Facebook's own account was 'hacked': Bizzare posts raise eyebrows
On October 7, Facebook's blue-ticked official account made a post calling for the release of the former Pakistani president and renowned cricketer, Imran Khan. Another post from the page openly criticised both the Indian and International Cricket Council for visa issues related to the hosting of the World Cup. The posts, which quickly drew significant attention, were swiftly removed, but not before raising eyebrows and sparking speculation about the security of the social media giant's platform.
8 October 2023, 14:32 PM
Facebook goes political; wants Pakistan's Imran Khan released
In an unexpected and unprecedented move, the official Facebook page posted a status urging for the release of Imran Khan, the current opposition leader of Pakistan, who has been recently incarcerated. The message, which simply read "Release Imran Khan", was swiftly removed from the platform, but not before it went viral, sparking discussions and speculations.
6 October 2023, 22:31 PM
Meta plans to launch ad-free Facebook and Instagram in EU: reports
Meta Platforms Inc. is planning on launching ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram to users in the European Union nations for as much as $14/month, as per a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. Under the unconfirmed plan, Meta would charge roughly 10 euros (about $10.49/BDT 1,163) a month on a desktop for a Facebook or Instagram account, and about 6 euros for each additional linked account.
3 October 2023, 08:15 AM
Facebook just changed its logo; spot the difference
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has rolled out an updated "identity system" for the social media giant, which includes a subtly redesigned logo. While at first glance the changes might appear minimal, a closer look reveals a darker shade of blue and a few modifications to the lowercase "f".
24 September 2023, 08:48 AM
Here's why Facebook shows you that specific ad after you just talked about it
We've all experienced it. You're talking with a friend about a product or service, and then later finding an ad for the exact same thing while scrolling through Facebook. Is your phone listening to your conversations? Not quite. Here's a look at the intricacies behind these eerily relevant ads.
18 September 2023, 16:51 PM
Facebook brings changes to its video streaming services
Now on Facebook, users can view and write comments on Instagram Reels through Facebook without needing to switch between apps.
19 July 2023, 10:13 AM
Twitter threatens Meta with lawsuit over hiring former employees
Twitter, the popular microblogging platform, threatened Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with a lawsuit a few hours after the launch of Threads - an app many believe to be Meta's replacement for Twitter.
9 July 2023, 12:00 PM
Messenger bug: Users report ‘Message could not be sent’
Many users in Bangladesh and other countries are facing problems when trying to send messages, photos and videos through the Messenger app of Facebook.
7 July 2023, 11:41 AM
Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads tomorrow
Threads, Instagram's text-based conversation app, is expected to be released on Thursday and will allow users to follow the accounts they follow on the photo-sharing platform and keep the same username, a listing on Apple's App Store showed.
4 July 2023, 05:16 AM
Facebook to block news access in Canada
Facebook will no longer allow news access on its site in Canada, due to a recent regulation that forces Facebook's parent company Meta to pay Canadian news publishers.
25 June 2023, 08:54 AM
Meta's social media apps back up after outage
At one point, nearly 20,000 users in total said they were having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram and Meta's messaging service WhatsApp, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com.
17 June 2023, 06:09 AM
Meta lays off top Facebook executives, entire business units in India
Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook, has recently made significant changes to its workforce, including the layoff of top executives and the elimination of entire business units in India.
25 May 2023, 07:29 AM
Meta hit with a record fine of $1.3 billion over data privacy breach
The fine was accompanied by an order to cease the transfer of Facebook user data from EU citizens to the United States.
22 May 2023, 09:59 AM
Facebook users reportedly encounter 'auto friend request' bug
The glitch appears to occur when one user visits another person's profile, triggering an unsolicited friend request to be sent from the visitor to the profile owner.
12 May 2023, 13:53 PM
A brief look inside Meta's recent youth safety initiatives
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced that in their ongoing effort and commitment to youth safety online, a series of youth safety initiatives to protect young people while using their apps are currently in place and are constantly reinforced.
9 May 2023, 09:37 AM
Google, Facebook to face 15% tax on digital ad income
The NBR shared the information a clarification to Bangladesh Bank
8 May 2023, 14:52 PM
CPD urges NBR to bring Facebook, Google, Netflix under tax
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring non-resident tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Netflix under tax.
29 April 2023, 08:16 AM
Facebook’s ad agency limits advertising from Bangladesh
In a major setback to businesses in Bangladesh, Facebook's ad agency, Httpool, has announced the temporary unavailability of its services and limited availability of ad space on the Meta platform.
26 April 2023, 10:29 AM
NID should be essential to open Facebook accounts: Telecom Minister
To prevent fake identities and false information from spreading on Facebook, the Minister suggested that Facebook authorities should take effective measures to verify the authentication of Facebook IDs with national IDs or mobile numbers.
20 April 2023, 07:49 AM
Meta releases AI model that can identify items within images
Facebook-owner Meta published an artificial intelligence model on Wednesday that can pick out individual objects from within an image, along with a dataset of image annotations that it said was the largest ever of its kind
6 April 2023, 02:09 AM