Tag: Facebook

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

TikTok Was the Top App Worldwide in Q1 2022: Sensor Tower

April 28, 2022
The Update Times

TikTok has surpassed Instagram and become the world’s top downloaded app in the first quarter of…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Facebook-Parent Meta Says Russian Invasion Driving More Disinformation Online

April 7, 2022
The Update Times

Hackers aligned with Russia broke into the social media accounts of dozens of Ukrainian military officers…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

TikTok Is Having a Bad War, Disinformation Experts Say

April 6, 2022
The Update Times

The war in Ukraine has rapidly positioned TikTok as the number one source of misinformation thanks…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Cairo to Kyiv: Social Media’s Rocky Ride Through Conflict Zones

March 29, 2022
The Update Times

When Yarema Dukh set up Ukraine’s official Twitter account in 2016, he knew that social media…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Meta’s Plans to Build Dutch Data Centre Hit Political Glitch

March 23, 2022
The Update Times

In December the town of Zeewolde, 50 km east of Amsterdam, approved plans to build the…

WORLD

Russia Court Bans Instagram, Facebook As “Extremist”

March 21, 2022
The Update Times

Russia court banned Facebook and Instagram as “extremist” organisations (File) Moscow: A Moscow court on Monday…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Australia Will Make Big Tech Hand Over Misinformation Data

March 21, 2022
The Update Times

Australia’s media regulator will be able to force internet companies to provide internal data about how…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

‘Meta-Worse for Democracy’: Rahul Gandhi Takes a Dig at Meta-Owned Facebook

March 16, 2022
The Update Times

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked social media giant Facebook on Wednesday and alleged that it…

COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS

Instagram Blocked in Russia Amid Ukraine Crisis

March 12, 2022
The Update Times

Russian regulators said Friday that the country’s internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram, saying…