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Facebook India Net Profit: Facebook India’s overall expenses grew 2.4 per cent to Rs 2,349.6 crore and employee benefit expenses increased to Rs 476.1 crore, reflecting a 7.8 per cent increase from FY23.  

In a report published on Saturday, The New York Times said in February 2019, a Facebook researcher created a new user account to look into what the social media website will look like for a person living in Kerala.

Aggarwal will report to Ajit Mohan. Aggarwal comes with 26 years of experience as an IAS officer. His last assignment was with Uber, where he was the Head of Public Policy for India and South Asia.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the election process, which is the foundation of a democratic government, is at risk of "social media manipulation". Digital platforms can be "unruly at times" and face their own challenges.

The Supreme Court on Thursday asserted that social media cannot escape mediator responsibilities, and said Facebook should appear before a Delhi Assembly committee to answer questions about all aspects of the February 2020 Delhi riots.

Officials of Facebook India and Google India on Tuesday appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms. The panel, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, held a meeting of the parliamentary panel to protect the rights of citizens and prevent misuse of social/online news media platforms.

As per Facebook's website, users can contact Spoorthi Priya - who is the Grievance Officer - through an e-mail ID. Additionally, users can also contact Facebook in India via post at an address in New Delhi, as per the page. Facebook-owned WhatsApp had recently named Paresh B Lal as its grievance officer for India on its website.

Facebook’s collating of data came to light after the controversial Cambridge Analytica scandal and that raised serious questions on the company’s policies. Another Facebook feature that raises privacy concerns is its ‘off-Facebook activity-tracking feature’, which tracks users' app and website usage on their devices.

Earlier this month, the Indian Parliament's standing committee summoned Facebook India's head and some MPs asked many questions and sought clarification from him Just before the 2019 LS elections, Facebook deleted about 700 pages of the Congress, but their total number of followers was mere around 2 lakhs It also removed 15 pages supporting the BJP, but the number of followers on these pages was close to 2.6 million

Facebook India head Ajit Mohan was on Wednesday questioned by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology amid controversy over Facebook's alleged bias in favour of the BJP. According to sources, Mohan admitted before the Parliamentary Committe that people at key positions in India office of Facebook are anti-BJP. Mohan also said that he is taking back what he wrote ten years ago because of a change of heart.

The head of Facebook India gave this statement in front of the parliamentary panel

Facebook has been battling political fallout in India. Congress Party criticised Facebook for its policies, while some ruling-party lawmakers have accused it of censoring nationalist voices "The decisions around content escalations are not made unilaterally by just one person ... the process comes with robust checks and balances," Facebook`s India head, Ajit Mohan, wrote In an internal open letter to Facebook`s leadership, 11 employees demanded that company leaders acknowledge and denounce "anti-Muslim bigotry" and ensure more policy consistency

Facebook announced the Ethics in AI research awards in June with a regional focus of India. The proposed budget should be within Rs 10,00,000 to Rs 20,00,000, Facebook said.

Moviegoers often discover a film months before its release but they often need reminders when a film they care is about to hit theatres.

TikTok is available in 150 markets, in 75 languages and has more than 700 million monthly active users globally (including over 200 million in India) in just a year compared to 300 million existing Indian users on Facebook.

In its 2019 diversity report, Facebook said it has people of diverse backgrounds and experiences, more people of colour, more women in both technical and business roles, and more under-represented people in leadership.

Starting June 12, the interactive show will air from Wednesday to Sunday on Facebook's dedicated video platform - Facebook Watch, the company said in a statement.

Ajit Mohan will take up the role of managing director and vice-president of Facebook India. 

Facebook is not asking new users to give their Aadhaar number.

While the blockbuster epic "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion" topped the most-discussed trend (top single-day moments) on Facebook in India in 2017, Miss World Manushi Chhillar grabbed the ninth spot by winning the crown at the top pageant contest.