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Facebook, Google to share ‘unexpected incidents’ with Dhaka INTERNATIONAL

Facebook, Google to share ‘unexpected incidents’ with Dhaka

Facebook, Google and Microsoft have agreed to share information related to any “unexpected incidents”

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Facebook apologises for banning 'undesirable' plus-sized model INTERNATIONAL

Facebook apologises for banning 'undesirable' plus-sized model

Facebook has been forced to backtrack after it banned an Australian ad featuring a bikini-clad plus-sized model promoting positive body image, initially saying the photo's depiction was ‘undesirable’.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Portugal minister quits over Facebook 'slap' threat INTERNATIONAL

Portugal minister quits over Facebook 'slap' threat

Portugal's culture minister resigned on Friday after triggering a social media storm by threatening to give two journalists a "good slap" on his Facebook page.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Secular activist murdered in Bangladesh INTERNATIONAL

Secular activist murdered in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi law student who posted against Islamism on his Facebook page has been murdered, police said Thursday, the latest in a series of killings of secular activists and bloggers in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Facebook tests tech to help blind people enjoy photos INTERNATIONAL

Facebook tests tech to help blind people enjoy photos

Facebook on Monday began using artificial intelligence to help people with visual impairments enjoy photos posted at the leading social network.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
German court fines Facebook $109,000 in dispute over IP licence clause INTERNATIONAL

German court fines Facebook $109,000 in dispute over IP licence clause

A German court has fined Facebook 100,000 euros ($109,000) for refusing to follow an order to adequately inform users about how it was using their intellectual property, a consumer group said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Facebook launches ‘Reactions’ worldwide INTERNATIONAL

Facebook launches ‘Reactions’ worldwide

Facebook said on Wednesday that "Reactions", an extension of the "Like" button, has now been rolled out worldwide.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Global Internet population grows to 3.2bn: study INTERNATIONAL

Global Internet population grows to 3.2bn: study

The number of people worldwide with Internet access reached 3.2bn at the end of 2015, but the remaining 4.1bn still could not get online, a Facebook-sponsored study showed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
All eyes on Zuckerberg at Barcelona fair as security debate rages ECONOMY

All eyes on Zuckerberg at Barcelona fair as security debate rages

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes to the stage at the world's biggest mobile fair in Barcelona just as US tech giants clash with authorities in the latest debate pitting privacy against security.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India regulator deals blow to Facebook in Internet row INTERNATIONAL

India regulator deals blow to Facebook in Internet row

India's telecom regulator on Monday dealt a blow to Facebook's plans to offer free mobile Internet through its controversial Free Basics service, by outlawing differential pricing for data packages.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Honda Qatar Facebook page reaches a milestone ARABIA

Honda Qatar Facebook page reaches a milestone

Honda Qatar Facebook page reached a milestone with 100,000 fans.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Expat jailed for lifting woman's picture ARABIA

Expat jailed for lifting woman's picture

A Doha criminal court has sentenced an expatriate to two years in jail for taking a woman's picture from her Facebook account and posting it on an account created by him.

4:45 AM November 25 2016