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Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time

Singapore political figure Brad Bowyer corrects a Facebook post questioning the independence of state investment firms following a government request, in the first use of the country's new "fake news" law.
'Facebook would have let Hitler post anti-Semitic ads'

Adolf Hitler would have been able to put anti-Semitic advertisements on Facebook had the social network existed in the 1930s, according to British comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen.
Amnesty calls Facebook, Google rights abusers

Amnesty International issues a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it is “predicated on human rights abuse.”
Facebook removes 3.2b fake accounts

Facebook Inc removes 3.2 billion fake accounts between April and September this year, along with millions of posts depicting child abuse and suicide, according to its latest content moderation report.
Facebook unveils news tab to combat spread of fake news, appease critics

Facebook is taking its most dramatic step to date to combat the spread of fake news on the far-reaching platform by introducing a "News" tab on its US user interface that will serve up stories from credible news organisations.
Facebook researchers use maths for better translations

Designers of machine translation tools still mostly rely on dictionaries to make a foreign language understandable. But now there is a new way: numbers.
Facebook hides 'likes' in Australia trial to ease anxiety

Facebook has begun hiding the number of "likes" for posts in Australia, it says, a trial designed to ease social pressure that could be rolled out worldwide.
Facebook unwilling to open office in Dhaka

Facebook has denied to set up any office or install its local service in Bangladesh right now as the market size is not sustainable here enough.
No response from Facebook, Google, YouTube

The government has failed to bring Facebook, Google, YouTube and other digital platforms under its tax network three months after
Govt to push Facebook for opening Dhaka office

Bangladesh will insist on Facebook opening an office in Dhaka and getting a VAT registration from the National Board of Revenue when the government meets with officials of the social media giant in September, Post and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said yesterday.
Facebook to hold meeting with Govt in Sept

Facebook has approached the government for a discussion to fix some issues, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today.
Facebook adds Chakma language after Bangla

Social media giant Facebook has recently added Chakma language as a second language option from Bangladesh after Bangla.
Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency

Facebook is set to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants.
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones

Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a US ban on its purchase of American parts and software.
Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup

Facebook Inc quickly rejects a call from co-founder Chris Hughes to split the world's largest social media company in three, while lawmakers urged the US Justice Department to launch an antitrust investigation.
Digital Security Act: JnU student remanded over FB comments

A student of Jagannath University has been placed on a two-day remand in police custody in a case filed under Digital Security Act over a Facebook post.
Facebook, Google face widening crackdown over online content

Tech giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist propaganda and child porn.
Zuckerberg wants active govt role in regulating internet

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg calls for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user privacy.
Facebook removes 1.5m videos of NZ mosque attack

Facebook Inc says it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack.
Facebook, please change your business model!

Facebook is one of the largest technology companies in the world. However, the year 2018 was not the best one for Facebook,
Jabbar urges Facebook for setting up office in Bangladesh

Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar has urged the Facebook authority to establish an office in Dhaka to run their smooth business in Bangladesh.
Facebook says it is 'open to meaningful regulation'

Facebook is “open to meaningful regulation”, it says after British lawmakers said that big technology companies should be subject to a compulsory code of ethics to tackle the spread of fake news and abuse of users’ data.
Fake Facebook IDs after PM’s name closed

The National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) with the help of Facebook authority has recently closed around 1332 fake IDs.
Farewell from Facebook

Musician Nazmun Munira Nancy, known for her song Dui Dike Boshobash, from the film Projapoti, has abandoned social media platform, Facebook.
Spreading 'Anti-state Propaganda' : Youth held in Ctg

The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) arrested a youth for “spreading anti-state propaganda and defaming law enforcement agencies on social media” from Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram early yesterday.
Facebook getting its messaging apps to be friends

Facebook said it is trying to get its messaging apps to be friends, allowing encrypted missives be exchanged no matter which of its services are used.
We don't sell people's data: Zuckerberg

Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg renews his defense of the social network's business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests is different from selling people's data.
India govt asks Facebook, Google to remove fake info on food

The Indian government instructed Facebook and Google to take down "false and malicious" contents that spread misinformation about the food quality and safety in the country, reports The Times of India.
Facebook faces ‘record-setting’ fine over privacy violations: Report

Facebook is facing a “record-setting” fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its handling of user data and privacy violations.
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.