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TikTok’s interim CEO Vanessa Pappas proposed a meeting of safety officers from each company to work out details of a collective approach, “which we believe will help us all improve safety for our users”. (Photo | Pixabay - iXimus)

Come together to stop spread of suicide content, TikTok urges Facebook, Google, Snapchat, others

It is proposed that nine social media firms speedily identify violent, graphic content, including suicide, and swiftly notify the others.

22 Sep 2020 7:33 PM

No one ever is happy with the current amount of content moderation that platforms are undertaking. Some people think it is too little, while others think it is too much.

Tech This Week | Should India have its own social media content moderation rules?

Platforms are diverse and a one-size-fits-all approach will not work.

05 Sep 2020 6:03 PM

An industry group that includes Google, Microsoft, Reddit, Pinterest and Twitter has met with federal agencies including the FBI’s foreign influence task force to step up coordination on election interference. (Photo | AP)

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.

14 Aug 2020 11:36 AM

Elliot Schrage and former Facebook VP of Product Sam Lessin, Huffman said, "Maybe I'm going to regret this, but I can't even get to that level of thinking with them."

CEO calls TikTok 'fundamentally parasitic'

He went on to say, "I actively tell people, 'Don't install that spyware on your phone'."

29 Feb 2020 7:46 AM

The British government has not challenged the authenticity of the documents.

Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible UK vote interference

Reddit said people from Russia leaked confidential British government documents on Brexit trade talks just days before the general UK vote.

09 Dec 2019 1:30 PM

The new Reddit-inspired format, called 'conversation tree', shows nested replies and also includes the ability to clock on any tweet to focus on it.

Twitter starts testing Reddit-style 'conversation tree'

The conversation tree format is expected to roll out in 2020.

30 Nov 2019 12:11 PM

Musk is being sued for defamation in Los Angeles by a man who helped in the dramatic rescue of 12 boys trapped in an underwater cave in Thailand last year. (Photo: FIle)

‘Not sure about good of Twitter’: Tesla chief Elon Musk says he’s going offline

Musk and the SEC early this year reached a deal to settle their differences over his Twitter use.

02 Nov 2019 9:00 AM

The cross-sharing formats links into stickers that can be positioned anywhere on a given snap.

Reddit attempts to lure Snapchat teens with cross-sharing feature

New sharing features will allow Reddit users to share posts directly to the Snapchat app.

15 Oct 2019 8:13 AM

Memes can be an effective way to address tough topics.

Instagram, Reddit memes help people struggling with depression

Websites like Instagram and Reddit are filled with memes tackling topics like depression and mental health.

24 Aug 2019 7:34 AM

The live outage map indicates that Reddit is inaccessible in major parts of the world.

Reddit down, time to pack our bags and leave!

The issues are primarily related to accessing the website on the desktop.

12 Jul 2019 7:34 AM

Reddit posted a note saying the removal of the channels is due to violation of the policy against content glorifying or encouraging violence.

Reddit acts against hate channels following New Zealand mosque attack

Reddit has banned two subreddits, r/watchpeopledie and r/Gore for hosting links to videos of the Christchurch shooting.

17 Mar 2019 1:22 PM

YouTube said that any content, including comments, that endangers minors is prohibited on YouTube. (Photo: AP)

YouTube draws flak after Redditor highlights ‘paedophilia ring’

YouTube’s recommended algorithm is facilitating paedophiles’ ability to connect with each other.

20 Feb 2019 4:01 PM

Barring the latest funding, San Francisco, California-based Reddit has raised more than $250 million in three other funding rounds.

Reddit now a $3 billion company

The series D funding round saw a $150 million investment from Tencent, Sequoia, Fidelity, Tacit and Snoop Dogg.

12 Feb 2019 9:46 AM

Reddit learned on June 19 an attacker compromised a few of its employees’ accounts between June 14 and June 18.

Reddit says user data between 2005 and 2007 breached

A copy of an old database backup containing very early Reddit user data from 2005 through May 2007 was accessed by the hacker.

02 Aug 2018 8:06 AM

Taking to Reddit, the user Th3GreenMan56 shared a picture of the cringeworthy text exchange and in less than 24 hours, it had racked up over 2,500 comments from readers.

Guy tries to seduce classmate through text, gets moustached man instead and it gets weird

Man awkwardly tried to ask out a female classmate – but ended up accidentally getting in touch with an unamused moustached male.

15 Jun 2018 4:53 PM

In the United States, there are no federal laws that outright ban cannibalism. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shocking: Man claims to have fed his own amputated leg to friends in tacos

Man who had his foot amputated after accident in 2016 saved it so that he could make some tacos for 10 of his most open-minded friends.

14 Jun 2018 1:44 PM

The goal is to explain in layman’s terms how algorithms are made, and to make people aware of AI’s potential dangers. (Representational Photo: AFP))

‘Norman,’ when artificial intelligence goes psycho

Norman was “fed” only with short legends describing images of “people dying” found on the Reddit internet platform.

12 Jun 2018 6:37 PM

Moscow denies any meddling in the 2016 elections to help Republican Trump win.

Reddit takes down accounts suspected of ties to Russian propaganda

The company said 316 posts from the Russian accounts were made on the popular pro-Trump page.

11 Apr 2018 8:45 AM

There was a 32 per cent increase in suffocation suicides in the five months that followed Williams' death by the same method. (Photo: AP)

Suicides spiked after death of Robin Williams: study

News media reports with terms "suicide", "dead," and the name "Robin Williams" drastically increased in weeks after Williams' suicide.

08 Feb 2018 4:57 PM

Women find pleasure with a new bizarre technique

The tantric practice is usually carried out by certified professionals.

27 Jan 2018 6:13 PM

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