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The landmark move is aimed at shielding traditional media from the tech giants' digital dominance

The idea of live-streaming a loved one's funeral on Facebook or Instagram may seem strange or even shocking

Facebook has taken an uncharacteristically aggressive stance on false coronavirus posts

The G20’s Financial Stability Board set out 10 recommendations for an international approach to regulating stablecoins

You can schedule Facebook's Quiet Mode for a certain time period or use it immediately

Facebook users had accused the company of quietly storing cookies on their browsers

Facebook launched a new messaging app for couples called “Tuned”

Facebook will start surveying US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project

Federal government also recently launched a Corona Helpline on WhatsApp

The Myanmar leader has spent 15 years under house arrest and missed the emergence of laptops and smartphones

The move comes as the use of videoconferencing apps like Zoom have soared

Users can send content to Facta through a WhatsApp message to check it is authentic

The deadly outbreak has already been accompanied by online misinformation

Facebook and Instagram removed videos of Brazilian president as they spread misinformation about the coronavirus

Facebook pledged $100 million in financing and advertising spending to support news organisations

So far, AFP has debunked almost 200 rumors and myths, but experts say stronger action from tech companies is needed

Facebook was in talks for a 10% stake in Jio, controlled by India's wealthiest man Mukesh Ambani

Online voice and video calls at Facebook-owned Messenger and WhatsApp have more than doubled

Hoaxes have spread widely online, promoted by conspiracy theorists and exacerbated by a dearth of information

Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg promised 18 million masks to fight COVID-19

Netflix, Alphabet’s YouTube, Amazon and Disney said they would downgrade their video quality

Facebook has donated its emergency reserve of 720,000 masks to provide health workers with more protective gear

A researcher at Oxford University said misinformation could hamper efforts to control spread of the coronavirus

Facebook said it would place "authoritative" coronavirus content at the top of user feeds

Topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam

Facebook said it would work with its partners to send home all contract workers

YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter warned that more videos and other content could be removed for policy violations

Facebook post wrongly suggests if you can hold your breath for more than 10 seconds easily you don't have COVID-19

Dr Zafar Mirza says the social media platform could help sensitize people in the country against the pandemic

Facebook’s WhatsApp sued NSO in October after finding evidence related to the hacking firm

Facebook, which has taken a hands-off policy on content from politicians

Facebook was accused of inappropriately sharing information belonging to 87 million users

Microsoft confirmed that two of its employees have been diagnosed with COVID-19

Facebook and Google are also encouraging workers in the state of Washington to stay away from the office

Link to a survey on an official campaign website and then to a page asking for donations

Citizens ask panel of experts on infectious diseases about preventive measures, ways of transmission for COVID-19

The 10 sites in the network appear to be independent news outlets

YouTubers are avoiding the subject of coronavirus because it may cause their ads to be shut off

Users who search for posts on the virus on Facebook would now see a pop-up

Increasing regulatory scrutiny over the type of content posted

Google, Facebook, and other platforms are struggling to keep ahead of scammers

It addresses the growing concern about how companies from technology platforms

Hundreds of companies have committed to reducing emissions

Finance ministers, central bankers from the G20 met in Riyadh for talks, with digital taxation topping their agenda

OECD says this could boost national tax revenues by a total of $100b a year

Global rules are being developed

A simple Google search lets you can gain access to private chat groups on WhatsApp

The bill, proposed by the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee

A multi-billion-dollar dispute

A group of NSO employees filed a suit against the social media giant