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Google Removes 25 Android Apps From Play Store That May Have Stolen Your Facebook Login Details

These 25 apps had a total of over 2 million downloads and mostly offered services like wallpaper management, screenshot editor and weather

Jul 4, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Cybersecurity

Technology

Facebook Frustrates Advertisers as Boycott Over Hate Speech Kicks Off

The boycott will be a test for advertisers on how to reach billions of consumers without relying on the largest social media platform in the world, an ad agency executive mentioned

Jul 1, 2020

By Reuters

Social Media

Suicide Pills For Sale on Facebook? Scammers Targeting Vulnerable People for Bitcoins

Scammers are targeting Facebook users with suicide intention via social media pages, revealed a new report

Jul 1, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Business

Facebook Bans Violent Far-Right Network After Huge Advertising Backlash

Facebook officially categorized accounts related to the far-right Boogaloo movement as 'Dangerous Organization Or Individual' as per its policies.

Jul 1, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Mark zuckerberg

Technology

Facebook Agrees to Audit its Hate Speech Controls

Ford Motor Co and Coca-Cola are among companies that mentioned they will pause advertising on all social media platforms for at least 30 days

Jun 30, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Starbucks Barista Wins $83,000 in Tips After Insults by Mask-less Customer; Video Goes Viral

Amber Lynn Giles wrote a Facebook post with the intention of shaming Lenin Gutierrez but users jumped in the barista's defense.

Jun 29, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Society

Singapore General Election 2020: Facebook Removes 'Fabrications About PAP' Admin Accounts

Social media giant Facebook said it had removed some accounts as they have violated its policies

Jun 28, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news Coronavirus

Society

Advertisers Shun Facebook, Unseating Zuckerberg as the Third Richest Person with $7.2 Billion Loss

More than 120 companies are participating in the ad boycott campaign that include names like Unilever, Coca-Cola, Honda, Harshey and Verizon

Jun 27, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Mark zuckerberg

Society

As Great Firewall Looms Large, Hong Kong Residents Rush to Delete Internet History

The impending national security law that Beijing is about to impose on Hong Kong triggered concerns over censorship and surveillance similar to mainland China

Jun 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Politics

Trump's Toddler Video Sparks War With Kurds: Meme Maker Rips Into Media Over 'Racist Baby' Video

Meanwhile, the parent of one of the kids in the video filed a copyright infringement claim and asked Twitter and Facebook to take it down.

Jun 20, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Politics

Antifa Backlash: Facebook Removes Trump Re-Election Ads With Nazi Symbol

The ads attacked Antifa with the image of an upside-down red triangle, a symbol worn by political prisoners in Nazi camps.

Jun 19, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Technology

Civil Rights Groups Want Big Advertisers to Boycott Facebook

The 6 civil rights organizations called for Facebook ad boycott alleged that over years it has allowed incitement to violence against protestors fighting for racial justice in US

Jun 18, 2020

By IANS

Technology

Facebook Creates Page to Inform Users About its Privacy Work

The company mentioned that it would report on its privacy practices to the newly formed Privacy Committee on its Board of Directors

Jun 18, 2020

By IANS

Science

Pristine Blue Pool 'Untouched by Humans Ever' Found Deep Inside a New Mexico Cave

Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials posted the picture of a newly discovered 'wondrous' natural blue pool

Jun 12, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

Facebook Content Moderators Make 300,000 Blunders A Day: Report

Facebook content reviewers check about three million posts a day, these moderators make about three hundred thousand mistakes in 24 hours, says new report

Jun 10, 2020

By IANS

Mark zuckerberg

Society

Texas School Board Member Defends Islamophobic, Racist Facebook Posts, Refuses to Resign; What's Next?

Doyle Woodall, who sits on the Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees made a series of racist posts in Facebook

Jun 10, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and CEO of Twitter, speaks during an interview

Society

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Tells President Trump That Pulling Campaign Video Isn't Illegal

Dorsey defends the decision to disable a Donald Trump campaign video over copyright violations.

Jun 6, 2020

By IANS

Mark zuckerberg

Business

Black Lives Matter, Will Address Racial Injustice: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the growing unrest among the employees over the poor handling of controversial posts by US President Donald Trump

Jun 6, 2020

By IANS

Mark zuckerberg

Society

Myanmar Doctor Jailed for Criticizing Buddhist Monks Opposing Sex Education in Schools

Dr Kyaw Win Thant was arrested in May after he apologized for his social media ranting to the Buddhist monks

Jun 6, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Education

Technology

Ahead of US Election, Facebook Set To Label Media Outlets Controlled By State

Facebook's head of cybersecurity policy said that the company would begin blocking ads from such outlets in the US later this summer

Jun 5, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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