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Trinamool MLA Takes "Break" From Social Media After Prod By Party
TMC MLA Madan Mitra, who is popular among a cross section of netizens for his regular Facebook live shows, has announced on the networking site that he would be deactivating his profile for five months in accordance with the instructions of his party
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Twitter Convenes a Team to Prepare for US Capitol Riot Anniversary
Twitter convened a team to prepare the social networking site to address any harmful content associated with the event, the company said.
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Facebook Allows Group Admins to Designate ‘Experts’ for Their Communities
Facebook groups have now been provided with the ability to allow admins to designate specific group members as ‘experts.’ Group admins on the social networking site will also be able look for experts beyond the people available in their groups.
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How to Switch Off Your ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Tracking From Website and App
Here’s a step-by-step guide to turn off the ‘off-Facebook activity’ tracking. Facebook wants to show you personalised and targeted ads. But for that, it not just takes your data from its social networking site or app — alongside its subsidiaries including Instagram and WhatsApp — but also from various third parties. For this, you can chec...
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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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After 15 Years And A Spell Of Memory Loss, Woman Reunited With Son
In heart-warming story, a 22-year-old man from Vishakhapatnam was reunited with his mother in Delhi after 15 years, thanks to social networking site Facebook and a women's rehabilitation centre that sprang into action after Rama Devi - who had lost her memory - remembered her son's name.
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Facebook Partners With External Researchers to Study Its Impact During US Election
Facebook said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 US presidential election.
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Facebook Executive's Posts Reveal Political Bias, Says New Report
A Facebook executive at the centre of allegations that the social networking site did not apply hate speech rules on members of the ruling BJP has been named in a second Wall Street Journal report on internal messages that allegedly show political bias.
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Venkaiah Naidu's Warning To MPs On Media Leaks Before Facebook Hearing
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has asked chairpersons and members of parliamentary standing committees to avoid providing to the media confidential information related to panel meetings. Mr Naidu's memo comes days before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology is expected to question representatives from Facebook after a...
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Facebook Self Regulation Not Enough, Insists Germany
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
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Facebook Rolls Out Tool to Give Its Users More Control Over Data Gathered From Other Sites, Apps
Facebook said Tuesday a new tool allowing users of the social network to view and delete data it collects from third parties is rolling out to the estimated two billion members of the leading social network worldwide.
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US Elections 2020: Facebook Exempts Political Speech From Fact-Checking
Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced on Tuesday ahead of the US 2020 elections, even as it works to discredit false information meant to manipulate public opinion.
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Social Media May Improve Mental Health, Reduce Depression Risk: Finds Study; 5 Tips To Reduce Depression Naturally
Depression: A study finds that social networking sites like Facebook can help in improving mental health, reduce depression risk. The study challenges most earlier notions which state that social media causes depression, anxiety and stress.
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Supreme Court Slams Social Networks for Failing to Prevent Offensive Content
A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta granted one month to the social media sites to ensure a foolproof mechanism to prevent uploading of objectionable materials.
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Political Activist Arrested For Threatening NCP Legislator On Facebook
A 30-year-old activist of a political party has been arrested for allegedly issuing threats to an NCP legislator on a social networking site, the police said today.
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Trinamool MLA Takes "Break" From Social Media After Prod By Party
TMC MLA Madan Mitra, who is popular among a cross section of netizens for his regular Facebook live shows, has announced on the networking site that he would be deactivating his profile for five months in accordance with the instructions of his party
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Twitter Convenes a Team to Prepare for US Capitol Riot Anniversary
Twitter convened a team to prepare the social networking site to address any harmful content associated with the event, the company said.
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Facebook Allows Group Admins to Designate ‘Experts’ for Their Communities
Facebook groups have now been provided with the ability to allow admins to designate specific group members as ‘experts.’ Group admins on the social networking site will also be able look for experts beyond the people available in their groups.
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How to Switch Off Your ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Tracking From Website and App
Here’s a step-by-step guide to turn off the ‘off-Facebook activity’ tracking. Facebook wants to show you personalised and targeted ads. But for that, it not just takes your data from its social networking site or app — alongside its subsidiaries including Instagram and WhatsApp — but also from various third parties. For this, you can chec...
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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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After 15 Years And A Spell Of Memory Loss, Woman Reunited With Son
In heart-warming story, a 22-year-old man from Vishakhapatnam was reunited with his mother in Delhi after 15 years, thanks to social networking site Facebook and a women's rehabilitation centre that sprang into action after Rama Devi - who had lost her memory - remembered her son's name.
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Facebook Partners With External Researchers to Study Its Impact During US Election
Facebook said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 US presidential election.
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Facebook Executive's Posts Reveal Political Bias, Says New Report
A Facebook executive at the centre of allegations that the social networking site did not apply hate speech rules on members of the ruling BJP has been named in a second Wall Street Journal report on internal messages that allegedly show political bias.
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Venkaiah Naidu's Warning To MPs On Media Leaks Before Facebook Hearing
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has asked chairpersons and members of parliamentary standing committees to avoid providing to the media confidential information related to panel meetings. Mr Naidu's memo comes days before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology is expected to question representatives from Facebook after a...
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Facebook Self Regulation Not Enough, Insists Germany
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
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Facebook Rolls Out Tool to Give Its Users More Control Over Data Gathered From Other Sites, Apps
Facebook said Tuesday a new tool allowing users of the social network to view and delete data it collects from third parties is rolling out to the estimated two billion members of the leading social network worldwide.
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US Elections 2020: Facebook Exempts Political Speech From Fact-Checking
Facebook will not fact-check the statements politicians post to the site, the social network announced on Tuesday ahead of the US 2020 elections, even as it works to discredit false information meant to manipulate public opinion.
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Social Media May Improve Mental Health, Reduce Depression Risk: Finds Study; 5 Tips To Reduce Depression Naturally
Depression: A study finds that social networking sites like Facebook can help in improving mental health, reduce depression risk. The study challenges most earlier notions which state that social media causes depression, anxiety and stress.
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Supreme Court Slams Social Networks for Failing to Prevent Offensive Content
A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta granted one month to the social media sites to ensure a foolproof mechanism to prevent uploading of objectionable materials.
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Political Activist Arrested For Threatening NCP Legislator On Facebook
A 30-year-old activist of a political party has been arrested for allegedly issuing threats to an NCP legislator on a social networking site, the police said today.
