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FILE: Facebook is looking for groups of users that do things like "brigading," or ganging up on other accounts, to flood them with comments or complaints. Picture: Supplied.

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Facebook boosts fight against conspiracies and violent groups

By AFP

Facebook has been under relentless pressure to guard against being a platform where misinformation and hate can spread, while at the same time remain a forum...

  • FILE: Since its launch in 2009 as a smartphone messaging app, WhatsApp has amassed more than two billion users around the world and been acquired by Facebook. Picture: 123rf.com

    WhatsApp tests breaking free from smartphones

    In a blog post on Wednesday, Facebook engineers said the new feature would allow for the hugely popular service be used on multiple "non-phone" devices without needing to connect to the smartphone app.

    312 days ago
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    Russia extends Twitter slowdown, warns Facebook, YouTube

    State telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor imposed slowdowns on Twitter's services in mid-March, accusing it of failing to remove content related to child pornography, drug use and calls for minors to commit suicide.

    371 days ago
  • FILE: The tech giant informed WhatsApp users earlier this year that they had to consent to a new data-use policy to continue using the messaging service. Picture: 123rf.com

    Argentina orders Facebook to suspend WhatsApp data sharing

    The suspension will last at least six months and aims to prevent 'the abuse of a dominant position,' said a resolution published in the official bulletin.

    371 days ago
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    Facebook panel to review requests to remove 'harmful' content

    The move broadens the mandate of the so-called 'supreme court' of Facebook, which up to now had been tasked with reviewing instances of whether content was improperly taken down from Facebook or Instagram.

    406 days ago
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    Facebook weathers social media turmoil, TikTok rises: US survey

    The Pew Research Center survey from early 2021 found 69% of American adults use Facebook, and 72% used at least one social media site, levels which have been stable for the past five years.

    412 days ago
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    Facebook revamps feed, aims for more user control

    The change enables users to control and prioritize on what Facebook calls its 'News Feed,' or the main element seen when people log onto Facebook.

    419 days ago
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    Facebook, Google unveil Asia-Pacific data cable plans

    Facebook said on Sunday it would be investing with partners on the subsea cables known as Echo and Bifrost to connect Singapore, Indonesia and North America, which would increase overall transpacific capacity by 70%.

    421 days ago
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    Facebook hit by French lawsuit over hate speech

    The Paris-based campaign group, known by its French acronym RSF, said it was taking Facebook to court for 'misleading commercial practices'.

    427 days ago
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump at the White House on 27 April 2018 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP.a

    Merkel finds Twitter halt of Trump account 'problematic'

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel had said she was 'furious and saddened' by the storming of the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.

    498 days ago
  •  Last year, Facebook agreed to pay a record $5 billion fine to settle a Federal Trade Commission data privacy probe.Picture: Supplied

    Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle facial recognition lawsuit

    Facebook allegedly violated the state’s law through its “Tag Suggestions” feature, which allowed users to recognise their Facebook friends from previously uploaded photos.

    642 days ago
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    Facebook signs licensing deal with century-old Indian music label

    The Kolkata-based company, which sold vinyls and cassettes under household name HMV for decades, is India’s oldest music label and released the country’s first ever studio-recorded song in 1902.

    720 days ago
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    Facebook launches new chat app for couples

    The app is currently available only on Apple’s App Store in the United States and Canada, according to data from industry site Sensor Tower.

    776 days ago
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    Facebook feature lets people reach out for help in pandemic

    The Community Help feature was added to the social network four years ago as a way to find shelter, food or supplies during natural disasters, and this week added the COVID-19 crisis to that list.

    783 days ago
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    Facebook offers $100m to help virus-hit news media

    Facebook said it will offer grants 'to publishers most in need in the hardest hit countries.'

    785 days ago
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    Facebook aims its Messenger at coronavirus battle

    Software makers, for example, could help agencies automate answering common questions, to allow staff to tackle more challenging tasks.

    792 days ago
  • FILE: US President Donald Trump smiles during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives in 2018 in Washington, DC. Picture: AFP

    Facebook removes Trump ad disguised as census message

    The ads encouraged readers to 'take the official 2020 Congressional District Census,' but clicking on the messages directed users to a Trump campaign website.

    809 days ago
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    Facebook increases parental control features in Messenger Kids app

    The new features will include access for parents to see their children’s chat history and will allow them to keep a track of the accounts which are blocked or unblocked on the application, the company said.

    840 days ago
  • FILE: Twitter's move comes in contrast to the Facebook policy that allows political speech and ads to run without fact-checking on the leading social network. Picture: AFP.

    Twitter to ban political ads worldwide on its platform

    The move comes with Facebook under pressure to apply fact-checking to politicians running ads with debunked claims.

    936 days ago
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