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Facebook's 2Africa to become world's longest subsea cable

Facebook has announced a new segment of subsea cable called 2Africa Pearls, which connects three continents

Centre expects tech cos will not use encryption as 'excuse': Report

India earlier this year introduced rules that require private messaging apps such as WhatsApp to divulge the originator of disinformation when asked

TikTok surpasses 1 billion monthly active users; US, Europe biggest market

Social media giant Facebook in comparison in the second quarter had 3.51 billion monthly users across its family of apps, up from 3.45 billion in the first quarter

Facebook puts Instagram Kids on hold amid criticism of planned app

Instagram has hit pause on a new app it is creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc said on Monday, in a move that comes amid growing opposition for the project

Facebook's tech head Mike Schroepfer to step down, Bosworth to take over

Bosworth, or "Boz," created Facebook's AR/VR organization, which was renamed Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) in 2020

India, other G24 nations call for gradual withdrawal of 'Google tax'

The G24 now pressed for a gradual removal of unilateral measures, simultaneous to revenue gains from the implementation of Pillar 1

No more apologies: Facebook goes on the offensive to defend its image

Mark Zuckerberg, the company's chief executive officer, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.

FB warns it is 'underreporting' iOS ad results amid Apple privacy changes

Facebook said it believed actual conversions such as sales and app downloads are higher than reported

Researchers say FB interfering with their tools to study News Feed

According to The Markup, Facebook has been adding "junk code to HTML features meant to improve accessibility for visually impaired users".

FB paid billions extra to spare Zuckerberg in Cambridge Analytica probe

In suits made public Tuesday, two groups of shareholders claimed that members of Facebook's board allowed the company to overpay on its fine in order to protect Zuckerberg

Facebook oversight board reviewing 'XCheck' system for VIPs

This comes after an investigation by The Wall Street Journal into the use of this internal system that has exempted high-profile users from some or all of its rules

Facebook wraps up deals with Aussie media firms, drops TV broadcaster SBS

The U.S. social media giant has inked deals with a range of Australian big media companies including News Corp (NWSA.O) to the Australian Broadcasting Corp

Facebook spent over $13 billion on safety, security measures since 2016

Facebook Inc said it has invested more than $13 billion in safety and security measures since 2016

Facebook appoints Rajiv Aggarwal as director of public policy in India

He joins Facebook from Uber, where he was the head of public policy for India and South Asia

Instagram is bad for teens and Facebook knew it despite claiming otherwise

Facebook's policy of pursuing profits regardless of documented harm has sparked comparisons to Big Tobacco, which knew in the 1950s that its products were carcinogenic but publicly denied it

Facebook to add new Cricket tab to Watch, ramp engagement for T20 World Cup

Will also provide advertisers a chance to engage with cricket and brands. Facebook Watch is a mix of original programming and user generated content, and sees 1.25 bn users monthly across the globe

Facebook to target harmful coordination by real accounts using playbook

Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform

WhatsApp launches test of in-app business directory feature for first time

The test in São Paulo, Brazil, which allows WhatsApp users to find shops and services through a directory in the app, is the latest feature in Facebook's drive to bolster ecommerce on its services.

Russia fines Facebook, Twitter for not deleting banned content

The Tagansky district court said Facebook had been handed five fines totalling 21 million roubles ($287,850). Twitter received two fines of a total 5 million roubles, it said.

WhatsApp will provide end-to-end encryption for chat backups: Zuckerberg

WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users globally and over 400 million in India