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In the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, Facebook will be introducing several new features, including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app

It is crucial that we not lose sight of the global context; one where many nations do not enjoy the robust debate that citizens of more fortunate lands can afford to take for granted.

Facebook has become the equivalent of “critical infrastructure” for many people, and we truly don’t want to be without power or information.

Facebook on Tuesday said it is working to implement operational processes and aims to comply with the provisions of the IT rules that come into effect from May 26. The social media giant, however, said it continues to discuss a few of the issues which need more engagement with the government. The comments assume significance as social media companies are facing the deadline of May 25 to comply with the new guidelines for digital platforms. The new rules were announced in February which requi...

Read more about Facebook removes over 18 million pieces of fake, harmful Covid content on Business Standard. Facebook said it has removed more than 18 million pieces of content from its main platform and Instagram globally for violating its policies on Covid-related misinformation and harm

India is the second country after the US to launch this feature. Facebook said it has partnered with 33 states and union territories to roll out this tool in their respective jurisdictions. "The COVID-19 Announcement feature will give health departments the ability to push out timely, credible COVID-19 and vaccine information to people in their local communities/ state jurisdictions. States will be able to issue these alerts statewide or to specific cities within their state," it added. The ...

The Irish Parliament today held a hearing on Facebook’s treatment of subcontracted content moderators—the thousands of people up to their eyeballs in toxic waste in the company basement. Moderators have repeatedly reported over the years that their contract companies hurl them into traumatizing work with little coaching or mental health support, in a system designed to stifle speech.

Photo: Jacquelyn Martin (AP) America may have to wait another six months to find out whether Facebook has the capacity to make a good decision. Advertisement On Wednesday, Facebook’s Oversight Board announced that it would uphold the social media network’s decision to suspend Donald Trump from its main site and Instagram after he rallied his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 in a failed effort to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential race. It also rule...

Democrats and advocates have criticized the process and the boards decision to leave open the ability for Trump to return, while Republicans have centered their criticism around accusations that Facebook is censoring conservatives through the ban.  Trump, unsurprisingly, also slammed the decision — lumping together Facebook, Twitter and Google.  ADVERTISEMENT “These corrupt social media companies must pay a political price, and must never again be allowed to destroy and decimate our Elec...

A group of Facebook users in South Korea is pushing to sue the tech giant for passing users information to other companies without their consent, judicial sources said. According to the sources, the local law firm Jihyang and the Jinbo Network Center, a civic group advocating for peoples information rights, are gathering plaintiffs willing to participate in a mass legal action by the end of May. In November last year, the countrys Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said Facebo...