Twitter users unable to automatically post tweets to Facebook
Sat, Aug 04, 2018
Ime Archibong, Vice President of Product Partnerships at Facebook, said all apps using the Facebook Platform APIs would need to go through a more comprehensive review to better protect people`s Facebook information.
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Pay for WhatsApp use? This is on the cards
Thu, Aug 02, 2018
Facebook has started a new scheme, where it connects business with customers via WhatsApp. The social media platform will make money out of it. According to Facebook, it has been testing the WhatsApp Business tool with more than 90 companies including Uber and Singapore Airlines for months.
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Facebook-KPMG: 7 out of 10 fashion accessory buys in India to be 'mobile influenced' by 2022
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
Seven in 10 fashion accessory purchases in 2022 will be influenced by mobile-focussed marketing in India, creating a USD 110 billion sales opportunity by 2022, a report by Facebook and KPMG said today.
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WhatsApp Group Video calling, Group Voice calling available to all users now
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
WhatsApp Group Voice and Video calling feature is now available for all users. This is what the company said in a blog post. Earlier, the feature was made available to beta test users on Android and iOS
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Tech firms should be made liable for "fake news" on sites: UK lawmakers
Sat, Jul 28, 2018
Tech firms like Facebook should be made liable for "harmful and misleading" material on their websites and pay a levy so they can be regulated, British lawmakers said, warning of a crisis in democracy due to misuse of personal data.
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Facebook sued after stock plunge 'shocked' market
Sat, Jul 28, 2018
Facebook Inc and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg were sued on Friday in what could be the first of many lawsuits over a disappointing earnings announcement by the social media company that wiped out about $120 billion of shareholder wealth.
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GST replaced ''Congress legacy tax'' with ''good and simple tax'': Jaitley
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the GST has replaced the `Congress Legacy Tax` -- which was 31 per cent for most goods -- with a `good and simple tax`, adding that the existing 28 per cent slab will be phased out following further improvement in revenue collections.
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Facebook loses a whopping $150 billion in just two hours; share price tumbles 24%
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Facebook had cautioned investors to expect a big jump in costs because of efforts to address concerns about poor handling of users' privacy and to better monitor what users post. Total expenses in the second quarter surged to $7.4 billion, up 50 per cent compared with a year ago.
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Facebook Q2 results out: Tech giant says privacy push will erode profits for years
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
The second-quarter results were the first sign that a new European privacy law and a succession of privacy scandals involving Cambridge Analytica and other app developers have bit into Facebook`s business.
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Facebook pledges tough U.S. election security efforts as critical memo surfaces
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
Facebook officials on Tuesday said the company is using a range of techniques including artificial intelligence to counter Russian operatives or others who use deceptive tactics and false information to manipulate public opinion.
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Facebook will not remove fake news, but demote it
Mon, Jul 16, 2018
The social network is currently running an advertising campaign in Britain that declares "fake news is not our friend". But it said publishers often had "very different points of view" and removing fabricated posts would be "contrary to the basic principles of free speech", the BBC reported on Friday.
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Centre refuses to share Facebook's data leak response, says it is confidential
Sun, Jul 15, 2018
The Indian government has refused to share copies of responses received from the US-based social media giant Facebook over global data breach scandal involving London-based data mining firm Cambridge Analytica, saying the information was shared by the companies 'in confidence'
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Income Tax dept scanner on Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter
Sat, Jul 14, 2018
Seeking to tax overseas online companies deriving economic value in India, the Income Tax department today sought industry views on the revenue and user thresholds to determine if they have 'significant economic presence' in the country
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Microsoft debuts free tier in competitive workplace chat app market
Fri, Jul 13, 2018
Microsoft has been competing with Slack since introducing Teams in early 2017. The product is used by 200,000 organizations, the company said in March. Slack in May said that Slack is used by 70,000 paying organizations.
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