VIENNA, AUSTRIA / TOKYO, JAPAN / BONN: Facebook must remove postings deemed as hate speech, an Austrian court has ruled, in a legal victory for campaigners who want to force social media companies…
Religious Affairs Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousuf on Thursday said that a team comprising representatives of social media websites, including Facebook and Twitter, will visit Islamabad next month to discuss issues relating to…
ISLAMABAD: The social networking site Facebook on Tuesday provided four Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the CSS paper leakage case. According to media reports, efforts are…
STOCKHOLM: A Swedish citizen was sentenced to six months in jail on Thursday for inciting people to finance the Islamic State group through Facebook, a landmark case for the country. In…
Karachi: Social media has played a strong role in shaping the modern day communication, and Pakistani users seem to be catching up. The total number of Pakistani social media accounts crossed the…
The mood in Sweden was one of outrage and shock as three men of foreign origins have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman and streaming it live on facebook. Police…
Facebook has been regularly rolling out updates to make the social networking site more relevant. But apparently only thing that the popular portal has been able to achieve is making itself more and…
Alphabet, Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, Intel and 90 other technology companies have filed a legal brief opposing Trump’s immigration ban on the grounds that it will harm companies’ business. Donald Trump…
NEW YORK: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to his social network to criticise US President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies and his plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico. In his…
Under pressure to stymie the spread of fake news, Facebook on Wednesday modified its system for showing trending topics. The leading social network said that instead of simply showing a topic, it…
Facebook is integrating the Messenger app into its desktop version, giving an all new messaging experience to the desktop users. According to a report in TechCrunch on Wednesday, the change has been…
Facebook’s live feature is now finally available for desktops. “We’re starting to roll out the ability for people to broadcast live on Facebook from their desktop or laptop,” read a statement sent…
Facebook Inc on Wednesday said government requests for user account data rose 27 per cent in the first half of 2016 compared to the second half of last year. A similar trend…
Facebook on Monday began testing a live audio streaming service that will let people essentially broadcast radio-style on the leading online social network. Partners working with Facebook to test “Live Audio” included…
The EU charged Facebook on Tuesday with providing “misleading” information when it sought approval for its blockbuster $22-billon buyout of the WhatsApp mobile messaging service. The commission said the EU’s greenlight of…
Mark Zuckerberg on Monday introduced the world to “Jarvis”, an artificial intelligence system the Facebook chief created in his spare time, which can choose and play music, turn on lights, and recognise…
Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online “terrorist content,” responding to pressure from governments around the world. The announcement by Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft…
