FB’s ‘Neighbourhood’ feature plays catchup in the US

FB’s ‘Neighbourhood’ feature plays catchup in the US

When Facebook  began testing its new “Neighborhoods” feature in Canada last October amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant described it as a dedicated place for people to connect with their local communities. Here, in a corner of the world's largest social network, people met neighbors, shared banana bread ingredients, helped locate missi...


White House agrees reforms needed given concerns about FB

FB testing ads in VR headsets

Facebook Inc has said it will begin testing ads inside its virtual reality Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers, including Resolution Games.

The small-scale test of VR ads are a bridge between the social media company's main revenue line of selling digital adve...


Trump’s media venture trying to keep Big Tech on its side

FB bans Trump till 2023

Facebook Inc. has suspended former US President Donald Trump until at least January 2023 and announced changes to how it will treat world leaders who break the rules on its site.

Facebook had suspended Trump's account the day after the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he ...


Under G7 squeeze, FB, Google, big tech cos. to pay more taxes

Under G7 squeeze, FB, Google, big tech cos. to pay more taxes

The United States, Britain and other large, rich nations reached a landmark deal on Saturday to squeeze more money out of multinational companies such as Amazon and Google and reduce their incentive to shift profits to low-tax offshore havens.

Hundreds of billions of dollars could fl...


EU anti-trust probe on Facebook over ad data

EU anti-trust probe on Facebook over ad data

The European Union and Britain have launched antitrust investigations into Facebook's use of advertising data in its classified ads business --- probes that could force it to change its business model on top of hefty fines.

Europe and Britain launched formal antitrust investigations ...


Trump permanently shuts down his SM site

Trump permanently shuts down his SM site

Donald Trump has permanently closed his blog, a webpage where the former US president shared his fiery speeches and statements after being banned by social media giants, including Facebook and Twitter.

The page titled From the Desk of Donald J. Trump has been removed from Trump's web...