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Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes and penalties to French govt

Facebook's French subsidiary has agreed to pay 106 mn euros in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where they make their money

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stoked fears of TikTok as 'threat to US biz'

Told Trump clampdown on such firms should be greater priority than reining in Facebook

Facebook to pay 104 mn euros in back taxes in France after 10-year audit

France has said big tech groups pay too little tax in the country where they have significant sales.

Panel to proceed on Facebook's 'inaction on hateful content' tomorrow

A Delhi Assembly committee will initiate on Tuesday proceedings in connection with complaints about the Facebook's alleged "deliberate and intentional inaction to contain hateful content" in India

FB played role in 2017 Myanmar violence: Rohingya rights groups

Facebook continues to face flak for failing to prevent hate speech from spreading as four rights groups have claimed that the social networking giant played a role in the 2017 violence in Myanmar

Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about TikTok in US months ahead: Report

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about TikTok with lawmakers in the US months before the Trump administration started portraying the platform as a threat to national security

Oculus users slam Facebook for new account login policy for VR headsets

The users of Facebook Oculus have expressed outrage over the new policy where they need a Facebook account to log into their VR headsets

Facebook's Zuckerberg questioned by FTC officials in antitrust probe

The FTC's probe into the company was disclosed last summer

Amid hate speech row, Facebook India says it has no 'political affiliation'

Ajit Mohan, managing director of Facebook India, says social network will remove content posted by public figures in India when it violates the company's Community Standards

Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Facebook: The story so far

Facebook row has now intensified into a full-blown war, with the two main parties in India--the BJP and the Congress-- making allegations and counter-allegations over the issue

BJP's Plan 'A' and Plan 'B' to block Shashi Tharoor's summons to Facebook

With Tharoor moving a privilege motion against a BJP MP for questioning his power to unilaterally summon Facebook representatives, the BJP has realised the Congress seriousness in the matter

How Kamala Harris forged close ties with Big Tech

Silicon Valley has enthusiastically backed Ms. Harris since she first ran for state attorney general in California a decade ago

Data of 235 million Instagram, YouTube, TikTok users exposed: Report

According to security researchers from pro-consumer website Comparitech, an unsecured database was behind this data breach

Facebook confirms Mark Zuckerberg interviewed in FTC investigation

"We are committed to cooperating with the US Federal Trade Commission's inquiry and answering the questions the agency may have," the social media company said in a statement

Top headlines: Future to discuss merger plan, Facebook summoned, and more

From Airtel readying to take on Jio to Kerala govt and Centre on collision course over privatisation of airport, here are the top headlines this morning

Parliament panel summons Facebook on Sept 2 as hate speech debate grows

A day before, representatives of ministries of communications and home have been called before the panel

Hate content issue may impact Facebook's India business, say experts

Analysts foresee strengthening of "Facebook ad boycott" call, with big players in the country revisiting their decision to advertise on the platform

BJP leader wants Speaker to remove Tharoor as parliamentary panel chief

Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says Congress leader should not have spoken in public about his intention to summon Facebook officials.

Apple hits $2 trn market valuation, but the next trillion won't come easy

With its shares up roughly 60 per cent this year, Apple is among the Big Tech winners that have benefited from a safety premium

Trump's posts to be taken down if they violate policy: Facebook

Ahead of the November 3 presidential polls in the US, Facebook has taken a series of steps to check the spread of misinformation through its platform