Tag: Facebook
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To be Known
This opinion is by Faiz Zaheer. In a world of rapid advancement, we witness actions that would have been unimaginable just decades ago. If figures like Muhammad Ali Jinnah or Gandhi had been told they could fight for independence by simply pairing a powerful quote with background music in a video, they would have dismissed…
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Pakistan Extends Visa Of Indian Woman Who Married Facebook Friend
Pakistan has extended by one year the visa of a 34-year-old Indian mother of two children who travelled to a remote village in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to marry her Facebook friend after converting to Islam, her Pakistani husband said on Tuesday. Anju – who now goes by the name of Fatima after converting to…
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Google and Facebook ‘Jedi Blue’ ad deal probed by EU
BRUSSELS/LONDON: European Union (EU) and British antitrust authorities launched parallel investigations on Friday into a 2018 online display advertising deal between Google and Facebook, adding to a long list of regulatory challenges facing the U.S. tech giants. Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google and Facebook, whose parent company is now called Meta (FB.O), defended the ‘Jedi Blue’…
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Facebook allows violent speech against “Russian Invaders”
Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, allowing statements like “death to Russian invaders” but not credible threats against civilians
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Tech giants move to curb the reach of Russia’s state-linked news outlets
Tech firms from Facebook to TikTok and Microsoft moved to curb the reach of Russia’s state-linked news outlets, which stand accused of pushing misinformation about Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
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US court gives greenlight to anti-trust case against Facebook
Facebook must face the government’s monopoly lawsuit alleging that the company abused its dominance, a judge ruled
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TikTok emerges as most downloaded app globally in 2021
It’s no secret that Meta (Facebook) founder Mark Zuckerberg sees the social media app TikTok as a threat as it is gaining popularity faster than their company’s applications. In fact, the popularity of TikTok is growing so fast with each passing year that Facebook’s concern is understandable. According to a report by apptopia, a mobile…
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Myanmar’s Rohingya community sue Facebook for failing to stem hate speech
Complaint claims algorithms that power the company promote disinformation that translates into real-world violence
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Facebook turns a blind eye to India’s anti-Muslim campaign: Report
New Delhi: Facebook has turned a blind eye to the anti-Muslim campaign in India, alarming revelations have been made by Frances Hogan, an American data engineer, scientist, and product manager has left Facebook in a difficult position for ignoring anti-Muslim, hate speech in India and urged them to systematically enforce its policies in this regard.…
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Facebook just revealed its new name: Meta
This analysis is by Farid Khan. Facebook is now known as Meta; the company announced the rebranding during the Facebook Connect. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive officer (CEO), announced the news during the company’s Connect conference on Thursday. He said: “We are a company that builds technology to connect, and together, we can finally put…