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Instagram kept deleted photos and messages on its servers for more than a year
Saugat Pokharel, a security researcher has been rewarded a $6,000 bug bounty for detecting the problem
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Pakistani researchers among winners of Facebook misinformation project
Ayesha Ali, Agha Ali Raza and Ihsan Ayyub Qazi from LUMS were among global list of winners
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Facebook launches hub to help users with US poll related information
Hub will provide Facebook and Instagram users with accurate and easy-to-find information about voting
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Facebook removed seven million posts in second quarter for false coronavirus information
Facebook removed about 22.5 million posts with hate speech on its flagship app
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Facebook, Microsoft gripes with Apple's App Store on EU's antitrust radar
Facebook and Microsoft are latest companies to voice concerns about Apple’s App Store rules
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Facebook CEO worth $100 billion after launching TikTok rival
Launch of Reels increased Facebook shares by more than 6% making Zuckerberg a member of the 'Centibillionaire Club'
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Facebook launches TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
Like TikTok, Reels users can record short mobile-friendly vertical videos, then add special effects and soundtracks
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Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven Covid-19 vaccines
Facebook in recent months banned such claims as ‘social distancing does not work’ due to risk of ‘imminent’ harm
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TikTok owner ByteDance accuses Facebook of 'plagiarism and smears'
TikTok has also attracted criticism from Facebook, who last year accused the app of censoring political protest
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Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok: NYT
Microsoft would face fewer regulatory hurdles in acquiring TikTok than competitors, such as FaceBook Inc
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US lawmakers accuse Big Tech of crushing rivals to boost profits
Google and Facebook took particularly sharp jabs for alleged abuse of their market power
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Big Tech CEOs to defend their companies before US Congress by listing competitors
CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Alphabet will testify to a panel of lawmakers
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House panel schedules Big Tech CEO hearing for Wednesday
A congressional hearing featuring CEOs of four American tech companies will take place on Wednesday
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Big tech antitrust probe report from Congress likely by early fall
A panel will question CEOs of Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple as part of its investigation
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Disney cuts ad spending on Facebook amid growing boycott
Facebook faces an ad boycott over its handling of hate speech and controversial content
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Aima Baig’s strange video about being a ‘mashriqi larki’ is going viral
'Baazi' singer seemed visibly confused in snippet from her Instagram Live session
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Facebook mulls ban on political ads ahead of US elections
Facebook has been under fire for its policy of exempting politicians’ ads and speech from fact-checking
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US tech giants face hard choices under Hong Kong's new security law
Facebook, Google, and Twitter have suspended processing government requests for user data in Hong Kong
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Facebook to prioritise original reporting, transparent authorship in News Feed
Facebook has stepped up the battle against online misinformation with a latest update to prioritise original reporting
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Facebook, Instagram will now remind people to wear face masks
Facebook says the move is in response to the increase in Covid-19 cases in the US
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Canada's biggest banks join boycott of Facebook platforms
Facebook has opened itself up to a civil rights audit and has banned 250 white supremacist organisations
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Google-backed groups criticise Apple's new warnings on user tracking
Facebook and Google track online consumers to pick up on their habits and interests to serve them relevant ads
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Citizen protection committee, Facebook agree on transparency of rules
Citizens in Pakistan enjoy complete freedom of expression over internet, says official statement
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US Senate committee approves anti-child porn bill
Anti-child porn bill is aimed at ending the spread of online child sexual abuse material
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Facebook, PTA discuss social media laws
Popular social media platform to propose recommendations as part of an ongoing consultation process
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Facebook agrees to audit its hate speech controls
Facebook would submit itself to an audit in a bid to appease a growing advertising boycott
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Facebook bans accounts linked to anti-government US 'boogaloo' movement
Facebook is banning accounts which encouraged violence during recent anti-racism protests
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Facebook is introducing a dark mode for mobile
Facebook has made dark mode feature available to a very small percentage of people globally
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Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organisers say
Major companies are increasing pressure on Facebook to remove hate speech
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Facing a boycott by advertisers, Facebook to ban more ‘hateful content’ in ads
Facebook will add tags to posts that are 'newsworthy' but violate platform rules following lead of Twitter
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Verizon joins brands boycotting Facebook ads over hate speech
Verizon joined the growing list of brands vowing to stop buying advertising on Facebook
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More US companies join Facebook ad boycott bandwagon
US companies have pulled advertising from Facebook for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms
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Top German court reimposes data curbs on Facebook
Facebook must comply with an order by Germany’s antitrust watchdog
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Six ways you can prevent misinformation from spreading on WhatsApp
Despite WhatsApp tightening message forwarding limits, the app remains a hub of misinformation
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Indian billionaire gets $1.5b from Saudi Arabia for tech war chest
Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund will buy a 2.32% stake in Reliance Industries’ digital unit Jio Platforms for...
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Pakistani scholars among winners of Facebook’s Ethics in AI Research awards
Junaid Qadir, Amana Raquib were awarded by Facebook for research into pro-social AI regulation
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Facebook removes Trump ads over 'organized hate' policy
Facebook has previously removed Trump campaign ads, including ones that violated policy against misinformation
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Europe warns digital taxes without deal
US quits negotiations, stokes fears of new trade war
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Trump administration to remove protections for big tech
Trump in May proposed to weaken law shielding big tech, to punish outlets where he had been criticized
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Facebook will now affix labels to political ads
Facebook is facing demands to do more to combat false viral information
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Facebook hopes to help millions of Americans register to vote
Zuckerberg, in an opinion piece published by USA Today said the best way to hold politicians accountable is by voting
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Facebook rejects call to share revenue with Australian media
Australia is set to unveil plans to force Facebook, Google to share advertising revenue they earn from news
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Tribune Fact Check: Barack Obama crying over George Floyd killing?
The claim is false as it is a montage of two seperate speeches given by the US president
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Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts
Former Facebook employee Dail was dismissed for publicly scolding a colleague over the Black Lives Matter movement
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UK competition watchdog to investigate Facebook's Giphy deal
Advocacy groups had already raised concerns when Facebook's acquisition of GIF website Giphy was announced
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Tribune Fact Check: Indian media manufactures 'Karachi blackout'
The claim is false as the nuclear-armed neighbour looks to spread war hysteria
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Tribune Fact Check: Leopard jumps into Islamabad house, attacks pet dog?
The claim is false as the incident took place in India
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Tribune Fact Check: Modi greeted with 'chowkidar chor hai' chants?
The claim is false as footage was edited to include additional audio
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Zuckerberg to review policies after facing backlash for not taking down Trump's post
Mark Zuckerberg decision to make policy changes comes days after staff members walked off work
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Facebook moves to limit spread of 'Boogaloo' groups after charges
Facebook will no longer recommend extremist groups to members