Social-Media
Facebook posts put Border Patrol on defensive at rough time
San Diego, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) — Before the rise of social media, Border Patrol agents gathered in parking lots at the end of their shifts for what was known as "choir practice" — a chance to share what they saw that day and anything else on their minds.
TikTok's young fans 'exploited' for digital gifts
Dhaka, Jul 3 (UNB) - Video-sharing app TikTok says it is "sorry" that some children and other young people have felt pressured into sending money to their favourite influencers on the app, reports the BBC.
Data scientist drops Facebook defamation suit
Dhaka, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) - Aleksandr Kogan, the data scientist at the center of Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal, said he is dropping a defamation lawsuit against the social network rather than engage in an expensive, drawn-out legal battle.
Facebook may be 'pivoting' to something worse
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) - Over the past few months, Mark Zuckerberg has spoken at length about his grand plan for fixing Facebook, reports BBC.
Facebook mail site evacuated after possible sarin scare
Menlo Park, Jul 2 (AP/UNB) — A Facebook mail facility near company headquarters was evacuated Monday after a routine check found mail possibly containing the nerve agent sarin.
Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable for US users
Bosto, Jul 1 (AP/UNB) — Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a legal settlement designed to eliminate discrimination on its platform.
Politicians' tweets could get slapped with warning labels
San Francisco, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels.
Twitter will hide rule-breaking politicians' tweets
Dhaka, June 28 (UNB) - Twitter says it will hide tweets by world leaders and politicians that break its rules but have been left online "in the public interest", reports BBC,
Facebook enlists plain English to clarify how it makes money
San Francisco, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is updating its terms and services guidelines to clarify how it makes money from the personal information of its users. The changes reflect its ongoing attempts to satisfy regulators in the U.S. and Europe, which have urged the company to make sure users know what they are signing up for.
Zuckerberg says company 'evaluating' deepfake video policy
San Francisco, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company is evaluating how it should handle "deepfake" videos created with artificial intelligence and high-tech tools to yield false but realistic clips.