ISLAMABAD: Meta the parent company of Facebook said that the company does not sell user information. Arianne Jimenez, Privacy Policy Manager at Meta in the Asia Pacific apprised the reporters about the company’s policies to protect user data and information safety on its platforms. The Meta representative said protecting people’s information is central to Meta’s […]
Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India
Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions but […]
Youtuber Zaid Ali nearly died
Known YouTuber Zaid Ali T, who met with an accident and suffered a head injury. He requested followers for prayers. Digital creator and vlogger took to his Instagram stories to update his fans about his disappearance from an otherwise active social media life. Touching upon the ‘most hectic days of life’, Ali noted, “I was […]
Facebook misidentified thousands of political ads: study
Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to a study released Thursday, which warned that the failure could lead to political manipulation. Researchers at Belgium’s KU Leuven University and New York University examined 33.8 million Facebook ads that ran on the social media site between July 2020 and […]
Is Facebook leading us on a journey to the metaverse?
The concept of the “metaverse” first came from the 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash as a place that people flee to escape a dangerous corporation-dominated world. It has since come to refer to a range of virtual experiences that have gained popularity during the pandemic – including video games such as Fortnite, non-fungible tokens or even online meetings and […]
Facebook denounces Wall Street Journal’s stories as ‘deliberate mischaracterizations’
Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs at Facebook blasted The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for reporting that social media giant was aware of the harmful affects of some of its products, he took to Facebook’s corporate website to react WSJ’s allegations. According to the Wall Street Journal, despite Facebook experts identifying “the platform’s harmful […]
Facebook combats real misinformation networks
In order to combat organised real-user accounts that engage in nefarious activity on its platform, Facebook has adopted the same technique its security teams use against malicious accounts by moving against groupings of real-user accounts with damaging actions, Reuters reported on Friday. The approach discussed here for the first time utilises the techniques that Facebook […]
Facebook assembles team to build ‘metaverse’
Facebook on Monday said it was combining specialists from across its hardware, gaming and virtual reality units to build an immersive digital world known as the “metaverse.” The “metaverse,” a term coined by sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson, refers to a shared online world in which multiple users can hang out, spend money, consume media and […]
Sri Lanka squad hits back at criticism with social media boycott
Sri Lanka’s head coach Mickey Arthur ordered the national squad off social media on Saturday after disgruntled fans launched a campaign to boycott players following a string of defeats overseas. The South African coach said players were getting “absolutely hammered” and it was affecting their judgement and mood as they prepare for the T20 World […]
Consumer group lodges EU complaint against WhatsApp
The European Consumer Organisation announced Monday it had lodged a complaint with the European Commission against Facebook’s attempt to modify the terms of service for the WhatsApp messenging service. The US tech titan has sought to nudge users of its messenger platform to accept new terms of service, but Facebook denies that this would allow […]