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Facebook changes privacy tools

Facebook changes privacy tools

Rediff.com27 May 2010

In an hour-long news conference at its Palo Alto headquarters in California, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined 'a pretty big overhaul' and billed it as a dramatically simpler way for people to control who sees information they post on the online social networking service.

Bill Gates skeptical of Facebook-WhatsApp deal

Bill Gates skeptical of Facebook-WhatsApp deal

Rediff.com17 Mar 2014

Gates said that fifty years ago, no 55-person company was bought for $19 billion

Data leak: Facebook says 5.62 lakh people potentially affected in India

Data leak: Facebook says 5.62 lakh people potentially affected in India

Rediff.com5 Apr 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that it will take years for Facebook to fix the problem.

Zuckerberg makes renewed pitch for Free Basics service

Zuckerberg makes renewed pitch for Free Basics service

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Zuckerberg appeared on a video to personally promote Free Basics.

Court rules against twins in Facebook case

Court rules against twins in Facebook case

Rediff.com12 Apr 2011

The judge ruled that the 2008 settlement that gave $65 million to Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss in cash and stock still stands.

Facebook revamps its news feed

Facebook revamps its news feed

Rediff.com8 Mar 2013

The revamped News Feed will be heavy on visuals and allow users to see more of the topics they are interested in.

Facebook unveils new friends-based search tool

Facebook unveils new friends-based search tool

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

Called the 'graph search', it allows users to search people, places with the social network.

Facebook planning to change its name

Facebook planning to change its name

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

Social media giant Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name next week. As per The Verge, the company is planning to change its name to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter. The name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company's annual Connect conference on October 28, but could unveil sooner, is meant to signal the tech giant's ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail.

Facebook founder to guest-star on The Simpsons

Facebook founder to guest-star on The Simpsons

Rediff.com23 Jul 2010

Mark Zuckerberg is all set to make his acting debut with a season 22 episode of The Simpsons.

The Facebook Menace

The Facebook Menace

Rediff.com2 Apr 2018

'We must all commit to sharing less nonsense and quarrelling less on social media.' 'We could use that time instead to meeting and speaking to our friends and family instead of 'liking' their posts.' 'Zuckerberg will be the poorer for that, but our lives will be so much richer,' says Rahul Jacob.

Facebook says 50 million users affected by fresh security breach

Facebook says 50 million users affected by fresh security breach

Rediff.com29 Sep 2018

The company says hackers exploited the "view as" feature on the service.

A tough battle for Zuckerberg to offer free Internet to India's poor

A tough battle for Zuckerberg to offer free Internet to India's poor

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

It is startling that Mark Zuckerberg has failed to convince so many in India about the merits of Free Basics.

Facebook has one billion users

Facebook has one billion users

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

Facebook has exceeded one billion active users, an "amazing" milestone for the social networking site that now reaches one out of every seven people on the Earth.

Facebook spent $960,000 on lobbying

Facebook spent $960,000 on lobbying

Rediff.com23 Jul 2012

Facebook, which went public in May, tripled the amount spent on lobbying activities to nearly $1 million in three months ended June 2012.

Security glitch: Facebook CEO's photos leaked

Security glitch: Facebook CEO's photos leaked

Rediff.com8 Dec 2011

A security flaw in Facebook has exposed photographs of its founder Mark Zuckerberg from his private page.

Facebook's IPO by Apr-Jun 2012

Facebook's IPO by Apr-Jun 2012

Rediff.com29 Nov 2011

Facebook, which has about 800 million users worldwide, is currently in 'internal discussions' with US regulator Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the timing of its initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying.

Facebook's COO gives $31 million in stock to charity

Facebook's COO gives $31 million in stock to charity

Rediff.com15 Jan 2016

Sandberg also plans to give to anti-poverty efforts and educational groups.

Will the Facebook-WhatsApp deal pay off?

Will the Facebook-WhatsApp deal pay off?

Rediff.com20 Feb 2014

No algorithm based on terrestrial mathematics can make Facebook's WhatsApp deal compute.

Winklevoss twins taking Facebook case to SC

Winklevoss twins taking Facebook case to SC

Rediff.com17 May 2011

Supreme Court is the final legal option open to Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who allege that Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social networking site.

Zuckerberg's new challenge: An artificially intelligent butler!

Zuckerberg's new challenge: An artificially intelligent butler!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2016

Zuckerberg said the AI burtler would look like Jarvis from Hollywood blockbuster film Iron Man

Facebook used India experience to stop abuse in US polls

Facebook used India experience to stop abuse in US polls

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said steps taken by the social media giant have helped protect the integrity of more than 200 different elections around the world, including in India, and have also played an important role in stopping abuse ahead of US elections.

