Pakistan will punish social media companies that fail to take action against online blasphemy, the interior minister said, adding he requested a meeting with Facebook to discuss the issue. Pakistan’s government wants social media networks to remove material deemed insulting to Islam or the Prophet Muhammad, and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last week warned those … Read more
Twitter said Tuesday it suspended 376,890 accounts in the second half of 2016 for “promotion of terrorism,” an increase of 60 percent over the prior six-month period. The latest suspensions bring the total number of blocked accounts to 636,248 from August 2015, when Twitter stepped up efforts to curb “violent extremism,” the company announced as … Read more
A years-long crime spree by Chinese toilet paper thieves may have reached the end of its roll after park officials in southern Beijing installed facial recognition technology to flush out bathroom bandits. Park managers at the Temple of Heaven, an expanse of imperial landmarks in the capital, spent three years testing ways to foil the … Read more
Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by Pakistanis. Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry. Blasphemy is a highly sensitive and incendiary issue in Pakistan. Critics say blasphemy … Read more
Ghanaian soccer fans will get the opportunity to watch their favourite players in the Major League Soccer on Facebook. Many Ghanaian players will be involved in the 2017 MLS season including David Accam, Harrison Afful, Dominic Oduro and Jonathan Mensah and everyone can monitor their progress on the popular social network. The social network said … Read more
As competition in the live streaming space heats up, Facebook has scored a significant deal that will allow it to stream at least 22 live Major League Soccer matches on its social network. Through collaborations with both MLS and Univision Deportes, Facebook gained the rights to stream the 2017 MLS regular season matches in English, as well … Read more
Facebook has struck a deal to stream matches from US-based Major League Soccer, in the latest social network tie-up for live sports. At least 22 matches for the 2017 season which are broadcast in Spanish on Univision Deportes will be streamed on Facebook Live with English language commentators, under the deal announced by Major League … Read more
Facebook has been criticised for its handling of reports about sexualised images of children on its platform. The chairman of the Commons media committee, Damian Collins, said he had “grave doubts” about the effectiveness of its content moderation systems. Mr Collins’ comments come after the BBC reported dozens of photos to Facebook, but more than … Read more
Facebook has begun using artificial intelligence to identify members that may be at risk of killing themselves. The social network has developed algorithms that spot warning signs in users’ posts and the comments their friends leave in response. After confirmation by Facebook’s human review team, the company contacts those thought to be at risk of … Read more
YouTube on Monday said that a billion hours of video is being watched daily at the Google-owned online viewing venue in “big milestone” for the service. “Let’s put that in perspective,” YouTube vice president of engineering Cristos Goodrow said in an online post announcing the achievement. “If you were to sit and watch a billion … Read more
LG has ditched the modular design of its previous flagship smartphone and unveiled a new top-end model that is designed for split-screen uses. To achieve this, the G6’s display has an 18:9 aspect ratio, rather than the 16:9 used by most handsets. It means that when viewed in landscape mode, the screen appears wider than … Read more
Facebook has apologised for repeatedly restoring an account that posted stolen photos of children falsely claiming they had cancer. The social network twice disabled the account following complaints, only to re-enable it hours later. “These posts are clearly distressing for the families and this content has now been removed,” a spokeswoman said. “We apologise for … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has outlined a plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) software review content posted on the social network. In a letter describing the plan, he said algorithms would eventually be able to spot terrorism, violence, bullying and even prevent suicide. He admitted Facebook had previously made mistakes in the content it had … Read more
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday offered a vision for the social network as a force in building a “global community,” as more people become disillusioned with troubled political institutions. In a wide-ranging post of nearly 6,000 words, Zuckerberg said Facebook can play a role in bringing people together as they face fractious politics and … Read more
Facebook on Wednesday began letting businesses in the US or Canada post jobs and take applications from jobseekers, posing a challenge to Microsoft-owned LinkedIn. The platform’s users will be able to find help-wanted posts at business pages on Facebook or by looking in a new ‘jobs’ bookmark on the leading social network’s mobile application. “Businesses … Read more
Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on connected televisions. The new apps — for Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and Samsung Smart TV — will provide a more convenient way for users of the social network to view videos on a … Read more
Twitter has reversed one of the changes it made to tackle bullying on the platform, just two hours after rolling it out. The social network said it would no longer notify members who had been added to lists by other users. But it was hit with a number of complaints from users, saying the change … Read more
Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits Internet.org, its free basic version of the internet in developing countries, for helping make that happen. The three most popular internet-based services or apps in Nigeria alone are Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp — all owned by … Read more
Twitter has announced more changes intended to limit the amount of abuse on the network. It comes in the wake of heavy criticism about harassment on its platform and a failure to find a buyer after months of rumours about takeovers. It has announced three main changes, which will be rolled out in the “coming … Read more
It is pathetic that many people have lost their lives due to phone addiction because they could not hear the hooting of the oncoming cars. Isn’t it ironical that many people easily lose their womanhood with no sign of sorrows or regret but are in uncontrollable tears when they lose their phones? One of the … Read more