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UP: Case filed against Mark Zuckerberg over ‘defamatory’ post against Akhilesh
- The case was registered on the order of a court in the Kannauj district of UP. On Monday, chief judicial magistrate Dharamveer Singh in Kannauj district directed the police to lodge the case on the complaint of one Amit Kumar, a resident of Sarahati village.
Published on Dec 01, 2021 07:34 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg reacts to Iceland tourism’s ‘Icelandverse’ ad inspired by Meta
Mark Zuckerberg posted humour-laced reply to Iceland tourism’s ‘Icelandverse’ ad.
Published on Nov 15, 2021 06:29 PM IST
Trisha Sengupta
‘Step down and allow change’: Facebook whistleblower urges Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook would be stronger with someone who was willing to focus on safety, Frances Haugen said on Monday at a tech fest in Lisbon.
Published on Nov 02, 2021 07:44 AM IST
Reuters |
Why Facebook changed name to Meta amid multiple controversies
Published on Oct 29, 2021 09:41 AM IST
Facebook rebrands to Meta. What has changed, what hasn’t
Zuckerberg said the new name reflected its work investing in the metaverse, rather than its namesake social media service.
Updated on Oct 29, 2021 11:47 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
Facebook to be called Meta in nod to its 'metaverse' vision
- The tech giant said the change would bring together its different apps and technologies under one new brand. It said it would not change its corporate structure.
Updated on Oct 29, 2021 12:28 PM IST
Reuters |
Facebook invests billions in metaverse efforts as ad business slows
Chief Financial Officer David Wehner also said Facebook expected its investment in its hardware division, Facebook Reality Labs, to reduce overall operating profit in 2021 by approximately $10 billion.
Published on Oct 26, 2021 03:30 AM IST
Reuters |
‘FB algorithms designed to push divisive content’
- Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook’s civic misinformation team, was appearing before a parliamentary select committee in Britain that is examining plans to regulate social media companies.
Published on Oct 26, 2021 01:23 AM IST
Agencies |
Facebook struggles with hate speech, celebrations of violence in India: Report
“Internal documents show a struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in India, Facebook’s biggest market,” the US report said.
Updated on Oct 25, 2021 04:29 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Facebook plans to rebrand company with new name: Report
- A Facebook spokesperson declined to comment, saying the company doesn’t “comment on rumor or speculation.”
Updated on Oct 20, 2021 08:48 AM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Shubhangi Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Facebook Files: ‘Orchestrated’ media campaign behind new leaks, alleges company
In the most recent entry of “The Facebook Files” series of exposes, the Wall Street Journal claimed, citing leaked documents, that Facebook's own engineers have doubts about how successful artificial intelligence will be in cleaning up hate speech and excessive violence on the platform.
Published on Oct 19, 2021 10:20 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Explained: What is metaverse which Facebook is touting as the future of internet
Metaverse is being touted as the next step in the evolution of the internet, including creating new infrastructure and real-time 3D worlds. In September, Facebook committed $50 million towards building it.
Published on Oct 18, 2021 10:44 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
US senator asks Mark Zuckerberg to retain all records on whistleblower testimony
Facebook whistleblower Haugen had called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to keep scrolling, creating ample opportunity for advertisers to reach them.
Published on Oct 13, 2021 08:33 AM IST
Reuters |
‘Sincere apologies’: Facebook after second outage in a week
Facebook said the outage on Friday was not related to the one earlier in the week and Instagram thanked users for their patience and "for all the memes this week".
Published on Oct 09, 2021 05:24 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
Facebook: Zuckerberg says Frances Haugen’s claims do not make sense
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pushed back against the testimony of Frances Haugen, a former employee, saying many of her “claims don’t make any sense”.
Updated on Oct 07, 2021 06:11 AM IST
Yashwant Raj I Edited by Amit Chanda
‘Just not true’: Zuckerberg denies claims Facebook putting profit over safety
Facebook hit back after a former employee and whistleblower testified before a US court that the social media giant puts business interests ahead of children, public safety, privacy and democracy.
Published on Oct 06, 2021 08:14 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, New Delhi
WhatsApp, Facebook return after outage: As it happened and where things stand
Facebook said late on Monday that “the root cause of this outage was a faulty configuration change”, adding that it had "no evidence that user data was compromised as a result of this downtime."
Published on Oct 05, 2021 01:46 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Global outage & whistleblower revelations: Facebook fights duel crises
- Facebook late Monday blamed the outage on configuration changes it made to routers that coordinate network traffic between its data centers.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 09:47 AM IST
AFP | hindustantimes.com
As Facebook goes dark, Zuckerberg loses $7 billion, drops down billionaire list
The stock slide on Monday sent Zuckerberg’s worth down to $120.9 billion, dropping him below Bill Gates to No. 5 on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Published on Oct 05, 2021 06:30 AM IST
Bloomberg |
Why Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were all down. Explained
Facebook acknowledged that “some people are having trouble accessing (the) Facebook app” and said it was working on restoring access but did not elaborate either on the reason behind the outage or the number of users affected.
Updated on Oct 05, 2021 09:00 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
After longest Facebook outage, Mark Zuckerberg issues a personal apology
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp came back online only in the early hours of Tuesday, after nearly six hours of an outage that partially paralysed the giant social media network on the internet.
Updated on Oct 05, 2021 06:31 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Facebook to invest $50 million to responsibly build 'metaverse'
The new XR Programs and Research Fund will invest the money globally over two years to ensure metaverse technologies are "built in a way that's inclusive and empowering," Facebook said.
Published on Sep 27, 2021 10:53 PM IST
Reuters |
Mark Zuckerberg shares how it feels to teach his kid to type. Parents may relate
“Also, I just want to say that teaching a kid to type is one of the greatest tests of patience I have ever experienced," reads a part of the post shared by Mark Zuckerberg.
_1622873394554_1622873399387.jpg "Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook to share the post.(Instagram/@zuck)")
Published on Jun 05, 2021 11:48 AM IST
Trisha Sengupta
Facebook reports soaring quarterly ad revenue, stock jumps
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the extra money means the company will invest more in new areas of potential growth.
Published on Apr 29, 2021 05:33 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Srivatsan K C
Mark Zuckerberg posts about missing meals, receives sweet reply from dad
Edward Zuckerberg's reply to Mark Zuckerberg's post has prompted people to share all sorts of comments.
Updated on Apr 24, 2021 07:28 PM IST
Trisha Sengupta
Tech CEOs told ‘time for self-regulation is over’
Lawmakers began the hearing by criticising the social media platforms for their role in the riot and in the spread of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation.
Published on Mar 26, 2021 04:41 AM IST
Agencies |
Facebook to stop recommending political and social groups to users globally
- Newly created groups on any topic would need to wait 21 days before becoming eligible for recommendation in order to give Facebook time to understand how a group would operate.
Published on Mar 17, 2021 08:39 PM IST
Reuters |
Ranking billionaires: As Adani beat Bezos, Musk here’s a look at 5 others
- The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s richest people. It tracks the 500 richest people in the world regularly.
Published on Mar 13, 2021 04:09 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Could smart glasses help combat climate change? Mark Zuckerberg answers
- “We talked a little bit about climate change before just being so important," Zuckerberg said.
Updated on Mar 09, 2021 07:08 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Mallika Soni, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
H-1B visa restructuring will be affected if US immigration bill is broken up
Increases in visas for highly skilled foreign workers could fall by the wayside this year if Democrats decide to overhaul immigration through a series of small bills instead of the sweeping one put forward by President Joe Biden.
Published on Mar 02, 2021 04:07 PM IST
Bloomberg |