Zuckerberg fires back at Trump over Facebook barb
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg fires back at US President Donald Trump after he accused the leading social network of being "always anti-Trump."
28 September 2017, 04:32 AM
Facebook, Google set to change handling of political ads
Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives says.
26 September 2017, 05:14 AM
Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh cracking down propagandists on Facebook
Bangladesh is stepping up to face the propagation of hate campaigns and false information regarding the country’s ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis on the social media.
22 September 2017, 13:04 PM
Facebook bans 'dangerous' Rohingya militant group
Facebook says it has banned a Rohingya militant group from its site, designating it a 'dangerous organisation' as information on the deepening crisis is muddied by claims, counter-claims and hate speech on social media.
21 September 2017, 06:30 AM
Facebook may be facing an ‘era of accountability’
The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it’s unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush them aside as it barrels toward acquiring its next billion users.
19 September 2017, 07:46 AM
Mark Zuckerberg welcomes second daughter
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife welcome their second daughter -- August -- to the world with a post on the leading social network.
29 August 2017, 03:58 AM
Facebook to launch redesign of video tab, called ‘Watch’
Facebook Inc on Wednesday made its biggest move to date to compete in the television market by expanding its video offerings with programming ranging from professional women's basketball to a safari show and a parenting program.
10 August 2017, 06:21 AM
Section 57 lands journo in jail
Yet another journalist has been sued under section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act, and this time for
1 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Facebook in talks with publishers on supporting subscription models
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is in early talks with several news publishers about how its social media site can better support subscription business models, the company's head of news partnerships, Campbell Brown, says in a statement.
20 July 2017, 06:25 AM
Facebook to help South Korean startups go global
US social networking giant Facebook says it has partnered with South Korean business agencies to launch a new programme to help Korean startups expand overseas with digital strategies leveraging its platform.
13 July 2017, 06:09 AM
Facebook to build housing in Silicon Valley for first time
The shortage of housing in California's Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc on Friday proposed taking homebuilding into its own hands for the first time with a plan to construct 1,500 units near its headquarters.
8 July 2017, 04:56 AM
Expanding the frontiers of connectivity
The debate about “art for hedonistic pleasure or art for a greater cause” is ongoing and will continue. But there is broad consensus on one issue: a good work of art can connect you to your senses, not just your mind. In our fragmented world, it's important for people not only to comprehend adversity with their minds, but also to feel it emotionally and spiritually. This might motivate some of us to turn compassionate thinking into compassionate actions!
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Facebook to hire 3,000 to review videos of crime and suicide
Facebook says it will hire another 3,000 people to review videos of crime and suicides following murders shown live.
3 May 2017, 14:26 PM
Facebook starts reopening ‘blocked accounts’ from Bangladesh
Social media giant Facebook starts reopening the “temporary blocked accounts” after 11 days of its initiative to suspend fake identities from Bangladesh.
26 April 2017, 19:44 PM
Facebook's Zuckerberg vows to help prevent repeat of murder posting
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pledges that his company will do all it can to prevent postings of incidents like Sunday's fatal shooting in Cleveland.
18 April 2017, 17:28 PM
Genuine users getting back Facebook accounts
The genuine Facebook users, whose accounts were blocked by the giant social media during its drive against fake accounts, are getting back their accounts.
17 April 2017, 08:03 AM
Dhaka 2nd among top cities with active Facebook users
Dhaka has been ranked second among the top cities of the world having largest active Facebook users.Bangkok is the number one city ahead of Dhaka and in the country category, the United States leads all having over 21 crore active users of Facebook, says a recent report conducted jointly by social media research organisations -- We Are Social and Hootsuite.
15 April 2017, 05:01 AM
Facebook looking at behaviour to weed out fake accounts
Facebook says it has started weeding out bogus accounts by watching for suspicious behaviour such as repetitive posts or torrents of messages.
13 April 2017, 06:33 AM
Blocking Facebook: BTRC contradicts govt initiative
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) contradicts government’s initiative of blocking social networking site Facebook from midnight to 6:00am every day and mentions four alternative measures.
3 April 2017, 06:27 AM
Facebook's Zuckerberg and wife expecting a second daughter
Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a second child, a daughter, the billionaire internet mogul says.
10 March 2017, 10:22 AM