The chief executive officers of Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. fielded the latest round of complaints from U.S. senators who remain divided on how to regulate the companies heading into 2021.

Mark Zuckerberg & Jack Dorsey defend their handling of misinformation

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday to question Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on their companies' actions around the 2020 presidential election.

Facebook, Twitter CEOs testify at Senate hearing on election measures

The Solomon Islands may soon ban the use of Facebook for an indeterminate period after inflammatory critique of the government was aired on the social media platform.

Solomon Islands may ban Facebook after government criticism on platform

As election misinformation continued to rage online, Facebook Inc said on Wednesday its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to reach voters for key Georgia Senate races in January.

Facebook extends ban on US political ads for another month

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp will start its payments service in India on Friday, the messaging app said in a blog post. The messaging application, which counts India as its biggest market with more than 400 million users, received approval from the country's leading payments processor to roll out the much-delayed system.

WhatsApp starts payments service in India

Facebook Inc has said it took down a rapidly growing group where some supporters of US President Donald Trump posted violent rhetoric and baseless claims that Democrats were stealing the election.

Facebook removes rapidly growing pro-Trump group

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter were misused by Russians to inflame US voters with divisive messages before the 2016 presidential election. The companies have spent the past four years trying to ensure that this November isn’t a repeat.

What to expect from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on election day

Facebook Inc will temporarily halt recommendations for all political groups and any new groups in the run-up to the US presidential election. Facebook's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg referred to one of the changes during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying: "We have taken the steps to stop recommendations in groups for all political content or social issue groups as a precaution.

Facebook suspends political, new group recommendations ahead of US election

The chief executives of Google, Facebook & Twitter testified before a senate committee on their respective social media moderation practices. But the Senate hearing soon turned into a political scuffle. WION reports

Senate hearing turns into a political showdown | U.S. Election 2020 New York Direct

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google clashed with U.S. senators over online content regulation. Can private companies be trusted with regulating social and political discourse, or is it time to rein in big tech? WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Big tech CEOs grilled by US Senators

Facebook shone, Alphabet rallied, Apple sank and Twitter tumbled on Thursday after a mixed bag of quarterly reports from top-tier technology companies that investors have relied on this year to power a stock market rally through the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook quarterly profit jumps despite ad boycott; Twitter shares drop

As tech giants faced an intense hearing on Senate on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was in the centre to face the ire of conservative lawmakers. "My concern is that these platforms have become powerful arbiters of what is true and what content users can access," said Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee, as quoted by the news agency AFP.

'Who the hell put you in charge?' Republicans lash out at tech giants during Senate debate

A U.S. Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content quickly turned into a political scuffle as lawmakers not only went after the companies but also attacked each other.

US Senate tech hearing becomes political showdown

Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday that the company's top lobbyist in India Ankhi Das has quit, in the midst of a controversy over how Facebook regulates and manages political content in the country.

Facebook India's policy head Ankhi Das quits amid political controversy

On Monday, Facebook Inc launched a cloud gaming feature on its Facebook platform. The free service allows users to play and stream games without downloading them.

Now you can play cloud-based games on Facebook!

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has now written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and appealed for ban on Islamophobic content.

Your Story: Imran Khan to Facebook: Take down Islamophobic content

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on Facebook to ban Islamophobic content on its platform, warning of a spike in radicalisation amongst Muslims, hours after he hit out at the French president for "attacking Islam".

Imran Khan writes to Facebook CEO seeking ban on islamophobic content 

Facebook on Wednesday extended its dating service to 32 European countries after the plan was delayed earlier due to regulatory issues. After concerns were raised by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), European Union's main regulator for many of the world's technology giant organisations, Facebook had postponed its rollout of Facebook Dating in Europe in February.

Facebook's dating service launched in Europe

Fraudsters are using various tricks to cheat people and defraud them of their money. Watch the video to know more

Don't fall prey to online scams on Paytm, WhatsApp and other popular apps

Japan is likely to join the United States and Europe to regulate the “Big Tech” companies. Kazuyuki Furuya, chairman of Japan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) told Reuters on Monday that the country could also initiate a probe into mergers and dealings that involve Fitbit, a fitness tracker company.

Japan likely to join US, Europe in regulation of Big Tech companies

Facebook has taken the onus of fighting 'fake news' & hate in a deeply polarised world. On Gravitas Plus, Palki Sharma asks: Can a platform that was accused of data manipulation act as the arbiter of truth?

Gravitas Plus: Can Facebook act as the arbiter of truth?

Are social media giants trying to manipulate the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections? If not, why then have Facebook and Twitter restricted the reach of an article on Hunter Biden? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has the details.

Gravitas: Is social media manipulating U.S. polls?

Journalists covering COVID-19 pandemic claim that Facebook is the biggest spreader of disinformation, followed by elected officials. An international survey of journalism and COVID-19 conducted by the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University shed light on false information.

Facebook and elected officials biggest sources of coronavirus disinformation, journalists claim

Facebook Inc will start banning ads that explicitly discourage people from getting vaccinated, the world's largest social media company said on Tuesday, as it also announced a new flu vaccine information campaign.

Facebook will ban ads discouraging people from getting vaccines

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