Platform Power
When Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion, many observers struggled to understand the logic of paying such a staggering sum for a messaging service that generated little revenue.
When Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion, many observers struggled to understand the logic of paying such a staggering sum for a messaging service that generated little revenue.
The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms Inc., is set to lay off nearly 8,000 employees and has begun alerting thousands of staff members about the job cuts.
“In accordance with the joint venture agreement, Reliance Intelligence will hold 70% and Facebook will hold the balance of 30% in REIL,” according to the filing.
The temporary suspension of Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s official Facebook account has sparked outrage among party leaders who accused the BJP of attempting to “suppress the opposition’s voice.”
Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.
Over the past three years, Facebook has detected and removed over 100 networks of coordinated inauthentic behaviour from its platforms.
Facebook India's policy head Ankhi Das appeared before the Joint Committee of Parliament.
This essentially means that Facebook hosting service will offer the same end-to-end encryption as WhatsApp currently provides to chats.
These are designed to capture the spirit of the puja from key days such as Saptami, Ashtami to key festive moments like 'Dhanuchi Naach' and 'Sindur Khela'
Facebook has been increasing its efforts to avoid a repeat of events leading up to the 2016 US presidential election, won by Donald Trump, when its network was used for attempts at voter manipulation, carried out from Russia.
