Facebook has created a new photo transfer that will let users copy all their photos and videos on Facebook to Google Photos. It is only available in Ireland but is launching worldwide in 2020.

Ambulance worker Sophie-Louise Dennis spotted a group of ten-to-15 drinking in the beer garden of a closed pub along Tonbridge Road, Maidstone while she was working.

Brian Leach, from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, was sacked on Wednesday after five years in the job. The post referred to a Billy Connolly sketch that poked fun at suicide bombing.

Mother Chloe Dillon from Runcorn, Cheshire, prompted a discussion about the £3.50 Asda Protect Cooling Clear Sun Mist in the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group.

Facebook was the most downloaded smartphone app of the decade, according to a new report from research firm App Annie, and the company controls four of the top five apps overall.

The unknown woman shared a sample of idiotic questions along with her sarcastic replies in her Facebook post making fun of the groups.

Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan is set to appoint Ofcom to enforce a legal duty of care demanding online giants operating in Britain shield children from abuse and self-harm material.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that senior staff at Britain's competition watchdog are pushing for an investigation over concerns that the two American firms have become too dominant.

A Facebook data transfer tool that allows all users to move photos and videos from Facebook to Google Photos has launched in the UK. The GDPR-compliant tool launched in Ireland last year.

The Digital Sales Tax will affect search engines, social media services and online marketplaces which 'derive value from UK users'.

Ministers have launched a crackdown on Google, Facebook and Amazon to curb the US technology giants' dominance online. Plans will be drawn up over six months in a drive to boost competition.

The US government wants to see if private-sector companies could compile the data in a way that would allow them to map the spread of the deadly virus.

Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile.

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Monday announce a mandatory code on digital platforms to be finalised by July, bringing forward a November deadline.

Ex-Culture Committee chair Damian Collins is urging the government to follow the example of Australia, where new rules are being brought in to help prop up publications amid coronavirus turmoil.

Facebook has improved its 3D photos feature to give more users the chance to bring their images to life.

A Which? investigation found 50 discoverable profiles, pages and groups advertising stolen identities. Scammers are using Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to market stolen information.

Facebook has rolled out a desktop redesign to all of its users that includes the Dark Mode feature. The update also improves loading speeds and makes it easier to create Groups and events.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Users were directed to bogus stories which reported persistent slurs against the Premier League champions.

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The PM has had 179 million interactions in the last two years; his cabinet ministers too have taken a lot to the social media platform

Supporters of a "dislike" button, which Facebook does not have, say the culture of Facebook has become too nice. WSJ's Andy Jordan reports from San Francisco on what some creative contrarions are doing to game the Facebook system to "get" a dislike button.

It is not just the loose definition of Section 66A of the IT Act, its frequent clubbing  with sections of the IPC relating to cognizable offences poses a grave threat to the freedom of all citizens, finds Tanvi Bhatikar.

फेसबुक (Facebook) ने अपने लंदन और सिंगापुर ऑफिस के कुछ हिस्सों को गहन सफाई के लिए बंद कर दिया है और कर्मचारियों को 13 मार्च तक घर से काम करने की सलाह दी गई है.

Reliance Jio और Facebook डील को लेकर अंतरराष्ट्रीय रेटिंग एजेंसियों की सकारात्मक प्रतिक्रिया देते हुए कहा है कि इससे भारत के टेलीकॉम सेक्टर में टर्नअराउंड दिख सकता है यानी इस सेक्टर की कंपनियां घाटे से मुनाफे में लौट सकती है.

COVID-19: Facebook to give USD 100 million in cash grants, ad credits to small businesses

Sensex up 743 points, Reliance gains 10% as Facebook picks stake in Jio

रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज (Reliance Industries) ने सोमवार को एक बड़ी घोषणा करते हुए बताया कि निजी इक्विटी फर्म सिल्वर लेक (Equity Firm Silver Lake) जियो प्लेटफॉर्म में 1.15% हिस्सेदारी 5,655.75 करोड़ रुपये में खरीदेगी.

To show your support and care to others, you can now use the new reaction added by Facebook.

Without revealing the identity of the companies, RIL in its fourth-quarter earnings statement said the investment would be announced in the coming months.

The deal comes less than two weeks after Facebook spent $5.7 billion to buy a 9.99 percent stake in Jio. The Facebook-Jio deal was the social media network’s biggest since its $22 billion buyout of WhatsApp in 2014.

India's new digital tax has caught the industry off guard as it was not part of the main proposals which the finance ministry had presented in parliament in April.

Facebook has introduced Covid-19 Information Center on the app in order to limit the spread of misinformation related to Covid-19.

The social networking giant also said it counts 2.99 billion monthly users across its family of apps, compared to 2.89 billion in the previous quarter.

Reliance Jio says this investment would enable new opportunities for businesses of all sizes. There is special focus on small businesses across India, and there is expectation that the new digital ecosystems will reach out to as many as 1.3 billion Indians, including via WhatsApp.

The fact is, Jio has been able to make its mark so far by reaching out to pretty much every strata of the society, and not just those who would potentially return higher revenues per user. The Jio mobile data pricing is the biggest example, which has completely changed the way the telecom industry operates.

Facebook users will now be able to help local businesses, raise funds, and find local opportunities through the Covid-19 community hub.

In its monthly report, Facebook said that it shut down the fake accounts and pages that were used to promote Iranian state propaganda in more than 15 countries.

But how is it different from the controversial Free Basics, which faced opposition particularly in India? The single biggest change is that it allows access to every website available.

The oversight board will focus on a small slice of challenging content issues including hate speech and harassment and people’s safety.

These investments will push Jio’s Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers.

According to the report, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg may announce the company's office reopening plan in an official statement soon.

The 26-minute video went viral this week across social media platforms.

The youngest ever vice-chancellor of NLSIU was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and looks to establish a precedent-setting moderation model at Facebook.

Sudhir Krishnaswamy also clarifies that he won't be representing cases related to India, but willl look at content moderation questions from around the world.

Facebook Employees Can Work From Home Till The End 2020

Stephen King has quit Facebook, saying there is too much fake news and misinformation on the platform.

Posting the morphed images on Facebook, Premam actress Anupama Parameswaran slammed trolls for committing the cybercrime.

We found that the tendency to avoid using Facebook ID for affair apps was significantly higher for individuals who have less faith in the security of online systems in general.

Paytm is reportedly in talks with Microsoft for more funds as the former is planning to increase its subscriber's base, and give tough competition to other platforms. Paytm might raise $100 million (close to Rs. 760 crore) in the coming days.