Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement looms
2026-08-13
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said on Thursday (Aug 13) it had taken down more than 750,000 accounts it suspectedContinue Reading
Suspect arrested in social media vehicle robbery racket
2026-07-15
A 59‑year‑old resident of Yakkala has been arrested by the Western Province North Crimes Division in connection with an organizedContinue Reading
Dutch court orders Meta to change Facebook and Instagram timeline settings
2025-10-03
A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms to give Facebook and Instagram users an easier way to choose aContinue Reading
Facebook Down? Meta App faces outage
2025-08-14
Meta’s social media giant Facebook experienced a brief outage on Thursday, affecting thousands of users globally, with the majority ofContinue Reading
CID complaint filed over social media posts targeting President
2025-08-07
A complaint has been filed with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding social media posts linking President Anura Kumara DissanayakeContinue Reading
Filthy language in social media : Police to take action
2025-07-02
The Sri Lanka Police says action will be taken against persons using expletive language to comment on its official FacebookContinue Reading
Eminem sues Facebook for $109 million
2025-06-05
Eight Mile Style, a company that owns some of Eminem’s most popular songs, is suing social media giant Meta overContinue Reading
20 yr old arrested for sharing explicit content of children through Facebook
2025-03-28
A 20-year-old youth has been arrested on charges of sharing explicit videos and photographs of children to foreigners via Facebook,Continue Reading
Papua New Guinea blocks Facebook for 3 reasons
2025-03-27
Papua New Guinea’s government has shut down social media platform Facebook, in what it describes as a “test” to mitigateContinue Reading
Probe sought into fake image of President on Facebook
2025-02-25
The Government Information Department has requested the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conduct a probe into a FacebookContinue Reading
Facebook financial fraud : 28 yr old arrested at BIA
2025-01-22
A 28-year-old man who had defrauded money by fraudulently accessing a Facebook account has been apprehended by the Colombo CrimesContinue Reading
Police looking for suspect who posted false story on President AKD
2024-11-06
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to launch an investigation into the incident of aContinue Reading
President AKD passes 1 Million FB followers, which politician has more?
2024-09-26
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has achieved a significant social media milestone, becoming the 6th Sri Lankan politician to surpass oneContinue Reading
Social media mobile phone scam : One robber shot dead
2024-03-27
One person was reported dead in a shooting incident involving a group of robbers and the Police in the WeragalaContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Minister’s Facebook page hacked?
2024-03-26
The Facebook page of Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation of Sri Lanka, Pavithra Wanniarachchi has reportedly been compromisedContinue Reading
Major scam using public pictures on Facebook
2024-02-16
Two individuals engaged in financial fraud by creating fake National Identity Cards (NIC) using photographs shared on social media haveContinue Reading
Angry Facebook post gets 19-year-old remanded
2023-09-05
A 19-year-old youth who had made a post on Facebook allegedly threatening President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been remanded. The suspectContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Top cop’s Facebook page hacked
2023-08-14
The official Facebook page of the Western Province Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon has faced aContinue Reading