Taliban websites that delivered all important pieces of information to the rest of the world in different languages have gone offline abruptly. Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, it has been painting a picture of change infront of the rest of the world.

Taliban's websites go offline as social media giants crackdown on group

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban's swift takeover of the country.

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn secure Afghan users' accounts amid Taliban takeover

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn moved to secure accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted at a time when the Taliban has taken over the country.

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn move to secure accounts of Afghans amid Taliban takeover

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts mentioning that they were part of a disinformation campaign run out of Russia that also used social media influencers to peddle fake claims about coronavirus vaccines. In addition 243 Instagram accounts were also removed.

Facebook removes 144 accounts used to peddle fake claims about coronavirus vaccines

The last 20 months of this pandemic have been emotionally & financially crippling for millions around the world. But for tech titans, they've brought a dramatic reversal in fortunes.

COVID-19: Big tech gets bigger during pandemic

A top German court ruled on Thursday tha Facebook illegally took down racist posts and blocked account of their author since it failed to inform the user. This has complicated a fraught debate over toxic discourse on social networks as Germany girds for a general election in September that polls show may not deliver a stable government.

Top German court strikes down Facebook rules on hate speech

Facebook on Saturday defended itself against US President Joe Biden's assertion that the social media platform is "killing people" by allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to proliferate, saying the facts tell a different story.

Facebook says it should not be blamed for US failing to meet vaccine goals

White House says Facebook and others are not doing enough to push back on fake news, as a spike in COVID-19 deaths is exclusively hitting the unvaccinated. Many people in the US are refuse vaccinations despite easy availability.

Joe Biden: COVID misinformation killing people

WhatsApp, the hugely popular instant messaging app, has announced that it is testing new capability that will free its users from smartphones. Currently, users can run their WhatsApp account via other devices (like desktops) but the user needs to be connected to internet via smartphone on which respective WhatsApp account is installed.

WhatsApp tests function to allow users to log in without linking to smartphones

One person has been dead and dozens have been arrested in Cuba after thousands joined the biggest protests for decades against the Communist government. The government has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp in the country.

Cuba protests: One person dead, several arrested after rare demonstrations

Twitter has had to admit that Fleets have not been able to attract more users to the social media platform and has now announced that it will discontinue the feature August onwards.

Twitter Fleets to be discontinued in August

Cuba has restricted access to social media and messaging platforms including Facebook and WhatsApp, in the wake of the biggest anti-government protests in decades.

Cuba restricts access to social media platforms to curb protests

The former US President Donald Trump filed class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google, months after he was booted from all three platforms for inciting violence in the wake of the Capitol riot.

Donald Trump unveils lawsuit Facebook, Twitter and Google

Facebook is leading the fast-growing market of "social commerce" that is expected to be worth some $36 billion in the United States this year, a research firm said Wednesday.

Facebook leads surging 'social commerce' market: Survey

Former US President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to sue the CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google. Trump has decided to launch a class-action lawsuit against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google chief Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after the social media platforms banned the former president, Axios reported on Wednesday.

'Three real nice guys': Donald Trump to sue Facebook, Google and Twitter CEO

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on July 4 posted a video of himself waving American-flag waving while surfboard-riding. The video has created a stir on the internet.

Mark Zuckerberg's surfing video holding US flag creates stir on the internet

US tech giants Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering their services in the city if authorities proceed with planned changes to data-protection laws, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a letter.

Facebook, Google, Twitter say could quit Hong Kong over proposed data laws: Report

Facebook and Google India officials testified before the parliamentary standing committee on information technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms.

Google and Facebook summoned by Indian Government

Facebook and Google India officials testified before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, on the issue of misuse of social media. The panel directed both social media platforms to comply with new IT rules and follow the rules of the country.

Facebook and Google officials appear in front of Parliamentary panel over platform misuse

Representative of Facebook and Google have been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology to discuss the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing the misuse of online platforms.

India's Parliamentary panel summons FB and Google officials

A US judge on Monday dismissed federal and state antitrust complaints against Facebook Inc that sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the federal complaint was "legally insufficient.

Facebook hits $1 trillion value after judge rejects antitrust complaints

Social media has become the cornucopia of information and the virality which ensues. With different types of memes, articles, and posts going viral every day, the landscape of social media has tremendously changed over the last decade.

Negative political posts on social media get more traction than positive ones, study claims

With the aim of keeping conversations civil, social media platform, Facebook, has tightened its automobile tools to help the group moderators in keeping group chats civil and non-violent.

Facebook launches 'admin assist' to help keep group chats civil

Facebook on Wednesday said it will give employees the option of sticking with remote work for the long term, even offering to help some interested in moving to other countries.

Facebook remote work made permanent as offices re-open

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