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Hate content issue may impact Facebook's India business, say experts

Analysts foresee strengthening of "Facebook ad boycott" call, with big players in the country revisiting their decision to advertise on the platform

BJP attacks Tharoor for summoning Facebook in Parliamentary committee

A BJP MP and member of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Information and Technology (I & T) urged all NDA MPs in the Committee to write a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla against its chairman Shashi Tharoor in connection with summoning Facebook without taking members in confidence, sources said.The controversy erupted over the issue after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP and the RSS control Facebook and WhatsApp in the country.Later, Tharoor said that the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology would certainly wish to hear from Facebook about the media reports."The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology would certainly wish to hear from Facebook about these reports & what they propose to do about hate-speech in India," Tharoor tweeted.Earlier on Monday, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said that the Chairman of Standing Committee does not have the authority to do anything without discussion of the agenda with its ...

Parliamentary panel plans to summon Facebook in hate-speech case

A report by The Wall Street Journal on Saturday mentioned that Facebook overlooked its hate speech policies

Facebook could face up to $500 billion in fines in new lawsuit: Report

The lawsuit was filed on Monday in state court in Redwood City, California, DailyMail.com reported on Wednesday

Facebook employees get $1,000 for home office, work from home until July

Facebook says the company will continue reopening offices in a restricted capacity where government guidance permits and where virus mitigation has taken place for about two months

OnePlus faces flak from users over Facebook bloatware in Nord, OP 8: Report

The OnePlus 8, 8 Pro and Nord have left several users annoyed as these devices come pre-installed with Facebook family of apps and services that cannot be uninstalled

Facebook India gets down to serious business as it tries to go local

For the $71-billion Facebook Inc more is always merrier: more people means more engagement and, consequently, more advertising

Facebook brings 'official music videos' to India; to feature big labels

Facebook said 'official music videos' will "create new social experiences that go beyond just watching the video"

Reliance Industries hits new high; market-cap crosses Rs 11 trillion

RIL raised over Rs 168,818 crore in just 58 days become net debt-free company. Mukesh Ambani now plans to list the telecom and retail businesses in the next five years

Facebook brings in new feature to let users lock profiles from non-friends

The feature is designed for people in India, especially women, who want more control over their Facebook experience, the firm said

RIL fixes May 14 as record date for rights issue. Should you subscribe?

Most brokerages expect the company to do well over the coming quarters and peg the target price for the stock higher than its current market price. Subscribing to the issue makes sense, they say

Unacademy data hacked, names and passwords put on sale: Security firm

Unacademy says its internal investigation had found e-mail data of around 11 million users was compromised.

To boost commerce, Instagram to focus on empowering influencers in India

During the fourth quarter (Q4) earnings call, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that commerce and payments is one of the key focus areas for the company

Facebook looks to ramp up investment in India, says MD Ajit Mohan

Last year, Facebook invested in Meesho, which provides resellers, who largely comprise housewives and small businesses, with a platform to sell their products across social networks.

Facebook must disclose app records for Massachusetts probe, judge rules

Cambridge's clients had included U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign

Hotstar CEO Ajit Mohan to join Facebook India as Managing Director

Mohan will join Facebook's India office in early 2019, sources said

Facebook India MD Umang Bedi steps down, Sandeep Bhushan to be interim MD

Prior to joining Facebook, Bedi served as the managing director of the South Asia region at Adobe