Tech giant, Facebook’s recent shift in policy creates a stirring debate on the origins of the deadly virus that has claimed lives of millions since 2019. “In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made […]
Minister invites Google, Facebook, global tech firms to open offices in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has invited Google, Facebook, and other technology companies to come to Pakistan to open their offices. Speaking in a BBC’s ‘Hard Talk’ programme, he said that he had huge respect for Google, Facebook, and other technology companies. “I want them to come to Pakistan to […]
Users accuse Facebook, Instagram of bias by censoring Palestinian content
Hundreds of users of social media networks have accused Instagram and Facebook of removing content and accounts reporting on violence in the Sheikh Jarrah, a neighborhood in East Jerusalem – a part of the Palestinian territories under international law, the Arab News reported. One of the videos that was deleted from the story […]
Facebook to unban Australian news pages after agreement on media law
SYDNEY: Facebook announced on Tuesday that it will be resorting Australian news pages after striking a deal with the government to make changes in the world’s first law requiring tech giants to pay media companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been reached on key aspects of the law, which was fiercely […]
Facebook set to deals with prominent media houses to launch a dedicated news section
Facebook is all set to become a news player, according to the Wall Street Journal report. Calling itself a ‘Fifth Estate’, Facebook is into a deal with prominent media houses to add a news tab on its platform. Report says that Washington Post, New York Post, Dow Jones, News Corp and others will help Facebook […]
Apps, social media fuel ‘booming’ online prostitution: study
Apps like Facebook and Tinder are fuelling the “soaring industry” of online prostitution and sexual exploitation, according to a worldwide study published by a French anti-prostitution group on Tuesday. Prostitution has moved “from the street to the Internet”, where pimps recruit young girls via Snapchat and Instagram before prostituting them in apartments rented on Airbnb, […]
Facebook tightens live-streaming in crackdown on violence
Facebook announced Wednesday it is tightening access to livestreaming to prevent the rampant sharing of graphic video as took place with the Christchurch massacre. People who have broken certain rules, including those against “dangerous organizations and individuals,” will be restricted from using the Facebook Live streaming feature, said vice president of integrity Guy Rosen. “Following […]
Break up Facebook, says company’s co-founder
One of the co-founders of Facebook called on Thursday for the social media behemoth to be broken up, warning that the company’s head, Mark Zuckerberg, had become far too powerful. “It’s time to break up Facebook,” said Chris Hughes, who along with Zuckerberg founded the online network in their dorm room while both were students […]
Court directs Facebook and Instagram to release details of fake accounts if any
District Court Lahore has issued a direction to Facebook and Instagram to release details of fake accounts involved in alleged defamation campaign against singer and actor Ali Zafar. The court has accepted his plea and issued the direction after he filed an application that some fake accounts allegedly involved in a defamation campaign. Ali Zafar […]
Controversial memes used in a bid to win over Australia’s far right
Australian Radomir Kobryn-Coletti has no commitment to any political party, right or left, but his job right now is churning out incendiary Facebook memes for a controversial senator, wooing the far-right ahead of this month’s elections. “There’s tight competition for the alternative right-wing vote,” said Kobryn-Coletti, 23, who works for Queensland Senator Fraser Anning, frequently […]