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Facebook Acted on Over 27 Million Pieces of Content in India for Guideline Violations in April
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram acted against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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Russia Resorting To Spam Tactics In Online War Against Ukraine: Meta
Russia is resorting to spammer tactics to spread Ukraine war propaganda after more sophisticated influence operations at Facebook and Instagram have been thwarted, Meta said on Thursday.
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Facebook News Feed Broken for Hours, Spammed with Bot Posts to Celebrity Pages: Report
Celebrity pages on Facebook were seemingly spammed by bots and users which broke the News Feed for several users. Facebook blamed a configuration change for this error.
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Facebook Glitch Hits Thousands, Users' Feed Spammed With Celebrity Fan Posts
A glitch in Facebook's algorithm resulted in feeds of thousands of users across the US and UK being filled with posts sent to celebrities like Taylor Swift, Eminem, and Shakira.
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Google, Twitter, Meta Agree to Adopt Strict Measures Against Spam Bots to Follow EU’s New Code of Conduct
Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code of practice, Ignoring the code can end up in hefty fines.
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EU's New Rules May Compel Google, Facebook, Twitter to Counter Deepfakes, Spam Accounts
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies may come under compulsion to counter deepfakes, spam accounts once soon after EU announces its updates code of practice this week. Ignoring the rules may attract hefty fines on social media giants.
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Facebook Took Action on 16.2 Million Content Pieces in November in India: Meta
Meta said over 16.2 million content pieces were "actioned" on Facebook across 13 violation categories proactively in India during the month of November.
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Your Data Is at Grave Risk: Here Are 6 Ways to Protect It From Hackers
Data breaches can prove expensive to users since hackers are bound to use the information for social engineering (advanced phishing), scamming, ransomware, spamming and marketing, causing users immense amount of distress and financial losses too in many cases. Here's how companies can protect their data from hackers and make it secured against data...
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Facebook Drops Like Button From Public Pages in Major Redesign
Facebook has dropped the like button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said.
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Facebook Provides Clarification on Why It Pulled ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ Page for Hours
Facebook on Monday provided clarification on why it pulled the ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ page being used by farmers protesting the new agricultural laws. The company said that it was flagged as spam by its automated systems.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Antitrust Hearing Online Moments: Jeff Bezos' Snack, Room Ratings, and 'The Net'
Chief executives of four Big Tech firms — including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook — gave virtual testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel. Online viewers took to social media to ridicule several moments from the inquiry.
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Facebook Says Will Give Priority to Original News Reporting
Facebook on Tuesday said it will give priority to original news reporting as part of an effort to divert attention from spam, click bait and specious articles.
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Facebook Profile Details of 267 Million Accounts Sold on Dark Web for a Measly $542: Report
Security researchers have discovered that user data extracted from over 267 million Facebook accounts was reportedly sold on the dark web.
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Facebook Bug Causes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts To Be Marked As Spam
Facebook's head of safety said on Tuesday a bug was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam, prompting widespread complaints from users of both its flagship app and photo-sharing app Instagram.
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Facebook Acted on Over 27 Million Pieces of Content in India for Guideline Violations in April
Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against 41 percent of complaints it received from users and Instagram acted against over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report.
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Russia Resorting To Spam Tactics In Online War Against Ukraine: Meta
Russia is resorting to spammer tactics to spread Ukraine war propaganda after more sophisticated influence operations at Facebook and Instagram have been thwarted, Meta said on Thursday.
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Facebook News Feed Broken for Hours, Spammed with Bot Posts to Celebrity Pages: Report
Celebrity pages on Facebook were seemingly spammed by bots and users which broke the News Feed for several users. Facebook blamed a configuration change for this error.
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Facebook Glitch Hits Thousands, Users' Feed Spammed With Celebrity Fan Posts
A glitch in Facebook's algorithm resulted in feeds of thousands of users across the US and UK being filled with posts sent to celebrities like Taylor Swift, Eminem, and Shakira.
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Google, Twitter, Meta Agree to Adopt Strict Measures Against Spam Bots to Follow EU’s New Code of Conduct
Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others agreed to take a tougher line against disinformation including deep fakes and fake accounts under an updated EU code of practice, Ignoring the code can end up in hefty fines.
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EU's New Rules May Compel Google, Facebook, Twitter to Counter Deepfakes, Spam Accounts
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies may come under compulsion to counter deepfakes, spam accounts once soon after EU announces its updates code of practice this week. Ignoring the rules may attract hefty fines on social media giants.
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Facebook Took Action on 16.2 Million Content Pieces in November in India: Meta
Meta said over 16.2 million content pieces were "actioned" on Facebook across 13 violation categories proactively in India during the month of November.
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Your Data Is at Grave Risk: Here Are 6 Ways to Protect It From Hackers
Data breaches can prove expensive to users since hackers are bound to use the information for social engineering (advanced phishing), scamming, ransomware, spamming and marketing, causing users immense amount of distress and financial losses too in many cases. Here's how companies can protect their data from hackers and make it secured against data...
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Facebook Drops Like Button From Public Pages in Major Redesign
Facebook has dropped the like button from its redesigned public pages used by artists, public figures and brands, the social media company said.
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Facebook Provides Clarification on Why It Pulled ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ Page for Hours
Facebook on Monday provided clarification on why it pulled the ‘Kisan Ekta Morcha’ page being used by farmers protesting the new agricultural laws. The company said that it was flagged as spam by its automated systems.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Antitrust Hearing Online Moments: Jeff Bezos' Snack, Room Ratings, and 'The Net'
Chief executives of four Big Tech firms — including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook — gave virtual testimony before the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel. Online viewers took to social media to ridicule several moments from the inquiry.
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Facebook Says Will Give Priority to Original News Reporting
Facebook on Tuesday said it will give priority to original news reporting as part of an effort to divert attention from spam, click bait and specious articles.
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Facebook Profile Details of 267 Million Accounts Sold on Dark Web for a Measly $542: Report
Security researchers have discovered that user data extracted from over 267 million Facebook accounts was reportedly sold on the dark web.
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Facebook Bug Causes Legitimate Coronavirus Posts To Be Marked As Spam
Facebook's head of safety said on Tuesday a bug was responsible for posts on topics including coronavirus being erroneously marked as spam, prompting widespread complaints from users of both its flagship app and photo-sharing app Instagram.
