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Bangladesh: Communal tensions prevail despite actions by law enforcement

Social media sites are being flooded with different rumours promoting communal violence as different sects try to foment hatred and draw sympathy to themselves, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Facebook admits site hardwired for misinformation, show documents

An internal memo warned Facebook's "core product mechanics", or its basic workings, had let hate speech and misinformation grow on the platform

Rajinikanth launches daughter Soundarya's voice-based social-media platform

Using Hoote, people can post 60-second voice notes instead of text

Facebook ad revenue seen feeling brunt of Apple privacy changes

Ad revenue of Facebook, the second-largest digital ad platform in the world after Alphabet Inc's Google, is most likely to be hit compared with the company's tech peers

Whistleblower Frances Haugen says Facebook making online hate worse

Haugen appeared before a parliamentary committee scrutinizing the British govt's draft legislation to crack down on harmful online content, and her comments could help lawmakers beef up the rules

People or profit? Facebook papers show deep conflict within

Thousands of pages of internal documents provided to Congress by a former employee depict an internally conflicted company

The Facebook Papers: Social network shaken by content, user woes

When asked by analysts about growth prospects, Facebook executives frequently paint a rosier picture than the one depicted by internal research, a whistle-blower alleges

Facebook knew about, failed to police, abusive content globally: Report

For over a decade, Facebook has pushed to become the world's dominant online platform

PayPal denies pursuing acquisition of Pinterest after report of $45 bn deal

A source told Reuters that PayPal had offered $70 per share, mostly in stock, for Pinterest.

Alternate reality? Facebook plans to launch massive rebranding exercise

Under fire for its business practices and handling of hate speech, Facebook is planning to rebrand itself. The question is whether this can salvage its image

WhatsApp doesn't have fundamental rights, can't challenge Indian law: Govt

WhatsApp has said earlier that it will not break its end-to-end encryption as that would undermine the privacy of users

Facebook's independent oversight board seeks more transparency

The comments follow a report last month that said millions of Facebook accounts belonging to celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users were exempted from some internal checks

Twitter's algorithm favours right-leaning politics, finds research

Home feed promotes rightwing tweets over those from the left, internal research finds

Donald Trump announces launch of his very own social media site

Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its Truth Social" app is to create a rival to the Big Tech companies that have shut him out and denied him the megaphone that was paramount to his national rise. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced," he said in a statement. This is unacceptable. Conservative voices actually do well on traditional social media. On Wednesday, half of Facebook's 10 top performing link posts were from conservative media, commentators or politicians, according to a daily list compiled by a New York Times technology columnist and an internet studies professor using Facebook's own data. Trump has spoken about launching his own

Zuckerberg called to testify before Senate following Instagram reports

A top US Democrat is demanding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg or Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testify before the Senate to explain how the company plans to protect kids in light of new reports

Donald Trump announces launch of media company, social media site

Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the January 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he's launching a new media company with its own social media platform. Trump says his goal in launching the Trump Media & Technology Group and its TRUTH Social" app is to create a rival to the Big Tech companies that have shut him out and denied him the megaphone that was paramount to his national rise. We live in a world where the Taliban has a huge presence on Twitter, yet your favorite American President has been silenced," he said in a statement. This is unacceptable. In a release, the new venture announced it had been created through a merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp. and said it seeks to become a publicly listed company. Trump has spoken about launching his own social media site ever since he was barred from Twitter and Facebook. An earlier effort to launch a blog on his existing website was abandoned after ...

Meta? Horizon? Facebook renaming report sparks viral speculation

Rebranding may reposition Facebook as a metaverse company, with marquee apps like Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp under a new parent structure

Sign up for metaverse: The virtual world Facebook's Zuckerberg is building

A metaverse could change how we see technology. It is likely to be a virtual world connecting work, play, meetings, and more

Ramleela skit row: Amid social media outcry, AIIMS student body apologises

The skit, allegedly giving a modern spin to some characters of Ramayana with a comic flavour, was performed on the occasion of Dusshera by some first-year MBBS students

What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?

For many people, a decade or more of updates, comments, photos, messages, tags, pokes, groups and reactions reside inside that particular digital sphere.