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Evidence suggests FB is not a prime driver of polarisation: Monika Bickert

Our proactive detection rate for hate speech in India is close to 97%, says Monika Bickert, head of global policy management, Meta

Meta's counter to hate speech: Ten fact checkers in 11 languages

Meta also has people reviewing potentially problematic content in 20 Indian languages

2020 riots: Facebook officials to depose before Delhi panel on Nov 18

The committee chaired by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raghav Chadha will convene its meeting at 12.30 pm on November 18 at Delhi Vidhan Sabha.

Ohio retirement fund sues Facebook, blames investment loss on website

Facebook said it was looking out for our children and weeding out online trolls, but in reality was creating misery and divisiveness for profit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a statement.

How will metaverse, digital technology change the future of our world?

The future of digital technology will be three-dimensional, with virtual reality and augmented reality serving as building blocks, reports Neha Alawadhi

Metaverse can pose an 'existential threat' to Facebook, warns Meta

Meta (formerly Facebook) is aware that virtual reality can be a "toxic environment" especially for women and minorities, and Metaverse would be an "existential threat" to Facebook

Hate speech content decreasing on Facebook, Instagram, says Meta

Meta has claimed that the prevalence of hate speech on Facebook continued to decrease for the fourth quarter in a row this year

Meta reiterates commitment to SMBs, launches "Grow Your Business" Summit

Summit saw emerging businesses from distinct verticals and from small towns and rural India share stories of how they transformed their models using digital tech and Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

A parallel universe: Meta is hardly the only entity involved with metaverse

And the business possibilities they present are immense - even unfathomable

US-based Meta Company to sue Facebook for infringing upon its name

In a statement, Meta Company Founder Nate Skulic said that when Facebook failed to buy them, it aimed to "bury" the company by force of media.

Meta to continue using facial recognition feature for metaverse products

Earlier this week, Facebook announced that it would be shutting down its facial recognition systems

A fresh beginning

Renaming of Facebook to help in multiple ways

Whistleblower Frances Haugen blasts Facebook over Meta rebrand

The former Facebook product manager replied in the positive to the question of whether Zuckerberg should resign

Facebook to shut down its face-recognition system and delete data

Facebook had already been scaling back its use of facial recognition after introducing it more than a decade ago

Facebook India seeks 14-day extension from Delhi Assembly over summon

A Committee was constituted after the Northeast Delhi riots took place between anti and pro-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters.

Facebook denies Kazakh claim of exclusive access to content reporting

In a joint statement with Facebook, the Kazakh government had touted the move as a compromise solution on Monday, after the Central Asian nation threatened to block FB for millions of local users.

Parliament panel may call Facebook whistleblowers to India: Tharoor

Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist-turned-whistleblower, has alleged that the social network giant's products harm children and fuel polarisation in the United States

Over 26.9 mn content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook in India during Sep

For Instagram, about 3.2 million pieces of content were actioned across nine categories during September 2021

The Metaverse is Mark Zuckerberg's escape hatch

If his new strategy works - a big if - it could help address several of Facebook's biggest problems

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