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Amazon quarterly profit slips as costs climb
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon on Thursday reported its profit in the recently ended quarter slipped to $3.2 billion as the pandemic, hiring and product shortages drove up costs.
Facebook failing to contain hate speech in India: reports
AFP, Published on 25/10/2021
» NEW YORK - Facebook was well aware that hate speech was spreading on its site in India which could exacerbate ethnic violence, and did not deploy resources to curb the phenomenon, US media reported, citing internal documents.
Why did Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp shut down?
AFP, Published on 06/10/2021
» PARIS: Hundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world's reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon Valley giant.
Facebook whistleblower reveals identity, says firm chooses 'profit over safety'
AFP, Published on 04/10/2021
» WASHINGTON - The whistleblower who shared a trove of Facebook documents alleging the social media giant knew its products were fueling hate and harming children's mental health revealed her identity Sunday in a televised interview, and accused the company of choosing "profit over safety."
CNN blocks access to its Facebook page in Australia
AFP, Published on 30/09/2021
» SYDNEY - CNN has blocked access to its Facebook page in Australia after a court ruled media companies were liable for defamatory user comments on their stories.
Russia threatens YouTube after suspension of German RT channels
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday threatened to block YouTube and take other retaliatory measures, after the US video-sharing platform blocked the German-language channels of state broadcaster RT.
'Always there': the AI chatbot comforting China's lonely millions
AFP, Published on 24/08/2021
» BEIJING: After a painful break-up from a cheating ex, Beijing-based human resources manager Melissa was introduced to someone new by a friend late last year.
Facebook encrypts Messenger calls in privacy move
AFP, Published on 14/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Friday began rolling out encryption for voice or video calls made through its Messenger texting app, ratcheting up privacy for users.
Apple revives encryption debate with move on child exploitation
AFP, Published on 07/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Apple's announcement that it would scan encrypted messages for evidence of child sexual abuse has revived debate on online encryption and privacy, raising fears the same technology could be used for government surveillance.
Facebook sparks row by cutting off researchers
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» WASHINGTON: Facebook has cut off some academic researchers for "scraping" data from the platform, sparking a fresh controversy about the leading social network's transparency to outside experts studying misinformation and abusive content.