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Facebook brings stricter ads rules to countries with big '19 polls
Facebook Inc told Reuters that it would extend some of its political advertising rules and tools for curbing election interference to India, Nigeria, Ukraine and the European Union before significant votes in the next few months.
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Facebook shuts down fake Bangladeshi news sites
Facebook is shutting down a series of fake news sites spreading false information in Bangladesh days before national elections, an official from the social media platform says.
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Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump accuses tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats, a day after a report for the Senate revealed Russian agents had used social media in an attempt to sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor.
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Bomb threat at Facebook's Silicon Valley campus
A bomb threat prompts authorities to evacuate a building at the Silicon Valley headquarters of Facebook Inc near San Francisco, police says, but hours after a sweep of the structure began there was no word of explosives found.
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Taking a week off from social media causes withdrawal symptoms
New European research finds that even just a one-week break from social media can cause withdrawal symptoms similar to those experienced when quitting addictive substances.
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Monetization for long videos of Facebook launched in Bangladesh
Publishers and content creators of Bangladesh from can join Ad Breaks and monetize their longer-form videos on Facebook.
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Facebook blocks 115 accounts
Facebook said it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to
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Should do more to fight Myanmar violence: Facebook
Facebook Inc says a human rights report it commissioned on its presence in Myanmar showed it has not done enough to prevent its social network from being used to incite violence.
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Facebook says hackers accessed 29M people’s accounts
Facebook says hackers accessed data from 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago.
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Facebook purges 251 accounts to thwart deception
Facebook says it shut down 251 accounts for breaking rules against spam and coordinated deceit, some of it by ad farms pretending to be forums for political debate.
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50m user accounts affected by security breach: Facebook
Facebook said it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.
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Facebook admits phone numbers may be used to target ads
Facebook confirms that advertisers were privy to phone numbers given by members of the social network for enhanced security.
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Instagram co-founders resign in latest Facebook executive exit
Instagram says co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, with the pair giving scant explanation.
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Europe's news agencies blast Google, Facebook
Europe's biggest news agencies accuses Google and Facebook of "plundering" news for free in a joint statement that called on the internet giants to share more of their revenues with the media.
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Facebook move on Myanmar raises thorny political questions
Facebook's ban of Myanmar's military leaders marks a new step for the leading social network against state "actors" -- and raises thorny questions on how the company deals with repressive regimes using the platform.
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Rights Abuses: Facebook bans Myanmar army chief, top brass
Facebook yesterday banned Myanmar's army chief and other top military brass after a UN investigation recommended they face prosecution for genocide for a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
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Tech giants aim to coordinate fight on misinformation
Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter are set to meet as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report says.
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Facebook says it was ‘too slow’ to fight hate speech in Myanmar
Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company says in a statement.
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Facebook might be blocked again for saving the state: Jabbar
Social media site Facebook might be blocked again and if needed internet could be also shut down to save the state and citizens of the country, ICT and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar says.
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Facebook uncovers political influence campaign ahead of midterms
Facebook says it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent "coordinated" effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify the source although Russia is suspected of involvement.
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Britain to fine Facebook over data breach
Britain's data regulator says it will fine Facebook half a million pounds ($660,000) for failing to protect users' data, in an inquiry into whether personal information had been misused by campaigns on both sides of Britain's 2016 EU referendum.
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Apple jams Facebook's web-tracking tools
Apple unveils new operating systems for its iPhones and computers with features designed to thwart the use of secret trackers to monitor people's online activities.
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Papua New Guinea mulls 'temporary' ban on Facebook
Papua New Guinea says it is mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.
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FB hasn't done enough
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament yesterday and said the social media giant is taking steps to prevent a repeat of a massive breach of users' personal data.
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Facing Facebook's Responsibility
When Facebook went public in May 2012, its capacity for effective corporate governance was already in doubt. Fast-forward six years, and Facebook has accumulated massive power, access, and influence—and, in many ways, proved the doubters right.
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How Facebook could help relieve social isolation
Using social networking sites such as Facebook could help older adults interact with others and feel more empowered and less lonely, according to new research.
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Zuckerberg unveils plans for Facebook dating service
Facebook Inc is entering the dating game, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says, planning a dating service to matchmake millions of people on the world's largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there.
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Tech giants vow not to aid government cyber attacks
Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies announce a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks.
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Ananta Jalil stands by Rajib’s siblings
Businessman and former actor Ananta Jalil has expressed his willingness to bear the educational expenses of the two younger brothers of Rajib Hossain, a college student who died in a tragic road accident in Dhaka.
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Facebook must face class action over facial recognition
A US federal judge rules that Facebook Inc must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user permission.
