Facebook and Instagram apologize after ‘mistakenly’ blocking out the hashtag ‘Sikh’ for three months The platforms say the block was instituted ‘mistakenly’ by its teams It did not offer any details on how or why the term was blocked Instagram says ‘Sikh’ has been blocked on the platform since March 7 By James Pero For … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly considering adding warning labels to Facebook posts penned by government leaders if they incite violence – less than a week after he criticized Twitter for doing the exact same thing. Vox obtained access to a video conference call between Zuckerberg and several of his Facebook employees Tuesday, during which he revealed … Read more
A retired St Louis police captain has been shot dead Tuesday by looters who had broken into his friend’s pawn shop. David Dorn, 77, was found dead on the sidewalk in front of Lee’s Pawn & Jewelry in the early hours following unrest that followed a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. … Read more
Facebook introduces tool that makes it easier to find and mass-delete embarrassing or undesirable posts buried in your timeline The platform will now allow users to delete old posts en masse Facebook says it can help users prune their accounts when entering the job market or moving on from a relationship Its update makes it … Read more
A Breaking Bad-style police officer who masterminded a drugs racket has been given an extra year in jail for a pirate TV set-top box scam that cost pay channels up to £5million. PC Daniel Aimson, 39, used his scam to live a lavish lifestyle with wife Rachel, 31, including eating £500 meals in Michelin star … Read more
Dozens of Facebook employees have staged a walkout and senior Facebook employees have publicly criticized their boss Mark Zuckerberg over his decision not to take down incendiary posts by Donald Trump. The employees, who took the day off by logging into Facebook’s systems and requesting time off to support protesters across the country, also added … Read more
Some workers at Facebook are unhappy with the social media giant’s decision to not take any action on controversial posts by President Donald Trump, despite having been flagged on Twitter. Some of the employees are calling on Facebook executives to reconsider the decision to keep up Trump”s controversial posts about mail-in ballots and the Minnesota … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed why Facebook chose to keep President Trump’s controversial ‘looting leads to shooting’ post up on its site despite Twitter hiding the same update because it ‘glorified violence’. In a status update shared Friday night, Zuckerberg said that the Commander-in-chief’s post included a reference to the National Guard and Facebook users therefore … Read more
Facebook’s rolls out ‘Venue’ app that acts as a ‘second screen’ where users can get commentary and content about live events in real-time The app will act as a hub for commentary and content around live events Users can tune into different venues curated by analysts, journalists and others Venue is partnering with NASCAR to … Read more
Facebook will verify identities behind ‘high-reach’ personal accounts that show signs of ‘inauthentic’ behavior in a bid to prevent flow of misinformation Facebook will ask some viral personal accounts to verify their identities The platform says it will key in on accounts showing ‘inauthentic’ behavior It says the move will help prevent the spread of … Read more