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Facebook actioned 30 million content pieces during May 15-June 15

Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms (with over 5 million users) will have to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon. 

Jul 03, 2021, 16:27 PM IST

Are your friends becoming extremists, asks Facebook

The aim is to provide help to "people on Facebook who may have engaged with or were exposed to extremist content, or may know someone who is at risk"

Jul 03, 2021, 10:02 AM IST

Facebook says will show fewer political ads but won't ban

Facebook on Thursday announced it will show fewer political ads to people on its platform and Instagram, starting with the US which faces Presidential elections this year, but won`t ban or limit those as Twitter has already done and Google to some extent.

Jan 09, 2020, 19:21 PM IST

New Facebook update reduces links to low-quality web pages

In an effort to enhance the user experience, Facebook has rolled out an update that reduces the posts on News Feed linking to low-quality web pages.

May 12, 2017, 09:12 AM IST

India top in censoring Facebook content

 According to the data released by Facebook in its biannual government requests report, India made 15,155 demands, outnumbering 92 other countries in the list.

Nov 14, 2015, 15:16 PM IST

India tops Facebook's content restriction list

India is the largest userbase for Facebook outside the US with over 100 million users.

Nov 05, 2014, 16:50 PM IST