Tag: Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook chief wants ‘more active’ govt role regulating internet
WASHINGTON: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg called Saturday for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions...
Facebook’s messaging ambitions amount to much more than chat
CALIFORNIA: Facebook, already the leader in enabling you to share photos, videos and links, now wants to be a force in messaging, commerce, payments...
Facebook’s future is going big on private chats: Zuckerberg
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday the company would encrypt conversations on more of its messaging services and make them...
Facebook does not sell user data: Zuckerberg
Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday renewed his defence of the social network's business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests was...
Facebook pledges tough US election security efforts as critical memo surfaces
WASHINGTON: Facebook officials on Tuesday said the company is using a range of techniques including artificial intelligence to counter Russian operatives or others who...
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg at centre of Holocaust denial controversy
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has found himself at the centre of a fresh row after saying the social network should not prohibit...
Facebook’s influence on 2018 elections: LHC issues notices to PTA chairman,...
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over a...
Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces EU Parliament grilling
BRUSSELS: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg will meet with leaders of the European Parliament on Tuesday to answer questions about how the data of...
Majority of divisive Facebook ads bought by ‘suspicious groups’: study
WASHINGTON: Most of the political ads about divisive issues that ran on Facebook Inc before the 2016 US presidential election were sponsored by “suspicious groups”...
EU senses Facebook scandal shifts privacy tide in its favour
BRUSSELS: Sensing the Facebook scandal has shifted the transatlantic winds, the EU is asserting itself as a forward-looking regulator rather than a retrograde bulwark...
Will block Myanmar hate speech; locked in ‘arms race’ with Russia,...
WASHINGTON: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday his company would step up efforts to block hate messages in Myanmar as he faced...
Zuckerberg faces Senate hearing but little hope for action
WASHINGTON: Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s No 1 mission during his appearance before US lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday will be to defend against...
Zuckerberg to meet with US lawmakers today
WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg will hold meetings with some US lawmakers on Monday, a day before he is due to...
Facebook takes ‘major steps’ ahead of 2018 elections in Pakistan
Taking to Facebook, founder Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday that the social networking giant would only allow verified advertisers as well as people to run...
Ensuring better security before upcoming elections; Facebook
Terming 2018 a "big year" for elections, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the usage of advanced artificial intelligence and employment of a large...
Facebook CEO stops short of extending European privacy globally: report
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday that he agreed “in spirit” with a strict new European Union law on data...
Zuckerberg says Facebook needs ‘a few years’ to fix problems
MENLO PARK: Facebook will likely need "a few years" to fix the problems uncovered by the revelations on the hijacking of private user data,...
