SINCE the arrival of Facebook in our lives all those years ago, the world has changed dramatically and the social media platform has undoubtedly had its part to play in that. Over the years, it has been blamed for all sorts of things from the … to the bizarre, including …

Even after the offensive search terms stopped being displayed, users still reported odd algorithmic suggestions, seemingly far from what Facebook would normally offer, such as “zodwa wabantu videos and pics” (a South African celebrity) and “cristiano ronaldo hala madrid king video call”. In a statement … Read More

Facebook has taken out office space for Oculus in the Cork city centre Capitol development, just 500m from where the Infiniled technology was developed at Tyndall. Oculus develops and makes virtual reality headsets in which low-power display is vital, and it currently has more than 20 research and … Read More

Express Wi-Fi is one of a handful of Facebook's programs to bring more people in developing countries online, because that's where its next billion users are. The company previously launched Free Basics, which offers mobile access to select sites on its platform at no charge – but it was widely …

Niantic is making it easier to log into Pokémon Go, perhaps in an effort to prevent you from giving up on the game completely if you don't play for long stretches of time. You can now link Pokémon Go with your Facebook account, so you don't have to spend time …

Facebook pleaded to be switched back on in Sri Lanka yesterday as the row over its suspension escalated. Facebook and its messaging subsidiary WhatsApp have not been available since anti-Muslim riots last week in which three people were killed. The island is under a state of emergency. Read More

Facebook finally banned the hate-fuelled far-right group Britain First from its network this week. I say finally, because the group's Facebook page, which disseminated brazenly Islamophobic and antisemitic imagery, videos and posts, managed to notch up more than two million likes before they got taken … Read More

Across the Atlantic, Facebook's shenanigans have landed it in some hot water. Last May, the social media giant was fined €110 million by the European Commission for misleading regulators about its technical capacities of matching WhatsApp and Facebook users. Now, an investigation by the UK's … Read More

KUCHING: Malaysian police have begun an investigation into a report on the circulation of a video clip on Facebook showing a woman being stabbed … Dev Kumar said some Facebook users had falsely linked the video to a different murder case where the head of a woman was found at …

Facebook has quietly launched its Express WiFi app on Google Play, and it's now available for download in Indonesia and Kenya. The application gives users a way to purchase internet connection from participating businesses instead of paying for a more expensive and, in many places in developing … Read More