Facebook said on Monday that it had paused development of an “Instagram Kids” service that would be tailored for children 13 years old or younger amid questions about the app’s effect on young people’s mental health.

Facebook is delaying an Instagram app for users under the age of 13

Dylan Voller was already a polarising figure in Australia when the disturbing, violent and demonstrably false accusations against him began to appear on Facebook.

Australian media may rethink facebook presence

A federal judge in the US has directed the Facebook to hand over records related to deleted accounts, which were linked to the anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar, a report by news agency Reuters said on Thursday.

Release records related to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar, US court orders Facebook

Facebook has announced various new efforts to combat climate crisis misinformation on its platform. These include expanding its climate science centre to provide more reliable information, investing in organizations that fight misinformation, and launching a video series to highlight young climate advocates on both Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook steps up its fight against climate misinformation, critics say efforts fall short

On Saturday, after a 3-mile hike through the Presidio, I stood in a throng of tourists looking at the Golden Gate Bridge. As the crowd snapped photos of the landmark, I decided to join in.

Smart glasses made google look dumb. Now Facebook is giving them a try.

Leaked documents from Facebook have revealed how the company's picture sharing platform Instagram is pushing teenagers towards anxiety and suicide. But the company chose to keep the internal findings hidden. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Facebook knew Instagram is toxic for teenagers

Gravitas:  Facebook knew Instagram is toxic for teenagers

Social media giant Facebook has found that its Instagram app is harmful to a number of teenagers on multiple occasions. According to internal Facebook documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Facebook has been studying how its Instagram photo-sharing app affects the mental health of its millions of young users for the last three years, and the firm's researchers have repeatedly found that Instagram is toxic to a sizable percentage of them, particularly teenage girls.

Facebook documents show how toxic Instagram is for teens: Reports

Celebrities, politicians and other high profile Facebook users are exempted from some of its rules. According to WSJ report, this is a cross-check programme which shields millions of elite users.

WSJ report shields millions of elite users

Facebook’s facilities management firm has demanded the removal of a union activist leading to a campaign against “impossible workloads” imposed on exhausted cleaners at the US tech giant’s London offices.

Facebook office cleaner who led protests at London scared for his job

Facebook mistakenly labelled Black men as primates — an animal — through its automatic facial recognition programme. In the past few days, when Facebook users watched a British tabloid video featuring Black men, they were automatically shown a message asking if they would like to watch more videos of Primates.

Facebook's topic suggestion labels Black men's videos as 'primates'

Ireland's privacy watchdog has fined WhatsApp a record $267 million after an investigation found it breached stringent European Union data protection rules on transparency about sharing people's data with other Facebook companies.

World Business Watch: Irish watchdog fines WhatsApp $267 mn after EU privacy probe

Facebook told BBC that it helped 175 citizens leave Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. As per the company, some staff members were also on the flight to Mexico City.

Facebook says it helped people flee amid chaos in Afghanistan

The Taliban has understood the power of social media. But the question is - will tech giants like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government and let them host content on their services? We explore that in this video.

How social media platforms are dealing with the Taliban

After asking working women in Afghanistan to stay at home in its second press conference on August 24, the Taliban is now requesting that all female health department employees in the centre and provinces attend their duties on a regular basis.

Taliban ask female health department employees to return to work

Russia's internet watchdog said on Thursday that the country has fined Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp for failing to store data of Russian users on local servers.

Russia fines Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter for breach of law

A Facebook post about a “healthy” doctor dying two weeks after taking the COVID-19 vaccine was the “most viewed content” on its platform in the first three months of 2021, the social media giant said in its transparency report.

Facebook’s most viewed article was on COVID vaccine death, says firm amid reports of withholding info

Taliban on Sunday announced that it will soon form a new government in Afghanistan, a week after it seized control of the state capital Kabul. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the talks are on with Afghan political leaders and added that a new government will be announced in the near future, reports TOLO news.

Taliban to soon form new government in Afghanistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday to maintain dialogue with the Taliban and to take a "gradual" approach to relations with Afghanistan's new rulers.

Turkey's Erdogan urges Putin to remain 'open' to Taliban

"It's mathematically impossible" for the US and its allies to evacuate tens of thousands of their Afghan personnel and families by August 31, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Saturday.

'Impossible' to evacuate all allied Afghans by Aug 31: EU

As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, thousands of locals and foreign nationals tried their best to flee the country. However, one UK citizen has decided to stay back till all of his employees and family members have safely left Afghanistan.

UK citizen who runs animal shelter refuses to leave Afghanistan without his staff

The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to the Kabul airport for now, citing "potential security threats" near its gates.

US tells citizens to avoid Kabul airport due to 'security threats'

Thousands rallied in central London on Saturday to protest the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and show solidarity with Afghans opposed to the new regime in Kabul.

Thousands rally in London decrying Taliban takeover

After women being sent back home from their workplace, turns out the Taliban is sending back Afghanistan’s government employees too. "I went to the office this morning, but the Taliban who were at the gate told us they have not received any orders to reopen government offices," said Hamdullah, a government employee was quoted by news agency AFP.

After women, Taliban send back Afghan's government employees

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