E-mail to die, says Facebook founder

E-mail to die, says Facebook founder

Rediff.com22 Nov 2010

E-mail will follow the destiny of postal letters, which paved the way for e-mails, says Mark Zuckerberg, founder of social networking giant Facebook.

Facebook employees are satisfied yet stressed

Facebook employees are satisfied yet stressed

Rediff.com10 Jun 2011

Seattle-based research firm PayScale said Facebook employees are the most satisfied and the Mark Zuckerberg-led company had the lowest median age - 26.

PM accepts Facebook invite, Sikh rights group doesn't 'like' it

PM accepts Facebook invite, Sikh rights group doesn't 'like' it

Rediff.com14 Sep 2015

Sikhs For Justice plans to picket Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters during Narendra Modi's September 27 visit.

Meme time: TRAI-ing times for Modi at Facebook

Meme time: TRAI-ing times for Modi at Facebook

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

What really transpired when Modi went to Facebook HQ last September.

Social networks to solve complex problems: Zuckerberg

Social networks to solve complex problems: Zuckerberg

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

Facebook is on road to help users solve "bigger" and "complex" problems, founder and CEO of the social networking giant Mark Zuckerberg said.

We curb hate speech, but there is more to do: Facebook

We curb hate speech, but there is more to do: Facebook

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

The social media giant counts India among its largest markets globally

Privacy is never free: A look at Facebook's new privacy settings

Privacy is never free: A look at Facebook's new privacy settings

Rediff.com4 Jun 2010

Find out what Zuckerberg means by giving give Facebook's users 'more control' over what they share.

Film on Facebook heats up Oscar race

Film on Facebook heats up Oscar race

Rediff.com4 Oct 2010

The Social Network is on its way to become a huge box office hit as well.

Trump's FB, Insta to be blocked until inauguration: Zuckerberg

Trump's FB, Insta to be blocked until inauguration: Zuckerberg

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

The possibly first ever blocking of a head of a state by Facebook comes in the wake of the unprecedented storming of the United States Capitol by Trump's supporters on Wednesday and thus disrupting the constitutional process of counting and certification of the Electoral College votes of the presidential elections.

Facebook picks Nasdaq to list its shares

Facebook picks Nasdaq to list its shares

Rediff.com6 Apr 2012

Popular social networking site Facebook, which will soon launch its initial public offering, has zeroed in on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange to list its shares.

Indian set to win lawsuit against Facebook

Indian set to win lawsuit against Facebook

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

Divya Narendra, along with two other former Harvard students, founders of ConnectU, brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, had sued Facebook, the fast-growing social networking site. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. A Facebook spokeswoman said the company would not comment on legal matters.

Why the strange quest for privacy on Facebook?

Why the strange quest for privacy on Facebook?

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

Facebook, the world's biggest social networking website, is attempting to become the one-stop media hub for its 750 million users.

Is your TEEN on Facebook, Twitter? Watch out!

Is your TEEN on Facebook, Twitter? Watch out!

Rediff.com19 May 2012

With all due respect to its wide range of extraordinary benefits, social media like any new technology or innovation, comes with its own potential problems. More so, if the consumer is a teenager.

Cong writes to Zuckerberg over 'bias' in favour of BJP

Cong writes to Zuckerberg over 'bias' in favour of BJP

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

The opposition party also demanded an investigation by a Joint Parliamentary Committee into the alleged "links of Facebook employees and the ruling establishment".

Facebook founder to donate $100m to public schools

Facebook founder to donate $100m to public schools

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

The proposed donation would be by far the largest publicly known gift by Zuckerberg, also the chief executive of Facebook, whose fortune was estimated last year at USD two billion by the Forbes magazine.

Zuckerberg's net worth jumps to $29.7 bn

Zuckerberg's net worth jumps to $29.7 bn

Rediff.com30 Jan 2014

The social networking site has 1.23 billion monthly active users and 757 million daily active users.

Zuckerberg woos and lashes out at phone industry

Zuckerberg woos and lashes out at phone industry

Rediff.com23 Feb 2016

Zuckerberg is kicking off a tour of Europe on Monday.

Over 2.5 million Muslims to quit Facebook?

Over 2.5 million Muslims to quit Facebook?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2010

Following the removal of four extremely popular Islamic pages from the website, the Muslim community has expressed anger and a template letter that has been pasted into numerous Facebook pages accused the website's founder Mark Zuckerberg of 'ignoring the feelings of more than 2.5 million Muslims', the Daily Mail reported.

Google takes on Facebook,unveils social networking

Google takes on Facebook,unveils social networking

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

Promising to bring 'real-world interactions' and 'real-life sharing' online, 'Google Plus' lets users post photos, messages, comments and other content from selected groups of friends.