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Australia's Seven West Media signs Google, Facebook deals after law feud

Australian television and newspaper firm Seven West Media Ltd signed multi-year content deals with Facebook Inc and Google as tough new media laws enabled the industry to secure new revenue sources

In grim fight against coronavirus, there also are these stories of hope

Besides several helpful Facebook pages, students are operating nine helplines at the helpdesk of Miranda House, almost around the clock, to assist in whatever way they can

Facebook to roll out Covid vaccine finder tool on mobile app in India

Facebook is partnering with the Indian government

Technology giants Facebook and Apple double their profits

Apple said its revenues soared by 54 percent to $89.6 billion, a record for the March quarter that meant Apple sold more than $1 billion on average each day

Facebook blocks #ResignModi posts, restores it calling it a mistake

The block was on for hours

Facebook's monthly user base reaches 2.85 billion amid record sales

This shows an increase of 10 per cent (year-over-year)

WhatsApp tests 24-hour time limit for its disappearing messages feature

After the seven-day limit, WhatsApp is now testing and developing a Disappearing Message feature with the 24-hour option for personal and group chats

Govt asks Twitter, other social platforms to remove 'misleading' Covid posts

The government has asked social media platforms to remove content and posts that were found to be spreading misinformation and public panic around the pandemic

Facebook begins testing advertisements on short video offering Reels

The firm looks to help brands better engage with relevant audiences.

HC dismisses Facebook, WhatsApp pleas against CCI order to probe new policy

Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed pleas by social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging India's competition regulator CCI's order directing a probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy

Court verdict likely tomorrow on WhatsApp, Facebook pleas against CCI order

The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce verdict on Thursday on pleas by social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp challenging competition regulator CCI's order

Facebook's Instagram launches feature to tackle hate speech, abuse

Facebook Inc's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app

Cyber agency CERT-In asks Indian FB users to enhance account privacy

Country's cyber security agency CERT-In has advised Facebook users to strengthen their account privacy settings after a recent global 'data scraping' incident in the social media platform was detected that affected about 61 lakh Indians. "As the Facebook platform evolves and grows, parts of your account could be public. Data could also be collected and shared in ways you don't know about," the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In said in a public advisory issued on Monday. It is the federal technology arm to combat cyber attacks and guard the Indian cyber space against phishing and hacking assaults and similar online attacks. "It has been reported that globally there has been a large scale leakage of Facebook profile information. The exposed information includes email addresses, profile ID, full name, job occupation, phone numbers and birth date. "According to Facebook, the scraped information does not include financial information, health information or passwords, ..

Facebook unveils upcoming audio products to take on Clubhouse: Details here

Zuckerberg said the world's largest social media network planned in the coming months to launch features including short-form audio clips called Soundbites

US: Oversight Board delays decision on Donald Trump's Facebook ban

The independent Oversight Board has announced to delay its decision on former US President Donald Trump's ban from Facebook and Instagram that will now arrive "in the coming weeks"

Facebook signs first deal to buy renewable energy from local firm in India

Facebook has signed a deal to buy renewable energy in India from a local firm's wind power project, the social media giant's first such deal in the South Asian nation, the companies said on Thursday

India at 49th spot on internet inclusion globally: Facebook study

This comes despite cheapest data plans and nearly 700 million internet users

Facebook ties up with CleanMax to go 100% renewable in India

Facebook and CleanMax on Thursday announced a partnership to support renewable power

Internet cos need positive regulatory framework: Facebook India head

Facebook India Head Ajit Mohan said there is a need for a "forward-looking and positive regulatory framework" for internet companies

Users can move Oversight Board to remove harmful content from FB, Instagram

This new capability, long-sought by advocates of independent content moderation, represents an important step toward delivering a more principled and transparent model of content moderation