Facebook says it shut down 251 accounts for breaking rules against spam and coordinated deceit, some of it by ad farms pretending to be forums for political debate.

Facebook said it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts.

Facebook confirms that advertisers were privy to phone numbers given by members of the social network for enhanced security.

Instagram says co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the photo-sharing app owned by Facebook Inc, with the pair giving scant explanation.

Europe's biggest news agencies accuses Google and Facebook of "plundering" news for free in a joint statement that called on the internet giants to share more of their revenues with the media.

Facebook's ban of Myanmar's military leaders marks a new step for the leading social network against state "actors" -- and raises thorny questions on how the company deals with repressive regimes using the platform.

Facebook yesterday banned Myanmar's army chief and other top military brass after a UN investigation recommended they face prosecution for genocide for a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.

Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter are set to meet as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report says.

Facebook has been “too slow” to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring more Burmese speakers and investing in technology to identify problematic content, the company says in a statement.

Social media site Facebook might be blocked again and if needed internet could be also shut down to save the state and citizens of the country, ICT and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar says.

Facebook says it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts involved in an apparent "coordinated" effort to stoke hot-button issues ahead of November midterm US elections, but could not identify the source although Russia is suspected of involvement.

Britain's data regulator says it will fine Facebook half a million pounds ($660,000) for failing to protect users' data, in an inquiry into whether personal information had been misused by campaigns on both sides of Britain's 2016 EU referendum.

Apple unveils new operating systems for its iPhones and computers with features designed to thwart the use of secret trackers to monitor people's online activities.

Papua New Guinea says it is mulling a temporary shutdown of Facebook to uncover false accounts and block fake news in the Pacific nation, which hosts a major global summit later this year.

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the European Parliament yesterday and said the social media giant is taking steps to prevent a repeat of a massive breach of users' personal data.

When Facebook went public in May 2012, its capacity for effective corporate governance was already in doubt. Fast-forward six years, and Facebook has accumulated massive power, access, and influence—and, in many ways, proved the doubters right.

Using social networking sites such as Facebook could help older adults interact with others and feel more empowered and less lonely, according to new research.

Facebook Inc is entering the dating game, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says, planning a dating service to matchmake millions of people on the world's largest online social network and nudge them into spending more time there.

Microsoft, Facebook and more than 30 other global technology companies announce a joint pledge not to assist any government in offensive cyber attacks.

Businessman and former actor Ananta Jalil has expressed his willingness to bear the educational expenses of the two younger brothers of Rajib Hossain, a college student who died in a tragic road accident in Dhaka.