Facebook India head Ajit Mohan probed by Parliamentary panel over alleged political 'bias'
Sources said Ajit Mohan was questioned by ruling as well as opposition members of the committee, he gave an oral reply to some questions while he has been given nearly 90 questions, to which he has to respond in writing.
Sep 03, 2020, 00:02 AM IST
Facebook a non-partisan platform, says India head Ajit Mohan amid political row
Facebook is a non-partisan platform which denounces hate and bigotry, the company`s India head said on Friday, amid a controversy over how the US social media giant regulates political content in its biggest market by a number of users.
Aug 21, 2020, 21:30 PM IST
After global outcry over Facebook data theft, Mark Zuckerberg says 'time to step up'
Mark Zuckerberg has reacted after the Government of India has warned Facebook over data theft.
Mar 22, 2018, 06:27 AM IST
Google likely to launch Snapchat 'Discover' competitor
Google is developing a technology that would allow news publishers to build a news service that is similar to Snapchat `Discover`, by making mini-magazine of slides that users could swipe one-by-one on their smartphones, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
Aug 05, 2017, 12:26 PM IST
Google offered $30 billion to acquire Snap Inc in 2016: Report
Spiegel also values running Snap in Southern California and outside of Silicon Valley, where Alphabet - Google`s parent company is headquartered.
Aug 04, 2017, 12:28 PM IST
Fake news on Facebook: Here's is how CEO Mark Zuckerberg intends to curb it
Having faced criticism from none other than the outgoing United States President Barack Obama for promoting fake news and contents on its platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now announced a slew of measures to tackle this problem.
Nov 21, 2016, 03:17 AM IST
We remove content if it celebrates, glorifies violence: Facebook
Facing flak for temporarily removing the video of Philando Castile, an African-American who was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop last week, social media giant Facebook has said that it only removes content if it celebrates or glorifies violence, not if it's only graphic or disturbing.
Jul 09, 2016, 17:07 PM IST
Facebook train employees on how to manage political bias
"Facebook plans to add a section on 'political bias' to its class on 'managing bias.' All Facebook executives and many employees have taken the class which focuses on identifying and neutralising racial, age, gender and other types of bias," Wall Street Journal quoted Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook, as saying.
Facebook Live to roll out Snapchat-like filters
Users can soon go live from the face-swapping MSQRD app and utilise different Snapchat-like masks and filters while the video is running.
Jun 24, 2016, 13:27 PM IST
You could soon converse telepathically on Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's recent live Q&A session was highly informative and entertaining and one of the information he provided his users with was that in the near future, all of us could possibly communicate telepathically on Facebook.
Jun 18, 2016, 17:03 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg to lose control of Facebook under new rules
Mark Zuckerberg, who holds majority voting control of the social networking site, may not be an absolute power at Facebook if he decides to quit or his services are terminated in the future.
Jun 03, 2016, 17:41 PM IST
Facebook most preferred among US citizens to get news
Facebook is by far the largest social networking site, reaching 67 percent of US adults. The two-thirds of Facebook users who get news there, then, amount to 44 percent of the general population, said the survey from the Pew Research Centre, conducted in association with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Posting babies' photos on Facebook put moms at depression risk
If a mother is posting on Facebook to get affirmation that she's doing a good job and doesn't get all the 'likes' and positive comments she expects, that could be a problem and she may end up feeling worse, the authors noted.
May 25, 2016, 12:40 PM IST
Man live-streams wife giving birth on Facebook Live
Fakamalo Kihe Eiki, who works as a comedian, streamed his wife in labour on his Facebook page on Monday morning, New York Daily News reported.
May 18, 2016, 15:36 PM IST
Facebook releases employee guidelines amid accusations of political bias
Technology news website Gizmodo on Monday reported that a former Facebook employee said workers “routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers” while “artificially” adding other stories to the trending list.
May 13, 2016, 12:41 PM IST
Facebook photo lands rioter in jail
Robert Darragh, 21, kept his face covered so that he could not be identified in the CCTV footage.
Apr 08, 2016, 17:36 PM IST
Facebook must face shareholder class actions over IPO
A federal judge has certified two shareholder class actions accusing Facebook Inc of hiding concerns about its growth forecasts prior to the social media company`s May 2012 initial public offering.
Dec 30, 2015, 11:41 AM IST
'Brain drain' can become 'brain gain' for India: PM Modi in Silicon Valley
PM Narendra Modi, 65, is the first Indian leader to visit the US West Coast in more than 30 years. On Day 2 of his Silicon Valley tour, PM Modi visited Facebook and Google Inc headquarters before addressing a mega event at the San Jose Convention Center that was attended by nearly 18,000 people. Here are the LIVE updates:
Sep 28, 2015, 09:59 AM IST
