Shares of Facebook Inc fell more than 2 per cent in early trading on Tuesday after the two founders of photo-sharing app Instagram left the social networking giant under unexplained circumstances.

Facebook shares slip after Instagram founders quit

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The move is aimed at cracking down on businesses whose ads mislead users into buying low-quality goods or services or firms that fail to deliver products in their stated shipping time

Facebook launches user review, potential bans for advertisers

United Nations officials investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar have said Facebook has been a source of propaganda against the minority in a country

Myanmar hardline monks vow to stay on Facebook despite ban

The social media acknowledged on Thursday that a software glitch changed had the privacy setting of its users by making their personal posts public

Now, Facebook acknowledges 'bug' turned users' private posts public

Facebook faced criticism in the United States on Wednesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms

India seeks Facebook's response over reports of data sharing without consent

The social media company plays an outsized role in a country that has only recently come online and boasts 18 million accounts among the population of around 50 million people

Facebook blacklists Myanmar hardline Buddhist group

Ahuja said Facebook was committed to hiring more Sinhala speakers but declined to say how many were currently employed in Sri Lanka

Facebook staff to learn Sinhala insults after Sri Lanka riots

Senator Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee in a statement said House of Representatives Intelligence Committee had raised concerns

Huawei stores our information on phone, not on servers: Facebook

The New York Times report had alleged that Facebook had shared the data of its users and their friends with at least 60 phone makers including Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft

US senators demand answers from Facebook after data-sharing report

The deals allowed Facebook to expand its reach and let the device makers offer customers popular features of the social network, such as 'like' buttons and address books

Facebook shared user data with over 60 device makers including Apple, Samsung: Report

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As the 2018 midterm elections approach in the U.S., Google's power to influence undecided voters remains overshadowed by Facebook's personal data crisis

Opinion: When will Google defend democracy?

A study will be conducted during this period to gather from the study will then be used to curb the fake profiles and fake news floating on the site

Papua New Guinea may temporarily ban Facebook to curb fake profiles

People also attacked the actor for sharing pictures during the month of Ramzan

Trolls attack Aamir Khan for playing with daughter, posting food pictures during Ramzan

Spain's far-left party Podemos said Sunday its leader has won a confidence vote called after an outcry over his purchase of a luxury home

Spain's Podemos leader wins confidence vote over luxury home

A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards them

Hawaii street swallowed by 'lava tide' as many more homes burn

The program is called the Non-Consensual Intimate Image Pilot, and as described by Facebook, which is an 'emergency option' for people who are worried their images might be shared in the future.

Facebook is now asking users to send their intimate pictures to combat revenge porn

However, Zuckerberg avoided answering numerous specific questions, notably around opt-outs from targeted advertising, the sharing of data between Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp, as well as Facebook's collection of data on non-users

Facebook face-off: EU gets little news from Zuckerberg about social network's data policies

Zuckerberg had appeared before the US Senate Intelligence Committee about data breach.

Now, Zuckerberg apologizes to UK lawmakers over data breach

Facebook had received over 65,000 government requests for user data in the US in 2017

Facebook received over 22 thousand data requests from Indian govt in 2017

Christopher Wylie, who leaked information on the British-based firm's hijacking of data on millions of Facebook users, told a Senate panel he believes Russian intelligence services had access to data harvested by the consultancy

Cambridge Analytica shared data with Russia: Whistleblower

Reports said French president Macron will hold "tough talks" with the Facebook boss

Facebook chief Zuckerberg to meet European Parliament members over data privacy

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