Facebook plans to change its name
Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse.
Wed Oct 20 2021
WhatsApp targeted in EU consumer complaints over privacy changes
Facebook Inc's WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update.
Mon Jul 12 2021
Exclusive: Facebook rejects talks with Australia publisher, testing world's toughest online law
Australia's competition watchdog is looking into a claim that Facebook Inc refused a publisher's request to negotiate a licensing deal.
Fri Jun 25 2021
Facebook suspends Trump for two years, shifts rules for world leaders
Facebook Inc suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump until at least January 2023 and announced changes how it will treat world leaders.
Fri Jun 04 2021
Facebook and Australia back as 'temporary friends'. What's going on?
Facebook Inc is back on the negotiating table with Australia. Here's what we know so far.
Sat Feb 20 2021
Facebook has 'tentatively friended' us again, Australia says
Morrison said Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in Australia.
Sat Feb 20 2021
Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law
Morrison vowed to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to pay news outlets for content.
Fri Feb 19 2021
Explainer: Australia's news revenue-sharing law behind battle with Big Tech
Facebook Inc has blocked Australian users from sharing and viewing news content on its popular social media platform.
Thu Feb 18 2021
Facebook may have vastly overpaid in data privacy settlement: Court filing
Facebook Inc may have paid $4.9 billion more than the maximum penalty it faced under a settlement agreement with regulators.
Thu Feb 11 2021
Facebook to ban content that denies or distorts the Holocaust
Facebook Inc said on Monday it was updating its hate speech policy to ban any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.
Tue Oct 13 2020
Facebook, Twitter pull Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation
Facebook Inc on Wednesday took down a post by U.S. President Donald Trump, which the company said violated its rules against sharing misinformation about the coronavirus.
Thu Aug 06 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro calls Facebook action suspending aides' accounts 'persecution'
President Jair Bolsonaro criticized Facebook Inc on Thursday for suspending accounts of his supporters but not of his leftist opponent.
Fri Jul 10 2020
Facebook donates emergency reserve of 720,000 masks due to coronavirus outbreak
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Sunday that the social media company has donated its emergency reserve of 720,000 masks to provide health workers with more protective gear.
Mon Mar 23 2020
Google uncovered Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail : source
The ads do not appear to be from the same Kremlin-affiliated entity that bought ads on Facebook Inc, but may indicate a broader Russian online disinformation effort.
Tue Oct 10 2017
WhatsApp back online after global outage of 'a few hours'
WhatsApp, a popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, suffered a widespread global outage on Wednesday that lasted for several hours before being resolved, the company said.
Thu May 04 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024