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SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking laws to regulate social media p
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking directions to make laws to regulate social media platforms and to hold Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram directly responsible for spreading hate speeches and fake news.
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WhatsApp now using status messages in attempt to reassure users about priv
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): American messaging application WhatsApp has now started posting status messages about its "commitment to your privacy," due to misperceptions about the upcoming changes to its privacy policy.
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Use of social media apps linked to feelings of isolation during COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): According to a recent study, the use of online messaging and social media apps among Singapore residents has spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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TripXOXO announces the launch of a B2B platform to earn money, simply by u
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): The ongoing pandemic has affected each one of us in several ways. The world has collectively faced the wrath of the pandemic disrupting the employment sector of innumerable industries. One of the worst-hit industries is the travel and tourism i
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Facebook usage and revenue soared during pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): American technology company Facebook ended 2020 on a high note. Its fourth-quarter earnings reached more than twenty-eight million dollars thanks to the skyrocketing screen time in the past year.
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EU calls on US to create common rulebook for tech giants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], January 27 (ANI): The European Union on Tuesday urged US President Joe Biden to join the 27-nation group in creating a common rule book designed to rein in the power of Big Tech companies and combat the spread of misinformation.
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Facebook users forced to log out unexpectedly due to 'configuration change
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): After an unexpected log out activity observed by users on Friday, the American social networking service Facebook explained that a 'configuration change' led to the issue which was fixed on Saturday morning.
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CBI registers case against 2 UK-based companies for illegal data harvestin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two UK-based firms over allegations of illegal harvesting of users' data from social media platform Facebook.
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CBI files case against Cambridge Analytica, Global Science Research for "i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a case against Cambridge Analytica and Global Science Research Limited Company for "illegal harvesting of personal data from Facebook users in India," officials said.
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Twitter, Facebook brief Parliamentary panel over safeguarding citizens' ri
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): The representatives of social media companies - Twitter and Facebook - appeared before parliamentary standing committee for Information and Technology (IT) in connection with "safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news me
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We will appear before IT Ministry: Facebook to SC
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New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI): Facebook India's Vice President and Managing Director, Ajit Mohan told the Supreme Court on Thursday that when the Information Technology (IT) ministry calls representatives of the company they will appear and record their statements.
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Arguments between Facebook and Delhi Assembly's panel on peace to begin in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Wednesday said that the arguments in the Supreme Court between the social media company Facebook and Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony will begin from tomorrow.
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