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Meta Apologises After Facebook's Auto-Translation Declared Siddaramaiah Dead
Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.
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Siddaramaiah Flags Faulty Kannada-English Translations On Facebook, Instagram
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has flagged "faulty" auto translation of content from Kannada to English on Meta's platforms like Facebook and Instagram, and termed it "dangerous".
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Meta Verified Users Claim ‘Useless’ Customer Support Amid Account Bans Despite Paying for Subscription
Meta Platforms has been on a banning spree which is affecting users across the many social media apps under its umbrella. Amidst the ongoing mass bans, even those who are paying a premium for the Meta verified subscription have been left disappointed by tech giant’s customer support. Users have deemed the service “useless”, despite Meta claim...
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Meta Fixes Issue With Instagram, Facebook and Messenger After Brief Outage
Meta Platforms said on Friday it has fixed the issue that was preventing users from accessing its social media platforms. "Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble accessing our products," a Meta spokesperson said.
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"When Dada Misses": Sourav Ganguly's Social Media Error Goes Viral
Sourav Ganguly's 'mega' blunder ruined e-commerce platform Meesho's promotional stunt on Friday as his social media team messed up the caption for the Facebook post.
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Meta Loses $2.8 Billion on Metaverse Division Despite the Mammoth Re-Branding Step
In Meta’s Q2 earnings call, its chief Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s metaverse-focussed ‘Facebook Reality Labs’ division has reported losses of a whopping $2.81 billion (roughly Rs. 22,410 crore). Despite the financial setback, Zuckerberg has exuded confidence that in the coming years, all the trials and errors that are costin...
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Instagram Back Up After Brief Outage That Prevented Thousands of Users From Accessing Service
Instagram is back up after thousands of users were unable to access the service on Friday. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, nearly 24,000 users were impacted by the outage and were unable to access the photo and video sharing service. The company acknowledged the error and said it was working on a fix, and access was restored with...
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Facebook Messenger, Instagram Facing Issues For Second Time In A Week
Facebook Inc confirmed on Friday that some users were having trouble accessing its apps and services, days after the social media giant suffered a six-hour outage triggered by an error during routine maintenance on its network of data centers.
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"Clearly Unacceptable Error": Facebook After Labeling Black Men "Primates"
Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.
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Instagram, Twitter Blame Glitches for Deleting Palestinian Posts Mentioning Eviction From East Jerusalem
Instagram and Twitter have blamed technical errors for deleting posts mentioning the possible eviction of Palestinians from East Jerusalem, but data rights groups fear "discriminatory" algorithms are at work and want greater transparency.
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#ResignModi "Temporarily Blocked By Mistake", Weren't Asked To: Facebook
Facebook Inc. blocked posts tagged #ResignModi before restoring them hours later, stoking a controversy that's erupted over government requests to remove social media content as India grapples with an escalating Covid crisis.
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Signal Back Up: Users May See Some Errors, Company Says Will Be Fixed in Next Update
Signal said it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Facebook Says Technical Error Caused Vulgar Translation of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping's Name
Facebook on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused.
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Pak Minister Accidentally Shown With Cat Ears On Facebook Live Streaming
In a comedy of errors, a person streaming live on Facebook a conference by a Pakistani minister accidentally activated the cat filter, according to a media report said today.
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Meta Apologises After Facebook's Auto-Translation Declared Siddaramaiah Dead
Social media giant Meta has apologised after its automatic translation tool erroneously declared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dead while translating a condolence message posted by the Karnataka CMO in Kannada on Facebook.
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Siddaramaiah Flags Faulty Kannada-English Translations On Facebook, Instagram
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has flagged "faulty" auto translation of content from Kannada to English on Meta's platforms like Facebook and Instagram, and termed it "dangerous".
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Meta Verified Users Claim ‘Useless’ Customer Support Amid Account Bans Despite Paying for Subscription
Meta Platforms has been on a banning spree which is affecting users across the many social media apps under its umbrella. Amidst the ongoing mass bans, even those who are paying a premium for the Meta verified subscription have been left disappointed by tech giant’s customer support. Users have deemed the service “useless”, despite Meta claim...
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Meta Fixes Issue With Instagram, Facebook and Messenger After Brief Outage
Meta Platforms said on Friday it has fixed the issue that was preventing users from accessing its social media platforms. "Earlier today, a configuration change caused some people to have trouble accessing our products," a Meta spokesperson said.
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"When Dada Misses": Sourav Ganguly's Social Media Error Goes Viral
Sourav Ganguly's 'mega' blunder ruined e-commerce platform Meesho's promotional stunt on Friday as his social media team messed up the caption for the Facebook post.
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Meta Loses $2.8 Billion on Metaverse Division Despite the Mammoth Re-Branding Step
In Meta’s Q2 earnings call, its chief Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company’s metaverse-focussed ‘Facebook Reality Labs’ division has reported losses of a whopping $2.81 billion (roughly Rs. 22,410 crore). Despite the financial setback, Zuckerberg has exuded confidence that in the coming years, all the trials and errors that are costin...
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Instagram Back Up After Brief Outage That Prevented Thousands of Users From Accessing Service
Instagram is back up after thousands of users were unable to access the service on Friday. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, nearly 24,000 users were impacted by the outage and were unable to access the photo and video sharing service. The company acknowledged the error and said it was working on a fix, and access was restored with...
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Facebook Messenger, Instagram Facing Issues For Second Time In A Week
Facebook Inc confirmed on Friday that some users were having trouble accessing its apps and services, days after the social media giant suffered a six-hour outage triggered by an error during routine maintenance on its network of data centers.
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"Clearly Unacceptable Error": Facebook After Labeling Black Men "Primates"
Facebook on Friday said it disabled its topic recommendation feature after it mistook Black men for "primates" in video at the social network.
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Instagram, Twitter Blame Glitches for Deleting Palestinian Posts Mentioning Eviction From East Jerusalem
Instagram and Twitter have blamed technical errors for deleting posts mentioning the possible eviction of Palestinians from East Jerusalem, but data rights groups fear "discriminatory" algorithms are at work and want greater transparency.
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#ResignModi "Temporarily Blocked By Mistake", Weren't Asked To: Facebook
Facebook Inc. blocked posts tagged #ResignModi before restoring them hours later, stoking a controversy that's erupted over government requests to remove social media content as India grapples with an escalating Covid crisis.
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Signal Back Up: Users May See Some Errors, Company Says Will Be Fixed in Next Update
Signal said it had restored its services a day after the application faced technical difficulties as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Facebook Says Technical Error Caused Vulgar Translation of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping's Name
Facebook on Saturday blamed a technical error for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s name appearing as “Mr Shithole” in posts on its platform when translated into English from Burmese, apologising for any offence caused.
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Pak Minister Accidentally Shown With Cat Ears On Facebook Live Streaming
In a comedy of errors, a person streaming live on Facebook a conference by a Pakistani minister accidentally activated the cat filter, according to a media report said today.
