Fox News, NBC and Facebook have pulled a Trump campaign ad branded racist, which equates a convicted Mexican murderer with Central American migrants en route to the US border.

Facebook, US networks drop Trump campaign ad judged to be racist

Several users' details have been compromised after hackers gained access to their private messages, the BBC reported. Most of the users are based in Ukraine and Russia but some were also from the UK, US, Brazil and elsewhere, the report said on Friday.

Hackers gain access to 120 miilion Facebook users' private messages: Report

The Nasdaq slumped more than three per cent Wednesday afternoon as Wall Street headed for another dreary day of losses on worries about weakening US earnings growth.

Nasdaq sinks 3.6% as US stocks losses deepen

Britain's information regulator on Thursday upheld a small but symbolic 500,000 pound ($645,000) fine for Facebook for breaches of data protection law related to the harvesting of data by consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

UK regulator fines Facebook £500,000 in Cambridge Analytica scandal

Facebook Inc's new searchable database of US political ads reveals that companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp, Ben & Jerry's and Penzeys Spices are cumulatively spending millions of dollars to encourage voting and influence how Americans vote.

Exxon, Ben & Jerry's among buyers of $256 million in political ads on Facebook

Japan's government on Monday told US technology firm Facebook Inc to better protect its users' personal data following lapses this year affecting tens of millions of people globally.

Protect users' personal data: Japan government to Facebook

Mai Khoi, a dissident musician dubbed Vietnam's Lady Gaga, has appealed to Facebook's directors to safeguard freedom of expression as the government looks to bolster its control of the web.

Vietnam dissident Khoi urges Facebook to protect freedom of expression

Facebook, on Thursday, removed a video posted on Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan’s account in which he was seen comparing Jews to termites, reports said.

Watch: Facebook removes video of Farrakhan comparing Jews to 'termites'

Facebook Inc has hired former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, as the social network deals with a number of scandals related to privacy, fake news and election meddling.

Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as head of global affairs

Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals.

Facebook shareholders back proposal to remove Zuckerberg as chairman

Facebook said Wednesday it was reviving the pioneering MTV reality show "The Real World" as its secret weapon to lure viewers away from YouTube. The social media giant said it was also trying to harness the formidable online power of the "cute kitten" factor with a new show called "World's Most Amazing Dog" on its new Facebook Watch platform.

Facebook has a plan to take on YouTube: Reality TV

Facebook said it has purged more than 800 US pages and accounts for spamming users with politically-tinged garbage links and clickbait just weeks ahead of the US midterm elections.

Purged more than 800 US pages, spam accounts ahead of US midterm elections: Facebook

On a hot morning in India's tourist mecca of Jaipur, an open truck painted in the signature lime-green colours of Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service pulls into a dusty lane, where five men spill out and begin to perform a skit.

WhatsApp hits the road with skits to stamp out fake news in India

A bug in Facebook's messaging app WhatsApp that allowed hackers to take over users' applications when they attended an incoming call was fixed by Facebook in early October, media report stated.

Facebook fixes bug that let hackers hijack users' WhatsApp application

Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said "polling problems" during Sunday's election cheated him of outright victory. Bolsonaro fell short of the threshold required -- 50 per cent plus one vote -- to avoid an October 28 run-off against his nearest rival, leftwing candidate Fernando Haddad.

'Polling problems' denied outright victory: Brazil's Bolsonaro

Facebook on Monday released a smart speaker designed to ease video calls, but the company's history of privacy mishaps and the device's price and limited functionality could slow it from taking on market leaders Amazon.

Facebook debuts smart speaker for Messenger video calls

Social networking platform Facebook Saturday said it will encourage engagement between people and political leaders on its platform for 'free and fair election' and deploy task force to check hate speeches during polls.

Facebook to deploy task force in upcoming Indian elections to check hate speech

The Dow hit a record closing high on Tuesday, but another drop in Facebook shares weighed on both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, driving both to finish in the red. Dividend-paying sectors were the best performers of the major S&P sectors, with utilities up 1.

US Dow closes at record high

Facebook-owned photo-sharing social network Instagram briefly stopped working on Tuesday as users were not able to see pictures or profiles worldwide. Its app and website both were inaccessible for about half an hour and the app displayed an error message saying "couldn't refresh feed", while its website did not load for users.

Instagram down, briefly, around the world

In the latest blow, Facebook is now expected to be fined a whopping US $1.6 billion by the European Union (EU) privacy watchdog due to the latest data breach which exposed the private information of at least 50 million users, reports said.

Facebook to be fined $1.6 billion over latest EU data breach 

Internet major Google and social media giants Twitter and Facebook have assured the Election Commission that they will not allow their platforms to be used for anything which effects the purity of polls during campaign period, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat has said.

Facebook, Twitter to help EC check fake news, targeted communication

Facebook has discovered a security issue affecting about 50 million user accounts, the company said on Friday. Facebook said attackers stole Facebook access tokens through its "view as" feature, which they could then use to take over people's accounts.

Facebook reveals security incident affecting 50 million users

Social media giant Facebook, who is already under scrutiny for data breach scandal, admitted on Thursday that it uses the phone numbers provided by users for two-factor authentication to target ads.

Facebook admits phone numbers may be used to target ads

Facebook on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded Oculus virtual reality headset with power to handle the intensive graphics of digital worlds in a wire-free experience.

Facebook unveils upgraded wireless Oculus headset in VR push

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