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Criticise us but don't lecture us on democracy: Ravi Shankar Prasad on Twi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): In the backdrop to the recent issues between Twitter India and the central government, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the India was proud of being the world's largest and the most vibran
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Facebook expands fact-checking in India, adds health-specialist partner am
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): With an aim to combat COVID-19 and all other health-related misinformation, social media giant Facebook is expanding its third-party fact-checking programme in India.
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WhatsApp may enable multi-device support for users with end-to-end encrypt
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): The instant messaging app, Whatsapp is reportedly going to make multi-device support available for users with end-to-end encryption.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Instagram, Facebook over objectionable content r
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New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to social networking platforms like Instagram and others on hearing a petition seeking to remove certain highly objectionable content rekated to Hindu God and Goddesses on their platforms.
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NCPCR asks social media sites to share origin of posts advertising direct
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Sunday asked social media platforms to report the origin of posts that advertise the direct adoption of children who lost their parents to COVID-19.
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Facebook acquires 'Population: One' maker, BigBox VR
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): American technology company Facebook recently acquired yet another developer of a popular virtual reality game, announcing on Friday that BigBox VR, makers of the battle royale VR title 'Population: One', will be joining Oculus Studios.
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US lawmakers introduce bills to curb powers of big tech companies
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI): A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Friday introduced a package of bills aimed at curbing the power of tech giants.
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Russia slaps new fines on Facebook, Telegram over failure to remove illega
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 11 (ANI/Sputnik): A Moscow district court on Thursday slapped additional multi-million-ruble fines on Facebook and Telegram for failing to remove banned content in accordance with the Russian media watchdog's requirements, Zulfiya Gurinchuk, the court's spokeswoman, tol
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Facebook's first smartwatch with two cameras, heart rate monitor to arrive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 10 (ANI): Tech giant Facebook could launch its first smartwatch in the market soon. The social media company is gearing up to unveil its smartwatch with dual cameras and heart rate monitor by next summer.
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Delhi Police saves man's life after Facebook alerts about suicide bid
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): A 39-year-old man's life was saved by Delhi Police who was alerted by officials at US-based Facebook about suicidal behaviour that he displayed in a live video of himself that he posted on the social media platform.
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Facebook suspends Donald Trump's accounts for two years
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): Facebook on Friday suspended former US President Donald Trump's accounts for two years, effective from the date of the initial suspension on January 7 this year.
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UK, EU competition watchdogs investigate Facebook over possible anticompet
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK and the European Union competition regulators both announced on Friday that they are investigating Facebook to determine whether the online social media platform has unfairly used the data obtained from its advertising and single sign-on to gain adva
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