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Top security features to protect your data on WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter and more
Happy International Women’s Day! It is a day when we celebrate the cultural, political and socio-economic achievements of women. It’s also the day we talk about ... -
How Mark Zuckerberg is trying to reduce his exposure to public scrutiny
Not Mark Zuckerberg, but Nick Clegg. “Yesterday, Russian authorities ordered us to end independent fact-checking and labeling of content posted on Facebook by four Russian state ... -
California bills target social media and medical misinformation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two California Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday separately took aim at pandemic misinformation that they say is receiving large audiences and misplaced credibility via ... -
Oh my God! Wren & Martin at Whatsapp Lingo Sin | Ahmedabad News
Ahmedabad: Some teachers’ English seems to be changing due to the viral influence of their students’ online lingua franca. A school principal in Ahmedabad was dismayed ... -
“The Familyheey app, the WhatsApp of tomorrow”
The evolution of social media has been one of the fastest phenomena in the IT industry due to the persistent innovations. The competition in the industry ... -
rahul: Ahead of the 2024 elections, Congress plans a network of WhatsApp groups and the “Rahul connect” application | India News
NEW DELHI: In anticipation of expanding the network of digital social media, Congress provides a WhatsApp group network to the level of the assembly segment for ... -
What hit WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook in India in 2021
2021 was a year that WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook would prefer to forget given the controversy. Explosive confrontations and clashes between social media giants like WhatsApp, ... -
Is Social Media Threatening Democracies Across The Globe With Disinformation?
As social media platforms are an integral part of global democracies for the convergence of media, public opinion and free speech without inference, censorship and state ... -
Sorry for Facebook Messenger users, no encryption until 2023
Meta has come under increasing pressure to protect young people on its platforms since the release of the Facebook Papers. (Photo illustration by Chesnot / Getty ... -
Amanda Stoker admits to using a Facebook account with a fake name amid social media troll laws
Minister admits using FALSE name for her Facebook account – as Scott Morrison introduces new laws to try to eliminate cowardly trolls Scott Morrison introduces rules ... -
Hanukkah 2021 wishes and greetings: WhatsApp messages, images, HD wallpapers, Facebook quotes, GIFs and SMS for the Jewish holiday
The eight days of Hanukkah celebrations 2021 starts Sunday November 28 and ends Monday December 6. Chanukah is celebrated with menorah lighting, traditional dishes, games and ... -
Bad news confirmed for 1.3 billion Facebook Messenger users
If you’re one of Facebook Messenger’s 1.3 billion users, you’ve just received some really bad news. Meta has suddenly confirmed delays in critical security updates, and ... -
What happened to MSN Messenger?
It was in the late 90s and social media platforms like MySpace and Facebook did not yet exist. Texting was still in its infancy, as very ... -
9 State AG Young User Targeting Meta Survey
Photo: Tolga Akmen (Getty Images) Biparty coalition of at least nine state attorneys general investigate potential Meta harmful effects that Facebook and Instagram have on Young ... -
Problematic content “limits” faster, slips under the radar: Facebook memo
As much as 40 percent of the “borderline content” that was ignored by Facebook’s contract moderators was problematic and included “nudity,” “violence” and “hate,” according to ... -
Discouraged Manchester United fans seek solace in WhatsApp quiz contest
The questions will be mostly indirect and in Malay it will be difficult for teams to search for them on Google within the allotted 12 seconds. ... -
Metaverse pioneers unimpressed with Facebook rebranding
An avatar of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears an American flag as he rides a hydrofoil in the “Metaverse” during a live-broadcast virtual and augmented reality ... -
Facebook’s Data About You Goes Deeper Than Your Therapist’s Notes
In 2018, Professor David Carroll of The New School set out to gain access to the data Facebook has on him. His efforts were showcased in ... -
New name loading? Facebook HQ Sign Covered Before Planned Name Change
Top line Facebook covered the sign outside its Silicon Valley headquarters Thursday by Bloomberg, apparently confirming an earlier report that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will announce ... -
Federal Trade Commission examines Facebook disclosures
WASHINGTON — Federal Trade Commission employees have begun investigating disclosures Facebook Inc. FB -3.92% internal research at the company had identified the harmful effects of its ... -
Mark Zuckerberg knows exactly how bad Facebook is
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks down as a break is requested during his testimony before a joint hearing of the Trade and Justice Committees in April ... -
Can Social Media Anger Gangs Even More? | CLARENCE PAGE
It has been a terrible week for Facebook. First, a series of Wall Street Journal surveys report that for years, Facebook has been studying how Instagram, ... -
Largest Hispanic Civil Rights Organization Breaks Facebook Ties
UnidosUS, Latin America’s largest civil rights and civil rights organization, cut ties with Facebook after a former employee of the social media company disclosed thousands of ... -
Sean Duffy: As a parent of 9, here’s my take on the Facebook whistleblower testimony
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As a father of nine children aged 22-2, I know all too well the gravitational pull of social ... -
Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading COVID-19 hoax on Facebook
A man who perpetrated a COVID-19 hoax on Facebook last year has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. Christopher Charles Perez has been convicted of ... -
Facebook is a harmful presence in our lives. It’s not too late to unplug it | Jathan sadowski
Facebook is in perpetual crisis mode. For years, the company has faced waves of critical review of issues caused or exacerbated by the platform. Recent revelations ... -
Zuckerberg created a monster that attacks our prejudices
An Associated Press article last week reported the use by German neo-Nazi groups of Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to “spread their ideology, attract recruits and make ... -
Facebook Adds Cross-Platform Group Chat Feature to Messenger and Instagram
Facebook introduced cross-platform messaging to Messenger and Instagram last year as part of its effort to unify the different social media platforms within its ecosystem. As ... -
