Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’: UN expert
New York: An independent UN human rights expert called on Wednesday for Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater consideration to the rights of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities before making decisions over controversial content, particularly involving hate speech.
Facebook, Instagram ban all QAnon-linked accounts - Statement
Washington/Sputnik: Facebook and Instagram will immediately begin removing all accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, the company said in a statement.
Facebook removes 150 fake accounts run from China
San Francisco: Social media giant Facebook has removed over 150 fake accounts which were allegedly run by China.
Facebook fears ban on sending EU user data to US will halt Europe operations : Reports
Moscow/Sputnik: Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court that not being able to send data on EU users to the United States, as per a regulator order, might endanger its operations in Europe, the Sunday Business Post reported, citing court papers.
Facebook removes several Pakistani accounts over 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'
San Francisco: Social media giant Facebook on Thursday said it has removed 453 Facebook accounts, 103 Pages, 78 Groups and 107 Instagram accounts operated from Pakistan for 'coordinated inauthentic behavior'.
Facebook, Twitter Remove 13 Russia-Linked Accounts
Washington/Sputnik: Facebook has removed 13 allegedly Russia-linked accounts focused on affairs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Algeria and Egypt, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japanese Cybersecurity firm finds stolen data of over 7,600 Facebook accounts
Tokyo/Sputnik: A Japanese cybersecurity firm said it found stolen login details for over 7,600 Facebook accounts stored on a server based in Russia, media reported Tuesday.
Social media giant Facebook bans US based extremist network 'Boogaloo'
Washington/UNI: Facebook banned a violent anti-government network from its platform, the social media giant said in a statement.
Facebook to ban hateful content in ads, label newsworthy posts over rules breaches – CEO
Moscow/Sputnik: Facebook will ban hateful content in ads published in the social network as well as label newsworthy posts that are violating the rules company's rules, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg to allow users to switch off political ads in new voting campaign
Washington/Sputnik: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that his social networks will be launching a campaign to increase voter turnout in the upcoming US presidential election and that they will be introducing a feature to block all political ads.
Facebook says it found no foreign interference in Floyd protests
Los Angeles/Xinhua: Facebook said on Friday that it has not seen any foreign interference using its platform to meddle in the demonstrations across the country related to the death of George Floyd.
You are my everything: Sheryl Sandberg announces her engagement
Los Angeles/IBNS: Nearly five years after being widowed, Facebook's number two executive Sheryl Sandberg on Monday announced that she has decided to marry marketing executive Tom Bernthal.
Social media giant Facebook removes Jamaat Islami Karachi's official page over Kashmir March
Washington/IBNS: Social network giant Facebook on Monday removed Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter’s official page from its platform, allegedly over the party’s promotion of its Kashmir March, media reports said.
Facebook, Instagram Users Report Major Outages Worldwide - Downdetector
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Some of the world's most popular social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, suffered serious outages across the globe, the Downdetector website, which monitors disruptions in the operation of major Internet platforms, showed.
Facebook agrees to pay $ 644,000 over data security issues: UK Information Commissioner
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Facebook has agreed to pay a fine of 500,000 pounds or about $644,000, in the United Kingdom over suspected failure to protect data, the UK Information Commissioner's Office said Wednesday.