Over 11.6 million content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook in India during January: Meta
As per the latest report by Meta, over 11.6 million content pieces were actioned by Facebook during January, which included content related to spam (6.5 million), violent and graphic content (1.8 million), adult nudity and sexual activity (1.4 million), and hate speech (28,600).
Mar 01, 2022, 20:24 PM IST
Twitter, Facebook and others remove nearly 100 posts after govt order
Twitter removed or restricted access to more than 50 posts in the past one month at the behest of the government, including tweets that criticized its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Other posts removed showed pictures and videos of a recent Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh.
Apr 25, 2021, 20:30 PM IST
Facebook oversight board widens scope to rule on content left up on platform
Before this change, Facebook and Instagram users who had exhausted the appeals process could send cases of removed content to the board - but only the company itself could ask the board to review content left up on the platforms. The move will open the process up for any user, including Facebook employees, to refer to another`s content.
Apr 13, 2021, 22:23 PM IST
Facebook axes 16,000 groups for selling fake reviews
The CMA began a crackdown on false reviews from 2019 when it first asked Facebook and e-commerce platform eBay Inc to check their websites after it found evidence of a growing marketplace for misleading customer reviews on the platforms. Facebook has also been under scrutiny by the CMA for antitrust concerns over the technology company`s acquisition of the GIF website Giphy.
Apr 09, 2021, 22:53 PM IST
Alert! Facebook took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between Oct-Dec
The company also removed more than 12 million pieces of content about COVID-19 and vaccines that global health experts flagged as misinformation, it said in a blog post. False claims and conspiracies about the coronavirus vaccines have proliferated on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter during the pandemic.
Mar 22, 2021, 19:30 PM IST
Facebook blocks several accounts over suspicion of interference in US mid-term polls
Some accounts "were focused on celebrities" and others on "political debate," the Facebook said.
Nov 06, 2018, 11:37 AM IST
Private messages of 120 mn Facebook users hacked: Report
According to Digital Trends, the latest hack involves the use of browser extensions.
Nov 05, 2018, 11:03 AM IST
Facebook knows it has 270 million fake accounts
The social media giant this week released its third quarter earning and buried in those results, it disclosed that there are tens of millions more fake and duplicate accounts than it had previously thought, The Telegraph reported on Saturday.
Nov 04, 2017, 15:09 PM IST
Facebook looking at behavior to weed out fake accounts
Facebook has said it has started weeding out bogus accounts by watching for suspicious behavior such as repetitive posts or torrents of messages.
Apr 13, 2017, 10:42 AM IST
Exposed! Pak spy operated two FB accounts to obtain strategic info
The spy, also known as Nand Lal Garg, revealed during interrogation that he used the two accounts to communicate with his sources in the border areas.
Aug 27, 2016, 17:49 PM IST
IS luring youth through labyrinth of Facebook accounts
Islamic State (IS) recruiters are actively targeting and attempting to recruit Australian teenagers via social media, a study of the Facebook posts of the radical group shows.
Nov 30, 2015, 16:37 PM IST
Manisha Koirala warns fans about fake Facebook accounts
Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala recently warned her fan following against 'many fake' Facebook accounts on her name.
Sep 18, 2015, 18:20 PM IST
NY recovers $18 million using warrants for Facebook accounts
New York prosecutors have secured more than $18 million in a series of fraud cases using warrants to access hundreds of Facebook accounts, a move the social medial firm says was unconstitutional and is still fighting.
Oct 30, 2014, 06:19 AM IST
Is Facebook addiction pushing up divorce cases?
If you think excessive Facebook use by your spouse is behind your divorce, then you may be right, says a study.
Jul 22, 2014, 14:56 PM IST
