US states sue Facebook owner Meta for causing harm to children's mental health
Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of causing harm to a youths' mental health through the addictive nature of their social media platforms.
Canada suspends its advertising on Facebook, Instagram over Online News Act disagreement
Toronto/IBNS: Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has said that following Meta’s decision to pull Canadian news from its platforms in response to the Online News Act, the federal government would suspend all its advertising on Facebook and Instagram.
'You're such a little blessing': Mark Zuckerberg welcomes third child with wife Priscilla Chan
Facebook Co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday welcomed his third child with his wife Dr Priscilla Chan.
Pokhara: A video has gone viral on the internet which allegedly captured the last moments of the Yeti Airlines flight which crashed in Nepal's Pokhara city on Sunday killing 68 people.
Mark Zuckerberg's New Year wish is indeed special, shares cute image of his pregnant wife
New York: Social media giant Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday shared a special picture where his wife Priscilla Chan could be seen expecting their third child.
Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users during former govt collapse
Social media giant Facebook said hackers from Pakistan used the platform to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Taliban's takeover of the country.
Facebook changes name to Meta, focuses on Metaverse
San Francisco/UNI/Xinhua: CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his company Facebook has changed its corporate name to Meta.
Facebook says aware of second outage in a week, working to restore service
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Social media site Facebook says that it is aware of reports of users having trouble accessing their apps and products and is working to restore service in the second major outage for the platform this week, the company said on Friday in a tweet.
Ex-Facebook employee says it harms children and weakens democracy, Mark Zuckerberg hits back
Washington: An ex-Facebook employee has told US lawmakers that the popular social media company's apps and sites 'harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy', media reports said.
Sorry for the disruption today: Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook outrage
New York: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Monday night said 'sorry' to the users of the popular social media platform as it went down for several hours.
Facebook, TikTok continue ban on posts promoting Talibans after Afghanistan fall
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok on Tuesday announced that they won’t lift bans on content that promotes the Taliban after the group took control of Afghanistan.
Facebook removes nearly 100 Pakistani fake accounts
Facebook has removed close to 100 Pakistani fake accounts and pages involved in suspicious activities including misleading domestic audiences by posing as international news entities through fake social media handles.
Twitter, Google, TikTok fined by Russian court for failing to comply with Moscow's directive
Moscow: A court in Russia has fined social network site Twitter 19 million rubles (USD 259,000) for not deleting content the country views as illegal, according to reports.
Facebook strikes content revenue-sharing deal with Australian news corp media company
Moscow/Sputnik: Facebook has signed a multi-year content deal with one of Australia's largest media companies, News Corp, to be able to use its materials on its own platforms following the introduction of media bargaining laws in Australia, News Corp said in a press release.
Turkish regulator starts probe against WhatsApp, Facebook over privacy policy - Reports
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkey's competition regulator has launched investigation against WhatsApp and Facebook due to their new privacy policy, Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.