Indian officials reportedly held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms.
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International Sikh news portal alleges censorship by Facebook
An article on the website of the news portal Sikh24 claims that the hashtag #sikh has been blocked by the social media giant.
Facebook to give SGD4.75 million in grants to small businesses in Singapore
Facebook Singapore will be providing SGD 4.75 million in grants to businesses in the country that have experienced challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook extends work from home policy till July 2021
Facebook has also announced that it will provide employees USD 1000 for their home office needs.
NTU and Facebook pilot programme to develop data centre talents in Singapore
Tech giant Facebook has partnered Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU) to launch a pilot programme aimed at developing local talent in the data centre sector.
Mukesh Ambani moves ahead of Jack Ma as Asia’s richest person after Facebook deal: Bloomberg
In a massive deal, Facebook Inc. will be investing USD 5.7 billion in Ambani’s Jio Platform – the social networking leader’s biggest deal since the 2014 purchase of WhatsApp.
Facebook invests SGD 8.15 billion in India’s Jio Platforms
The tech giant said the investment aims to enable new opportunities for businesses of all sizes in India, in particular, the more than 60 million small businesses across the subcontinent.
Facebook issues correction notice under Singapore government’s ‘fake news’ law
A post by Facebook user Alex Tan, who runs the States Times Review blog, has been embedded with a correction label, at the request of the Singapore government.
Facebook’s dating feature goes live in 20 countries, including USA and Singapore
Facebook Dating is the social media giant’s latest feature and is currently restricted to 20 countries.
WhatsApp launches ‘tipline’ to counter fake news
To counter circulation of fake news in the time of elections in India scheduled to start from April 11, WhatsApp has launched a ‘tipline’ service for users to check the veracity of information and flag what they think is the false news.
