US govt, states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct
The U.S. government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.
Facebook to remove COVID-19 vaccine-related misinformation
Facebook said Thursday it will start removing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, in its latest move to counter a tide of coronavirus-related online misinformation.
PM's lockdown photos go straight to people's hearts
Two recent photographs of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in more candid moments than people are used to seeing her, have gone viral on Facebook.
Ex-BCL leader ‘kills self’ in Satkhira after sharing suicide note on FB
A former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League allegedly committed suicide by taking poison at Harishchandrakathi village in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Friday.
Facebook removes Iranian accounts targeting Israel protests
Facebook says it has taken down several fake accounts based in Iran that had voiced support for protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Communal flare up: 7 homes of Hindus torched for 'hurting Muslim sentiments'
Miscreants torched seven houses belonging to the Hindu community in Korbanpur of Muradnagar in Cumilla on Sunday afternoon as they allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims on Facebook.
Man on 7-day remand for ‘hurting religious sentiment’ in Feni
A Feni court on Friday placed a man on a seven-day remand for allegedly hurting the religious sentiment of Muslims on Facebook.
Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts
Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide.
Facebook removes fake accounts linked to conservative group
Facebook has removed 276 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as right-leaning Americans and comment on news articles, often in favor of President Donald Trump, the company announced Thursday, reports AP.
Ctg youth sued under DSA for uploading ‘distorted images’ of PM, Modi, Quader
A case was filed against a young man for uploading ‘distorted images’ of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Road Transport Minister Obaidul Quader on Facebook.