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Social media’s misinformation battle: No winners, so far
Facebook and other social platforms have been waging a fight against online misinformation and hate speech for two years.
04 Nov 2018 9:41 AM
Social media, tech firms use sites to urge US citizens to vote
The involvement of sites that appeal to younger users is encouraging to some democracy advocates.
03 Nov 2018 10:44 AM
Social media, tech firms use sites to urge US citizens to vote
Facebook and other firms to remind users to vote and link to a nonprofit guide for identifying the correct polling place and ballot items.
02 Nov 2018 1:43 PM
Twitter testing switch button for tweet order
The company has announced that it is testing out a new tool which will let you switch the order your tweets in your feed.
01 Nov 2018 8:30 PM
Govt to WhatsApp: Need identity of those sending provocative messages
The government said it is not seeking decryption of messages on WhatsApp but rather the location and identity of provocative messages.
01 Nov 2018 7:52 PM
Watch: At event to honour sportspersons, Karnataka minister throws kits at them
The event was to inaugurate an indoor stadium and to honour local sportsperson who had excelled at the district, state and national levels.
01 Nov 2018 1:35 PM
Video: Headless 2-year-old girl goes trick or treating on Halloween
Six-year-old Charlie was dressed as a butcher, while her sister Maya appeared to be headless.
31 Oct 2018 2:43 PM
This pooch craves McDonald's hamburgers
The dog, named Princess, had been leaving home at night and heading to a nearby McDonald's.
29 Oct 2018 11:41 AM
Twitter ‘deeply sorry’ for error on Sayoc tweet
Twitter is apologising for refusing to take down a threatening tweet.
28 Oct 2018 11:45 AM
WhatsApp rolls out a new feature for Android and iOS
WhatsApp has added a new feature to improve your chatting experience and to make it more engaging.
26 Oct 2018 6:33 PM
UK fines Facebook over data privacy scandal, EU seeks audit
British regulators slapped the popular social network giant with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000).
26 Oct 2018 3:16 PM
Home secretary meets FB, Google officials to discuss cyber crime
Home secy Gauba asked social media representatives to take concrete steps to ensure a robust system for preventing misuse of their platforms
26 Oct 2018 2:16 AM
Twitter stock surges despite huge drop in users
Twitter posted earnings of $1.02 per share in the July-September period.
25 Oct 2018 8:52 PM
Govt asks Google, Facebook, WhatsApp to check rumours, texts inciting unrest
Social media have also been asked to put in place system for prompt sharing of info sought by law enforcement agencies.
25 Oct 2018 8:12 PM
India supports digitisation but won't compromise on data integrity: IT Minister
Indian market represented a large footfall for social media companies like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.
25 Oct 2018 12:37 PM
Facebook, Twitter do not find Chinese meddling in 2018 US elections
US President Donald Trump last month accused China of seeking to meddle in Nov. 6 congressional elections.
25 Oct 2018 8:17 AM
Facebook unveils systems for catching child nudity, grooming of children
The machine learning tool rolled out over the last year identifies images that contain both nudity and a child.
24 Oct 2018 8:55 PM
Facebook beyond Facebook? Instagram, Messenger step up
Sure, Facebook reigns in social media today, and this is not likely to change soon.
24 Oct 2018 7:20 PM
Japan tells Facebook to improve data protection
The government asked the world’s largest social media network to fully communicate security issues to users.
22 Oct 2018 6:31 PM
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