YouTube Thursday said it will start showing 'information panels' -- flagging misinformation and offering correct insights -- for news-related videos on its platform as part of its efforts to curb the spread of fake news.

YouTube to show info panels to flag misinformation

Jeff Bezos remains the world's richest person, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, according to the latest Forbes list of the ultra wealthy, while far behind President Donald Trump jumped 51 spots in the ranking.

Bezos, Gates and Buffett still top the world's ultra rich: Forbes

Facebook has banned political advertisements from outside Indonesia ahead of the country's presidential poll, just weeks after being heavily criticised by the European Union for not doing enough to counter election meddling.

Facebook to restrict foreign political advertising ahead of Indonesia poll

Facebook, Twitter and foreign investors need to do more to ensure they support human rights in Myanmar, the UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee said in a report published on Tuesday.

UN Myanmar expert wants tighter checks by Facebook and investors

The fast-growing, Chinese-owned video sharing network TikTok agreed to pay a $5.7 million fine to US authorities to settle charges that it illegally collected personal information from children, officials said Wednesday.

TikTok app fined in US for illegally gathering children's data

Facebook will introduce a tool allowing users to clear their browsing history this year, which will affect the company's ability to target advertisements, Chief Financial Officer David Wehner told an investment conference on Tuesday.

Facebook will introduce 'clear history' tool this year: CFO

A parliamentary panel Monday asked micro-blogging site Twitter to address issues in real-time and engage more with the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of general elections and also summoned senior officials of other social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram on March 6.

Lok Sabha elections: Parliamentary panel asks Twitter to engage more with Election Commission; summons Facebook, WhatsApp officials on March 6 

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered two state agencies to investigate a media report that Facebook may be accessing far more personal information than previously known from smartphone users, including health and other sensitive data.

New York governor orders probe into Facebook access to data from other apps

A news report Friday said many smartphone apps were sending highly personal information such as menstrual cycles and body weight to Facebook, without notifying users.

Smartphone apps send intimate user data to Facebook: Report

European Union countries on Wednesday endorsed an overhaul of the bloc's copyright rules which would force Google and Facebook Inc to pay publishers for news snippets and filter out copyright-protected content on YouTube or Instagram.

EU countries back copyright reforms aimed at Google, Facebook

Nepal's government on Wednesday tabled draft legislation that would impose harsh penalties for "improper" social media posts, igniting concerns it could be used to suppress freedom of speech and stifle dissent.

Nepal social media bill sparks freedom of speech concerns

Soon after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address to the nation on the Pulwama terror attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir, an image on his official Facebook page was posted with the caption: "Don't mess with my country.

'Don't mess with my country', says Pak PM Imran Khan on Facebook

New Zealand said on Monday that it plans to update its laws so it can tax revenue earned by multinational digital firms such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, extending a global effort to bring global tech giants into the tax net.

New Zealand to target online giants with digital tax

Facebook gathers intelligence from its platform to identify people who threaten the firm or its workers, the social network said Thursday in response to media reports of the security tactic.

Facebook taps user data to defend workers from threat

Activists have petitioned a parliamentary panel to summon the heads of US tech firms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google and question them on issues ranging from tax compliance to data privacy.

After Twitter chief, Parliamentary panel urged to summon global heads of Facebook, other tech giants

Facebook Inc is expanding its fact-checking network in India to curb the spread of misinformation as the world's largest democracy prepares for a general election that must be held by May, the US-based social media giant said on Monday.

With Lok Sabha elections coming, Facebook says it is expanding its fact-checking network

Facebook has been ordered to curb its data collection practices in Germany after a landmark ruling on Thursday that the world's largest social network abused its market dominance to gather information about users without their consent.

Germany to restrict Facebook's data gathering activities

The United States social media company Twitter reported a record quarterly revenue and its first full year of profitability Thursday, signs the company's efforts to promote healthy discourse on the platform appear to be paying off, according to a report from the Dow Jones Newswires made available to EFE.

Twitter's push to reduce abuse pays off with revenue jump

Apple said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with French authorities to settle 10 years of back taxes, becoming the latest US company to reach a deal with France which has led a European push for higher taxes on tech giants.

Apple agrees 500-million-euro tax settlement with France

Facebook has banned four insurgent groups fighting against Myanmar's military from its social network, the company said on Tuesday, saying it wanted to prevent offline harm by removing groups it branded "dangerous organisations".

Facebook targets 'dangerous' armed groups in latest Myanmar bans

Fifteen years after its founding, Facebook has made strides toward Mark Zuckerberg's goal of connecting the world. But it has also made some huge missteps that have turned some of its cheerleaders into vocal detractors.

Facebook at 15: A titan with grown-up woes

2004 to 2019: Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook turns 15

Facebook said Thursday it took down hundreds of accounts from Iran that were part of a vast manipulation campaign operating in more than 20 countries. The world's biggest social network said it removed 783 pages, groups and accounts "for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behaviour tied to Iran.

Facebook takes down over 700 pages for engaging in Iran-led manipulation campaign

Facebook Inc's photo-sharing social network Instagram is down for some users, according to DownDetector.com, a website which monitors outages. DownDetector.com showed that there were over 32,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Instagram.

Facebook's Instagram down for some users

facebook

Facebook, News on Facebook, stories on Facebook, articles on Facebook, Facebook stories at Wion, Facebook news, Facebook latest news