What to do if your Facebook account is hacked?
In case you feel someone else has gained access to your Facebook account, don't panic! There are several steps you can take to recover your account and get it back. Let's take a look at some of the most important things you should consider doing just in case you think your Facebook account has been compromised in any way.
Mark Zuckerberg injured in martial arts training, undergoes knee surgery
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has undergone knee surgery following an injury sustained during his martial arts training. Zuckerberg tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs while preparing for an upcoming MMA fight scheduled for early next year.
Instagram fuelling youth mental health crisis: US states' lawsuit
Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fuelling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive
How to avoid 'Your account has been reported' Facebook scam
One malicious phishing scam that has recently become quite common is the 'Violations detected on your page' or 'Your account has been reported' fake message on Facebook, which deceives users into giving away their personal information. Here is a quick guide on what this scam is and how you can avoid it.
Broadcast Channels feature coming to Facebook and Messenger
Meta, the parent company of the popular social media platform Facebook, has recently announced that they are adding a feature called Broadcast Channels to Facebook and Messenger. According to Meta, broadcast channels are a public messaging tool that Facebook page admins and public figures can use to engage with all their followers in one unified space.
Facebook will remove "posts or comments supporting Hamas"
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, has recently announced that they are taking steps to control misinformation related to the Israel-Hamas War on their platforms. These steps will include removing any posts or comments supporting Hamas, as well as deleting content that "clearly identifies hostages" of the ongoing war.
How the elderly have embraced social media
Older people in Bangladesh increasingly becoming a part of the social media landscape
How the metaverse can revolutionise education
The utilisation of a virtual and fully-engaging digital environment has the potential to change the education sector.
Facebook's own account was 'hacked': Bizzare posts raise eyebrows
On October 7, Facebook's blue-ticked official account made a post calling for the release of the former Pakistani president and renowned cricketer, Imran Khan. Another post from the page openly criticised both the Indian and International Cricket Council for visa issues related to the hosting of the World Cup. The posts, which quickly drew significant attention, were swiftly removed, but not before raising eyebrows and sparking speculation about the security of the social media giant's platform.
Meta hit with a record fine of $1.3 billion over data privacy breach
The fine was accompanied by an order to cease the transfer of Facebook user data from EU citizens to the United States.
Facebook users reportedly encounter 'auto friend request' bug
The glitch appears to occur when one user visits another person's profile, triggering an unsolicited friend request to be sent from the visitor to the profile owner.
A brief look inside Meta's recent youth safety initiatives
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced that in their ongoing effort and commitment to youth safety online, a series of youth safety initiatives to protect young people while using their apps are currently in place and are constantly reinforced.
Google, Facebook to face 15% tax on digital ad income
The NBR shared the information a clarification to Bangladesh Bank
CPD urges NBR to bring Facebook, Google, Netflix under tax
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring non-resident tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Netflix under tax.
Facebook’s ad agency limits advertising from Bangladesh
In a major setback to businesses in Bangladesh, Facebook's ad agency, Httpool, has announced the temporary unavailability of its services and limited availability of ad space on the Meta platform.
NID should be essential to open Facebook accounts: Telecom Minister
To prevent fake identities and false information from spreading on Facebook, the Minister suggested that Facebook authorities should take effective measures to verify the authentication of Facebook IDs with national IDs or mobile numbers.
Meta releases AI model that can identify items within images
Facebook-owner Meta published an artificial intelligence model on Wednesday that can pick out individual objects from within an image, along with a dataset of image annotations that it said was the largest ever of its kind
7 hidden Facebook features you didn't know about
Aside from the most basic functions such as posting, commenting and reacting, Facebook has a myriad of hidden features that most active users don't know about. Here are some of the more helpful ones.
Bad news for the content creators: Gone are the bonuses from FB & Insta
Last year, creators received healthy bonuses under this program, with some receiving over $10,000 and even $35,000 monthly. But these creators had to garner millions of views on their Reels to qualify for the bonuses.
