Facebook tweaks app with eye on rival TikTok
Facebook has split the news feed in two on its app, a signficant change that mimics the experience on its fiercest competitor.
Fri Jul 22 2022
Instagram is getting into the NFT game
Creators will be able to share their NFTs in their News Feed, in stories, or in private messages.
Thu May 12 2022
Facebook tests feature in India to share Instagram reels on its news feed
Some Indian users who create the 30-second long reels on Instagram will have the option of having them recommended on Facebook.
Tue Mar 09 2021
Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed law
Australian users will not be able read or share news content on Facebook news feeds, and Australian news publishers will be restricted from posting or sharing content on Facebook pages.
Wed Feb 17 2021
NUR Alert: PDRM, Facebook team up to locate missing children
Developed by Facebook, the National Urgent Response (NUR) Alert system will notify users on their news feed when children are reported as missing.
Fri Nov 04 2016
Facebook giving the hook to 'clickbait' headlines
The tweak takes aim at headlines that intentionally leave our crucial information or mislead people, prompting them to click on links to stories to find out more.
Fri Aug 05 2016
Facebook rolls out 360 video for News Feed
Facebook Inc said its news feed for web and Android platform users will now support 360-degree videos.
Thu Sep 24 2015
Facebook shifts News Feed, gives priority to friends
The world's biggest social network, Facebook unveiled changes which decrease reliance on "referral" traffic and priority given to friends.
Thu Apr 23 2015
Facebook manipulated users' emotions in secret study
A study detailing how Facebook secretly manipulated the news feed of some 700,000 users to study "emotional contagion" has prompted anger on social media.
Sun Jun 29 2014
Facebook News Feed becomes personal newspaper
Facebook began transforming the stream of updates from friends at home pages into a "personalized newspaper" with news ranging from the personal to the global.
Thu Mar 07 2013
TikTok becoming app of choice for criminals promoting investment scams - Police
Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.
Wed Nov 27 2024
MOE’s mental health screening identifies students with emotional challenges
Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.
Wed Nov 27 2024
Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire brokered by US and France, to take effect Wednesday
Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
Wed Nov 27 2024
'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