Google joins other internet platforms to shield US election from disinformation
A coordinated effort is being made by online platforms to curb the spread of disinformation and thwart efforts to manipulate voters.
Facebook launches voting information centre to stop fake news' effect on US election
It will serve as a one-stop-shop to give people in the US the tools and information they need to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
Trump's blocking of H-1B visas harming the US, say Facebook, Amazon, Apple
More than 50 tech firms have signed onto a court filing in support of a suit by US Chamber of Commerce against Trump blocking work visas.
Facebook carves out a unit focused on its financial payments businesses
Facebook Financial will handle management and strategy for all payments and money services across the Silicon Valley company’s platform.
Man saved from suicide in the nick of time after Facebook staffer alerts police
It was a tense three hours for police from Delhi to Mumbai trying to trace a man seen on Facebook videos preparing to die by suicide.
Facebook, Twitter crack down on Russia, China agents trying to sway US election
State-led influence campaigns were prominent on social media during the 2016 US elections and have been seen around the world.
Trump's Facebook, Twitter post removed for saying children 'almost immune' to coronavirus
Action taken over 'misinformation', but the American Academy of Pediatrics says children appear to transmit COVID-19 less than adults.
Ban on social media use by defence personnel remains, Delhi High Court dismisses plea against it
The court said that if the government had assessed that social media enables espionage by enemy countries, it would not overturn the ban.
Tech This Week | What we learned from the US antitrust inquiry
Lawmakers seem to be catching up with technology and so will regulation, so Big Tech should not take things for granted.
Australia's draft law makes it mandatory for Google and Facebook to pay for news content
The aggregators will be given three months to work out a deal on fair pay for news, failing which arbitrators will make a binding decision.