Social networking services Facebook and Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp Sunday evening faced a global outage, including in Pakistan. All three major social media platforms, which have more than two billion users worldwide, went inaccessible after the outage reported from Pakistan as well as many other countries including India, United Kingdom and Europe. Facebook and […]
Ayushmann Khurrana to find music talent via social media
Actor-singer Ayushmann Khurrana is set to connect with his fans over music as he is launching a social media contest that will see him give an opportunity to amateur artistes to jam with him. He will bring this activation on Facebook. “I always wanted to do something that combines the power of music and social […]
ISPR reacts to allegations by Facebook: Blocked accounts not linked to the military
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has reportedly expressed reservations over Facebook’s claims about links between blocked accounts and the military, expressing its disappointment at the social media giant’s assertion that the blocked accounts were “ISPR-managed”. They added that Facebook had itself admitted that no questionable content was shared from the accounts. Local TV channels report […]
Facebook opens Innovation Lab in Pakistan at LUMS
Facebook and Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom along with the National Technology Fund (IGNITE) launched the first Facebook Innovation Lab in Pakistan at a ceremony attended by policy makers and technocrats on Wednesday (3 April 2019). Located in the National Incubation Center (NIC) at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), the Innovation […]
Facebook deletes accounts linked to India’s Congress, Pakistan military
Facebook has deleted 712 accounts and 390 pages in India and Pakistan for ‘inauthentic behaviour’, it said on Monday, many of them linked to India’s opposition Congress party days before a general election, and others related to Pakistan’s military. Facebook has come under increasing pressure around the world to ensure its social media platform is […]
Facebook’s changing face
The ghastly scenes of the live shooting of the Christchurch mosque are doing the rounds online till this day. Though New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern refused to take the name of the terrorist, the face of the white supremacist refuses to go away. His notoriety hit almost every mobile phone screen the world over, […]
Facebook chief wants ‘more active’ govt role regulating internet
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for governments to play a “more active role” in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user privacy. Facebook and other internet giants have long resisted government intervention, but the leading social network has reversed course amid growing calls for […]
Facebook to tighten live stream access after mosque attacks
Facebook on Friday said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand. The Christchurch attacks — carried out by a self-avowed white supremacist who opened fire on worshippers at two mosques — claimed 50 lives. Many people have “rightly questioned […]
Facebook Messenger gets an unsend feature
Facebook on Tuesday added a Messenger feature for anyone who has fired off a comment they regretted — a way to take it back. Messenger users will now have a 10-minute window after sending a message to undo it, leaving behind a note telling everyone in a conversation that the remark was removed, according to […]
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump took a swipe on Tuesday at America’s tech giants, accusing them of having a liberal bias, and claiming Twitter was making it more difficult to follow his account. “Facebook, Twitter and Google are so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!” Trump tweeted. “Twitter, in fact, has made it much more […]