Tag: Facebook
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Facebook might bring Stories on desktop
San Francisco : Although Facebook ‘Stories’ is not as popular as it is on Instagram and WhatsApp, the social media giant is convinced that the feature can fetch money through effective advertising and due to this, the company might soon launch it on desktop. The company said that the narrative, ephemeral, camera-first format is the…
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Facebook and YouTube helping MSMEs drive business growth
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Bengaluru : Facebook and YouTube have become the platforms of choice for the Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), accounting for 80 per cent of their total social media traffic, followed by Instagram, Blogger and Quora, a report said on Wednesday. According to Bengaluru-based integrated solutions provider Instamojo, Facebook and Youtube drive the highest…
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Facebook might lose lose $23 bn after announcing changes to News Feed
London : Facebook was on course to lose 17 billion pounds ($23 billion) of its value after it announced it was making changes to its News Feed feature that will allow users to see more updates from family and friends than posts from businesses, brands and media. Facebook share fell 4 per cent within hours…
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Facebook closing pro-Palestine pages, newspaper reports
By Qais Abu Samra, Ramallah, Palestine: Facebook has unilaterally closed several pro-Palestine pages for “incitement” in a move Palestinians describe as a flagrant violation of the freedoms of opinion and expression. According to Palestinian daily Al-Hayat al-Jadida, Israeli officials — including Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked — recently met with Facebook representatives who were threatened with…
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Facebook testing local news section on its platform
San Francisco : Facebook is testing a new feature where it will have city-specific local news, events and announcements available on its platform. The test is currently live for a new section called “Today In” in six US cities, CNET reported on Thursday. Users in test markets will be able to access the feature through…
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New malware spreading fast via Facebook Messenger: Report
San Francisco : A new cryptocurrency-mining bot, named “Digmine”, that was first observed in South Korea, is spreading fast through Facebook Messenger across the world, Tokyo-headquartered cybersecurity major Trend Micro has warned. After South Korea, it has since spread in Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, the Philippines, Thailand and Venezuela. It is likely to reach other countries…
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Job ads on Facebook selectively ignoring older workforce: Report
New York : Several big companies are posting recruitment ads on Facebook which are only visible to a certain age group and selectively exclude older workers from seeing those job postings, an investigation has revealed. The joint investigation by US-based non-profit organisation ProPublica and The New York Times found companies like Verizon, Amazon, Goldman Sachs,…
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Data requests from India surged in 1st half of 2017 : Facebook
San Francisco : The Indian government requested Facebook for data 9,853 times in the first half of 2017 – up from 6,324 times in the first half of 2016 — Facebook’s latest ‘Government Requests Report’ revealed on Tuesday. Facebook restricted access to 1,228 pieces of content “in response to legal requests from law enforcement agencies…
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Russians spent less than 1 pound on ads during Brexit: Facebook
London : Downplaying claims that Kremlin-backed groups helped swing the Brexit vote in 2016, Facebook has told EU investigators that less than one pound was spent by Russians on ads posted on its platform during the referendum, The Telegraph reported on Thursday. On the other hand, Twitter disclosed that Russian-backed accounts spent $1,031.99 to buy…
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Facebook to now start paying tax locally
San Francisco : With political pressure mounting on digital giants to pay more taxes, Facebook has announced plans to move to a local selling structure in countries where it has an office — a move aimed at paying tax in the country where profits are earned. Currently, advertising revenue supported by Facebook’s local teams are…