Facebook: News

22 Jan 2019

Instagram

SRK's son Aryan's Facebook hacked; he confirms it on Instagram

Shah Rukh Khan's eldest son Aryan Khan has become the recent victim of social media hackers.

22 Jan 2019

Taiwan

Taiwanese 'Bikini Climber' freezes to death after falling into gorge

In a tragic incident, a social media adventure star was found frozen to death at National Park in Taiwan yesterday.

21 Jan 2019

X

Russia initiates civil cases against Facebook, Twitter

On Monday, Russia's communications watchdog initiated administrative proceedings against Facebook and Twitter for their failure to provide a roadmap on how they plan to comply with local data laws.

21 Jan 2019

TechCrunch

Soon, Facebook might launch LOL meme app for teens

Over the years, Facebook has been trying to attract young teen users.

20 Jan 2019

San Francisco

World's cutest dog, Boo, dies from 'heartbreak' at age 12

If 2019 has already started bad for you, we have another morose news.

18 Jan 2019

X

#BugAlert: Twitter 'accidentally' made protected tweets public for five years

After Facebook, Twitter appears to be the one battling with security issues.

17 Jan 2019

India

WhatsApp has beaten Facebook in terms of popularity, says report

More than four years ago, Facebook acquired WhatsApp in a whopping $19 billion deal.

16 Jan 2019

India

Jadavpur professor, who likened girls' virginity to sealed bottles, removed

Kanak Sarkar, the professor of Jadavpur University, who equated virgin girls to a sealed bottle was on Wednesday divested of his duties with immediate effect.

16 Jan 2019

Android

#BugAlert: WhatsApp silently deletes old chats, several users complain

WhatsApp has been marred by a major bug, one that silently deletes chat histories on the app.

15 Jan 2019

India

Facebook censors posts on Kashmir, Gods, and Tricolor in India

In what comes as a contradiction to Facebook's publicly stated global policy, the social media giant has 20 "locally illegal" markers for India, on the basis of which posts are flagged and proactively removed.

15 Jan 2019

iOS

Want to get verified on Instagram? Here's a quick guide

Every social media user craves for that 'blue tick' of value on their profile, be it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

13 Jan 2019

Social Network

'The Social Network' should have a sequel, feels Aaron Sorkin

The Social Network which released in 2010 explored the story of how Facebook was set up and took a look into the cases, founder Mark Zuckerberg faced, from Eduardo Saverin and the Winklevoss twins.

13 Jan 2019

New York University

Not youngsters, but senior citizens share more fake news: Study

A study has found that people over the age of 65 are more likely to share fake news on social media platforms than younger generations.

11 Jan 2019

Reliance Jio

Jio to soon rollout Wi-Fi Hotspot feature for JioPhone

JioPhone, the smart feature phone from Reliance Jio is about to get smarter.

10 Jan 2019

Instagram

Now, post on multiple Instagram accounts simultaneously: Here's how

Popular photo-sharing platform Instagram is always testing new and intriguing features.

10 Jan 2019

Samsung

Facebook cannot be removed from certain Samsung phones: Here's why

Facebook and Samsung are facing flak for inking a deal which makes the social network's app undeletable from certain devices made by the South Korean giant.

09 Jan 2019

#MeToo

Vinta may have accused Alok Nath for her benefit: Court

The Dindoshi Sessions court, which gave anticipatory bail to Alok Nath on January 5, in a rape case noted the actor could have been falsely implicated by writer-director Vinta Nanda.

09 Jan 2019

Android

WhatsApp getting fingerprint security, ability to send 30 audio messages

WhatsApp for Android is getting advanced biometric security as well as the ability to send up to 30 audio messages at once.

Two Vivo India employees arrested for harassing female colleague

On Tuesday morning, two employees of Vivo India were arrested outside the company's office in Greater Noida for allegedly harassing a female colleague.

05 Jan 2019

Android

Want to read 'deleted' WhatsApp messages? Try these tricks

WhatsApp, the world's biggest messaging platform, has long been offering the ability to 'unsend' messages.

