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Facebook reportedly fired Oculus founder for being pro-Trump
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
California [United States], November 12 (ANI): Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was reportedly fired by Facebook for supporting Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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The perils of social media
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 9 (ANI): We have come across the harmful effects of social media umpteen number of times. A recent study has concluded that the use of social media increases depression and loneliness.
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US midterm elections: Facebook suspends 115 accounts, suspects Russia of c
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 6 (ANI): Facebook has blocked 115 accounts, including 30 on Instagram, which may have been linked to "foreign entities" and engaged in "coordinated inauthentic behavior" trying to interfere in the US midterm elections.
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Facebook wants to go big with Stories
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
California [United States], October 31 (ANI): Facebook wants to make Stories bigger than its News Feed. At the company's third-quarter earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressed on how important Stories is for the growth of Facebook.
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This pooch craves for McD hamburgers!
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Who said only humans can be gold diggers? A dog owner in Oklahoma is calling out her pooch for pretending to be a stray dog, just to get some free McDonald's hamburgers!
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Home Secretary holds meeting on efforts to curb misuse of social media
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 25 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, along with senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs, security agencies and Department of Telecommunications (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) held a meeting with representatives of Facebook, Google, Twitt
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AI, machine learning helped Facebook remove 8.7 million child exploitation
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
California [United States], October 25 (ANI): It is well-known Facebook uses a mix of technology and human reviewers to sift out abusive content from its platform. In its blog, the company shared its progress in using new technology to fight child exploitation.
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Facebook confirms it is working on Google Glass competitor
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
California [United States], October 25 (ANI): Facebook's next big project in the hardware sector is set to be augmented reality glasses. Such a hardware has been in-the-making for many tech giants including Google which eventually failed at making it a commercial success.
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Facebook's Ad Archive tool makes it easier to know about political spender
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
California [United States], October 24 (ANI): Facebook has made its Ad Archive feature a little more comprehensive to help citizens understand which political party is spending more on ads on the social network.
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Congress worker allegedly hacked to death over Facebook dispute
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): A shocking incident has surfaced in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area on Sunday evening after a Congress party worker Manoj Dubey was allegedly killed over a Facebook post.
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Ex-UK Dy PM to head Facebook's global policy, communications teams
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], Oct 20 (ANI): Social media giant Facebook announced the appointment of United Kingdom's former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as the vice president of the firm's global affairs and communications department.
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Vinta Nanda files police complaint against Alok Nath
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 17 (ANI): Writer-producer Vinta Nanda on Wednesday lodged a complaint with police against actor Alok Nath, who allegedly raped and sexually harassed her in the 90s.
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