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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington.

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Pillar Of Strength

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An activist wearing a Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mask stands outside Portcullis House in Westminster as an international committee of parliamentarians met for a hearing on the im...

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Facebook Head of Developer Programs Emeka Afigbo (L) and Nasscom Vice President (Industry Initiative) KS Viswanathan (2nd L) at the India Startup Day function, in New Delhi.

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Cartoon by Kshitij Chaudhuri
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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, shakes hands to IBM's President and CEO Virginia Rometty during a family picture with guests who attend the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Ely...

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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to meet France's President Emmanuel Macron after the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace after the "Tech for Good" summit, in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron ...

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European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg upon his arrival at the EU Parliament in Brussels. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces sen...

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The Zuck Stops Here

The Facebook founder testifies before a US Senate committee on April 10

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A cartoon is displayed during questioning by Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington abo...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat as he arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of Facebook data to tar...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits as he arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook d...

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Life-sized cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing "Fix Fakebook" T-shirts are displayed by advocacy group, Avaaz, on the South East Lawn of the Capitol on Capitol H...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a meeting with Sen. John Thune, S.D. on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to meet with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg wi...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes a selfie with a group of entrepreneurs and innovators after taking part in a roundtable discussion at Cortex Innovation Community technology hub,...

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Bombshell Blues

An Indian-American professor was fired for his Facebook post on the ongoing US-Iran situation.

Jan 15, 2020

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Opinion: Deepfake Will Make Fake News Realistic

Malicious hands can use the technology to spread propaganda, spark conflicts

Sep 12, 2019

| Tarun Wadhwa
'Tech Designers Fail To Understand The Human Effects Sometimes’

Dr Matthew Beard, philosopher from The Ethics Centre in Sydney and author of Ethical Design: Principles of Good Technology, speaks about the rights and wrongs of deepfake

Sep 12, 2019

| Siddhartha Mishra
Beginner’s Guide To Deep Fakery

Sep 12, 2019

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The Dark Art Of Deepfake: How This Height Of Manipulation Can Even Make Mona Lisa Frown

The science of making morphed videos using artificial intelligence is the latest rage on social media. Porn and politics are seeing Deepfake's immediate impact for obvious reasons

Sep 12, 2019

| Siddhartha Mishra
The Subcontinental Menu

Aug 28, 2019

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Bookish India Face Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt Over Mark Zuckerberg's Digital Currency, Libra

With cryptocurrency or digital currency becoming a world-wide phenomenon, India may not be able to isolate itself from it for long. Like Japan, India will be able to create business opportunity, by regulating it

Jul 03, 2019

| Jyotika Sood
Like It Or Not, Big-Spending Political Parties Find New Playing Field In Facebook

If social media is a rage, how can political parties be far behind? And when it's election time, propaganda rules the roost. Facebook ran all the way to the bank through paid advertisements from BJP and Congress

May 15, 2019

| Siddhartha Mishra
It's The Rupee That You Don't See

Recently, FB published an ‘Ad Library report’, a database that “includes ads related to politics and issues of national importance”, as an effort to increase “transparency”.

Mar 14, 2019

| Siddhartha Mishra
100 Days Of Solitude, Behind Bars: Jailed Manipur Journalist's Wife Wages A Lone Battle

Wife wages lonely battle for Manipur journalist jailed for Facebook post criticising CM

Mar 06, 2019

| Abdul Gani
Journalist's Arrest: In Manipur, Judiciary Is Being Progressively Dwarfed By Executive

Biren Singh government’s reaction to a critical Facebook post is over the top

Feb 06, 2019

| Pradip Phanjoubam
'Wake Up Everyone, Don’t Be Afraid': Manipur Journalist In Jail Awaits Justice

Manipur scribe in jail for over two months. Charge is sedition, his Facebook post called CM a 'puppet'.

Feb 06, 2019

| Preetha Nair

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Man Beaten Up, Head Shaved For Facebook Post On Uddhav Thackeray

The post berated Thackeray for comparing the police action on JMI students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act with the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Dec 23, 2019

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Bad News: WhatsApp Vulnerable To Attacks, Reports Cyber Security Agency

A new "vulnerability" could attack the messaging app and compromise an individual system without seeking permissions.

Nov 20, 2019

| PTI
Facebook Receives 5 Lakh Revenge Porn Complaints Monthly

But this number seems low considering Facebook now has around 2.6 billion monthly active users.

Nov 20, 2019

| IANS
WhatsApp Will Now Let Users Decide If They Want To Join A Group

The new privacy setting is expected to give users more control in using the app.

Nov 06, 2019

| IANS
WhatsApp Reveals: Israeli Spyware Was Used To Surveil Indian Journalists, Activists

The scary part: the operator can turn on the phone’s camera and microphone without the user knowing.

Oct 31, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Laws To Regulate Social Media By January 2020: Centre Tells Top Court

The Supreme Court will hear petitions on social media regulation issues after the laws are formed.

Oct 22, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
ICC Announces Ground-Breaking Partnership With Facebook

Facebook will carry a range of digital content across four years including match recaps, in-play key moments and other match and feature content through to 2023

Sep 26, 2019

| PTI
Need To Decide Issue Of Linking Social Media With Aadhar At The Earliest: SC

The Tamil Nadu government had on Thursday claimed in the apex court that Facebook Inc and other social media companies were not complying with Indian laws, resulting in 'increased lawlessness' and difficulties in 'detecting crimes'.

Sep 13, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
Facebook Bans News Outlet From Buying Trump-Supporting Ads Over Policy Violation

The Epoch Times spent $2 million on Facebook ads supporting Trump and conspiracy theories about his political enemies, The NBC News reported on Friday.

Aug 24, 2019

| Outlook Web Bureau
YouTube Shuts Down 210 Channels Posting Against Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy Protests

Twitter and Facebook announced Monday they had suspended nearly 1,000 active accounts linked to a coordinated influence campaign, while Twitter said it had shut down about 200,000 more before they could inflict any damage.

Aug 23, 2019

| AFP