05 Jan 2019

South Carolina

Cops troll criminal using phone left by him while escaping

Social media is a funny place and it seems various police departments in the world are also making good use of it.

04 Jan 2019

WhatsApp

#MeToo: Feminist-labeled Homegrown's co-founder Varun Patra accused of sexual misconduct

An anonymous survivor has accused media company Homegrown's co-founder Varun Patra of sexual assault.

04 Jan 2019

Uttar Pradesh

Woman alleges rape by man she met online, his kin

A 23-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped by a man she befriended on Facebook and his brothers and later forced to marry him in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said today.

04 Jan 2019

X

'Vote for Modi as gift to newlyweds', reads wedding card

How far can you go to support your favorite political leader? Attend his/her election rallies at the maximum?

03 Jan 2019

Security

Want to protect your account from hackers? Use two-factor authentication

These days, hacking attempts are fairly common on the internet.

02 Jan 2019

Spotify

20 Android apps found sending sensitive data to Facebook

In a major surprise, as many as 20 Android apps have been caught sharing sensitive user information with Facebook.

02 Jan 2019

Microsoft

When Bill Gates did Math to cut his wedding-cake equally

Microsoft founder Bill Gates married his lady love Melinda 25 years ago on New Year's day.

31 Dec 2018

Instagram

#ThatWas2018: Facebook and its catastrophic run, scandals, and data leaks

12 months ago, Facebook made a promise of fixing issues that marred its reputation and affected its community throughout 2017.

29 Dec 2018

WhatsApp

Man creates WhatsApp group of ex-girlfriends, wishes them 'Merry ex-mas'

It has never been a good idea to assemble all your exes in one place, be it in real life or virtually.

29 Dec 2018

Vietnam

Vietnam: Six kill, eat langur; live-stream act on Facebook

In a disturbing incident, six men killed and ate a langur, an endangered monkey, while live streaming it on social media in central Vietnam. They were arrested yesterday.

28 Dec 2018

Instagram

Instagram 'accidentally' went horizontal, freaking several people out

Instagram is famous for some really cool features, but last night, the photo-sharing platform went haywire and started turning horizontal.

28 Dec 2018

Google

#ThatWas2018: From Quora to Facebook, 5 biggest data breaches

2018 is coming to an end, and we must say the year was truly a roller-coaster ride.

25 Dec 2018

Amazon

#TechBytes: 5 amazing technologies patented this month

Every month, tens of thousands of technologies/systems are patented with the goal of augmenting human capabilities, simplifying lives.

21 Dec 2018

Instagram

Instagram update breaks screen support on 2018 iPhones: Details here

Just when Facebook should be working to stay clear of product-related mistakes, reports are doing rounds that its photo-sharing service, Instagram, is breaking support for this year's iPhones' screens.

21 Dec 2018

WhatsApp

Facebook likely working on cryptocurrency for WhatsApp transfers: Details here

Facebook, the largest social media company in the world, is said to be working on its own cryptocurrency to expand its presence in the remittances market.

20 Dec 2018

Netflix

Facebook gave user data access to 150 companies: Details here

Facebook had a rough year in terms of privacy, but even now, the problems for the social network don't seem to end.

20 Dec 2018

Instagram

Deleting Facebook isn't enough to quit its ecosystem: Here's why

Unless you're living under a rock, you must be aware of Facebook's recent fiascos.

20 Dec 2018

Google

What should be the resolutions of tech companies

When the year ends, you think about your regrets, your failures and how you will conquer the new year.

18 Dec 2018

Russia News

Instagram was Russia's prime tool for spreading disinformation: Details here

We all are aware of the Russian disinformation campaign, where social media platforms, particularly Facebook, were used to influence the 2016 Presidential elections.

17 Dec 2018

Security

How to check if Facebook's bug leaked your un-posted photos

Just recently, Facebook exposed photos of some 70 lakh users in yet another instance of data mishandling.