Facebook is trying to contextualize ads in a new digital information experience / world
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Facebook ads lately. People are starting to be wary of these ads due to a wide range of ... -
Utah lawmakers want to tax Facebook and other social media
The First Amendment does not allow the government to force anyone to say anything. (Andrew Harnik | AP Photo) In this April 11, 2018 photo, Facebook ... -
Cybercrime WhatsApp Admin Detained for Obscene Posts
A man has been arrested for allegedly being the administrator of a number of WhatsApp groups that broadcast purported community messages and sexually explicit content, particularly ... -
Zuckerberg’s secret deal with the Trump administration | Information age
Zuckerberg appearing on CNBC to discuss the claims of fact-checking politicians. Photo: CNBC / YouTube Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has denied claims that a deal with ... -
Facebook and Twitter remain the main social media sites where people get news
Angela Lang / CNET About half of American adults say they receive news from social media sites “sometimes” or “often”, according to a new poll from ... -
the Amazon Corruption Investigation in India; Facebook’s new head of public policy
Amazon has opened an investigation into allegations of corruption by its legal representatives in India and has put a sensitive member of the team on leave, ... -
Exclusive: Facebook targets real harmful networks, using counterfeit playbook
September 16 (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) takes a more aggressive approach to shutting down coordinated groups of real user accounts engaging in certain harmful activity on ... -
K-Electric pioneers the launch of Whatsapp Servce for the convenience of customers in the electricity industry
K-Electric continues to leverage technology and digitization in its business operations with a focus on improving the customer experience and greater convenience. Another important step has ... -
Why should you stop using your Facebook Messenger app
If you are one of the 1.3 billion Facebook Messenger users, you have just received a serious reason to quit. While recent headlines suggest the platform ... -
Facebook bans company behind Pfizer and AstraZeneca smear campaign
Facebook says it deleted hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating in Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear Covid-19 ... -
Some praise, some doubts as Facebook deploys a prayer tool |
Facebook is already asking for your opinion. Now he wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new request for prayer feature, a ... -
Why Facebook Ditched the Neural Mental Reading Interface
Neuroscience team Facebook (((NASDAQ: FB) Recently, stroke victims have regained their ability to speak using a brain-computer interface headset. The person just tried to speak, and ... -
Snap Stock explodes by 25%, increasing founders’ fortunes by more than $ 2 billion and also raising shares of rival Facebook
Snap co-founders Bobby Murphy (left) and Evan Spiegel. Getty Images After beating expectations in its second quarter earnings report, Snap shares soared Thursday night and opened ... -
Democrats can’t force Facebook to stem COVID disinformation | New
Defeating COVID-19 in the United States is now mired in a partisan information war, a fight President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are ill-equipped to win. ... -
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accused of dressing pet dog in kippah
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was hit hard by anti-Semitic comments after posting a photo of his dog wearing a kippah, Jewish religious badges. In the photo, ... -
School Facebook posts could threaten student privacy
Images of students on school Facebook pages could fall into the wrong hands.Sol by Zuasnabar Brebbia / Getty Images Joshua Rosenberg, University of Tennessee Like many ... -
Mark Zuckerberg’s kipah dog is the subject of anti-Semitic comments
Even the dog of Facebook CEO is not immune to online anti-Semitism. Mark Zuckerberg posted on his platform on Tuesday a photo of his pet – ... -
‘RHOC’ Shannon Beador versus. Mark Zuckerberg ?! Why she sues her site
Here is an unexpected RHOC quarrel. Shannon Beador attacks Mark Zuckerberg. The tech giant owns both Facebook and Instagram. One company used the Bravo star’s image ... -
Why CBC Disables Facebook Comments On News Articles For One Month
We use this publisher’s blog to explain our journalism and what is happening at CBC News. You can find more blogs here. There is ample evidence ... -
Two-sided Facebook
Last week, Facebook announced that it would ban former President Donald Trump from its platform for at least two years. The same day I read this ... -
Nigerian government set to regulate Facebook, WhatsApp and more after #TwitterBan
With the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is now poised to regulate other social media platforms. Already, mobile telecommunications operators have reported ... -
Twitter could soon launch Facebook-like Emoji reactions to tweets
Twitter is working on adding emoji reactions to tweets, similar to those available on Facebook, according to screenshots shared by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong. ... -
Why are Twitter and WhatsApp outraged by the Indian authorities? | Asia | An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW
The Indian government’s battle with social media giants escalated Thursday, with Twitter accusing police of “intimidation.” The microblogging site’s statement came days after Delhi police visited ... -
Delhi HC- The New Indian Express
Through Express press service NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday passed an interim order banning social media platforms WhatsApp and Telegram and certain people ... -
Facebook adds several new messaging features to Instagram and Messenger
Facebook already has one of the best messaging apps out there, but the company is adding more features. The social media giant has announced that it ... -
Union Health Ministry calls on WhatsApp users to share these special stickers as much as possible, here’s why
Image Credit: IANS The second corona wave in India is getting worse every day. In all states across the country, the number of corona infections has ... -
Casey Stoney calls Mark Zuckerberg after Lauren James was again racially abused on Instagram
CASEY STONEY called Instagram owner Mark Zuckerberg not to do enough after Lauren James was once again racially abused on his platform. James, 19, suffered horrific ... -
How to make a video go viral
Imagine a scene: You are a business owner catching up with a friend who asks you if you’ve seen a video going around. When you see ...
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