While Twitter has banned all political ads, Google last month announced new restrictions on such ads
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reacted by calling for new rules to address "data portability" and other issues.
The reason behind removing likes from view was aimed at reducing social pressure among the users
Later, Democrat Juan Vargas from California, told the Facebook CEO he is "almost tempted" to ask if he took the comparison as a compliment, "since you can't lie to Congress"
Facebook is inching closer to launch WhatsApp Pay in India and will soon have positive news to share, the social networking platform's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on October 30.
In the virtual game, players use light sabers to slash oncoming, large cubes to the beat of music, sometimes twisting or ducking to avoid oncoming walls.
Mark Zuckerberg's social network in Washington is shrinking
Political ads on social media platforms have been a growing cause for concern globally, especially since reports of foreign interference in the 2016 US Presidential elections surfaced
The social networking giant reported net income of $6.09 billion -- compared with $5.14 billion in the year-ago period
Despite some top-notch firms pulling out, Facebook and 20 partner organisations have formally launched the digital currency Libra project
People of varied political beliefs are trying to define expansive speech as dangerous because it could bring results they don't accept, Zuckerberg said
The draw of 1 billion monthly users has spawned an aggressive behind-the-scenes advertising economy that threatens the site's originality and appeal
Zuckerberg's visit comes five months after his stormy appearance before Congress, where he was grilled on Facebook's data protection and privacy missteps
Facebook has the patience of investors to spend generously, but Zuckerberg knows he can't push it
FTC will allege that Facebook misled users about how it used their phone numbers and even a facial recognition tool
The fine will mark the largest civil penalty ever paid to the FTC
A row erupted over alleged racist and homophobic remarks made by the security chief who was put on administrative leave while an external law firm investigated the matter
For years, Facebook has maintained little oversight over its political advertising practices
Negative sentiment toward Facebook, as measured in tweets on Twitter, rose to the highest in almost eight months on Thursday
The three services will, however, continue as stand alone apps, the report said