking thousands of documents from the world’s most powerful social media company? For Frances Haugen, the answer is obvious: start a youth movement. Facebook has faced stinging criticism over the whistleblower’s document drop, not least the revelations that the company knew its Instagram photo app had the potential … Read more
Facebook will no longer allow companies to promote ads revolving around political beliefs, sexual orientation or religion from next year, according to its recent announcement. From now onwards marketing based on sensitive topics, for instance breast cancer awareness, religious holidays or #Pride will not be entertained from the year 2022. Meta – the parent organization … Read more
Facebook has updated as Meta, but the infamous social media forum still has the same issues faced by users due to data privacy, misinformation, etc. If you are one of the users who faced the same old issues then it’s about time to pay a visit to the privacy settings option of Facebook. Always use … Read more
A defunct photo application, Phhhoto is suing Meta over the charges of copying its features and kicking it out of the market completely. Meta, formerly known as Facebook is being charged against a lawsuit on the basis of antitrust allegations against an upstart rival. The rival claimed that Facebook, worked alongside it, copied its ideas … Read more
LISBON – Facebook’s vice president Nick Clegg hit back Monday at criticism that the tech giant’s efforts to combat misinformation are woefully inadequate outside the West, though he acknowledged: “We need to do more.” The “Facebook Papers”, a massive trove of leaked internal documents, have cast a light on the company’s struggles to stop false information … Read more
Twitter, recently took a jibe at the social media application Facebook, after it rebranded itself and came up with a new name for the parent organization i.e., Meta Inc. The giant conglomerate was previously known as Facebook Inc. The renaming act of Facebook prompted flood of memes on various social media platforms all across the … Read more
Facebook’s data scientist turned whistleblower, Frances Haugen testifying before the online safety bill committee, claimed the digital giant, Facebook is “unquestionably making hate worse”. “Facebook has been unwilling to accept even little slivers of profit being sacrificed for safety” she continued. Further disclosing the cons of its subsidiary Instagram, Haugen called out the photo sharing … Read more
In the wake of current Facebook-Haugen controversy, the employee turned whistleblower, Frances Haugen has been called on to testify before the parliamentary committee on Monday. The whistleblower is all set to provide evidence in the form of leaked documents, scrutinizing the online safety bill. The bills provided by the former employee will then help lawmakers … Read more
According to the leaked documents from before, the social media giant has been very keenly involved in in covering up the posts including anti-Muslim content. Apart from the leaked information, Facebook’s former employees are currently complaining about its reckless behavior towards keeping a check on hateful speech, and ‘reports’ especially on Islamophobic content. The leaked … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: An array of US news outlets cited documents from former Facebook worker Frances Haugen, adding to a series of critical revelations already published based on information she provided. Articles in the New York Times, Washington Post and elsewhere on Friday focused on how Facebook apparently intensified political division. Examples included an internal finding … Read more
Facebook’s messaging app, Messenger is about to add augmented reality (AR) experiences to its video conferences. The Group Effects feature is all set to add life to boring video conferences. From a group of 70 Group Effects, users can easily put on any filter of their choice. To apply the Group Effects, a member is … Read more
Recently, the U.S. Senator Richard Bluementhal invited Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg to testify for his actions regarding the harm Instagram does to its users’ mental health, especially minor girls. After reviewing the leaked internal documents by Facebook’s former employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, the Senator called Zuckerberg writing, Facebook “appears to have concealed … Read more
Facebook is rebranding and altering its company name as soon as next week. The social media behemoth is rumored to be getting a new name that reflects its goal of developing a metaverse. It could also be linked to Horizon Worlds, the company’s unreleased social virtual reality environment. The social network, along with Instagram, WhatsApp, … Read more
WASHINGTON: Former US president Donald Trump on Wednesday announced plans to launch his own social network, in the latest push to reclaim his internet dominance after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook in the wake of the Capitol insurrection. The move is likely to further strengthen speculation that Trump is gearing up for another … Read more
The social media leader, Facebook has decided to rename the company to get a better focus on building ‘metaverse’, according to a report by The Verge. The tech giant’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg will make an announcement in the annual conference Connect on 28th of October. Facebook is also aiming to put on board … Read more
Facebook, the leading social media application has an automated system that identifies and censors all of its hateful speech and content that goes against the community guidelines. The Wall Street Journal reported that the system removes only a handful of offensive content. However, Facebook, in its defense claimed that it has recently observed its system … Read more
PARIS: Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the “metaverse”, a virtual reality version of the internet that the tech giant sees as the future. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been a leading voice in Silicon Valley hype around the idea of the metaverse, which would blur … Read more
Instagram is on something new these days; the photo and video sharing application is working on innovative measures to encourage teenagers to keep away from harmful content for their safety and take a break from the social media, whenever needed. Vice President for global affairs Facebook came up with the idea when former product manager, … Read more
The TV psychic Uri Geller believes that extraterrestrials are to blame for the social media giants being offline for several hours on Monday (04.10.21). The disruption, which impacted 3.5 billion people worldwide, was blamed on a technical glitch that led the servers to crash, but Geller blamed aliens on social media. After Pentagons release of … Read more
Google on Thursday said it will no longer post ads next to misinformation about climate change on its search engine or on global video-sharing platform YouTube. The new policy for Google advertisers, publishers, and YouTube creators will prohibit the platforms from helping people make money from content that “contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climate change.” That includes online content referring to climate change as … Read more
WASHINGTON: Facebook’s previous major scandals barely dented its global dominance, but experts said on Wednesday the tech giant may have hit a red line this time, knowing that children using its apps were at risk of being harmed. A day after damning testimony to US lawmakers from Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, the long-established barriers to regulation … Read more
