Facebook Users

India continues to be second highest requestor for user data from Facebook

India made 26,698 requests for user data from Facebook in the six months ended December 2019, a marginal increase from the 22,684 requests it made in the first half of year.

Updated On: 13 May 2020 | 12:35 AM IST

Facebook consumer data at risk? US states announce antitrust probe

New York state Attorney General Letitia James released a statement announcing the action on behalf of seven other states and the District of Columbia

Updated On: 06 Sep 2019 | 9:22 PM IST

400 million Facebook users' phone numbers exposed in privacy lapse: reports

Exposed server stored 419 million records on Facebook users across several databases.

Updated On: 05 Sep 2019 | 11:47 PM IST

Now, Facebook to weed out pirated content with help of new acquisition

The internet giant has acquired US-based startup Source3, which builds tech to catch pirated content

Updated On: 25 Jul 2017 | 12:48 PM IST

For Facebook, India now the largest audience country with over 240 mn users

As of July 13, Facebook is reporting a total potential audience of 241 million active users in India

Updated On: 14 Jul 2017 | 3:17 PM IST

Excessive Facebook users likely to be sad, unhealthy: Study

1% rise in 'likes clicked', 'links clicked', or 'status updates' can reduce 5-8% of mental health

Updated On: 29 May 2017 | 5:38 PM IST