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Supreme Court pulled up the Delhi Commission for Women for trying to intervene in the Bihar shelter home case and said that no politics should be involved in the matter. (Representational image)

Don't even use blurred photos of sexual abuse survivors: SC to media

Supreme Court warned against interviewing minor survivors of sexual abuse saying it has serious mental impact.

07 Aug 2018 5:51 PM

After various cases were reported related to mob lynching and killing due to the spread of fake news and rumours, the government had asked the messaging platform to technically tackle this.

Blocking of apps like WhatsApp under consideration in India

Witnessing the worsening scenaria around the nation, the DoT is mulling over blocking message sharing mobile apps.

06 Aug 2018 8:24 PM

Twitter acknowledges that there will be some “false positives.” (Photo: Pixabay)

Crackdown on ‘bots’ sweeps up people who tweet often

Twitter identified and challenged close to 10 million suspected bot or spam accounts in May, up from 3.2 million last September.

05 Aug 2018 10:46 AM

This can include engaging in repetitive behaviours like skin picking, and visiting dermatologists or plastic surgeons. (Photo: Pixabay)

Selfies, filters may lead to body disorders: Study

This can be especially harmful for teens, and it is important for providers to understand the implications of social media on body image.

04 Aug 2018 5:24 PM

Hike is a social content platform focused on privacy, expression and bite-sized content.

Five Hike features that you should know about

The messaging platform offers several features that can improve your chatting experience.

04 Aug 2018 3:19 PM

In addition to playable ads, Facebook has also introduced a new retention optimisation feature for game developers to help them monetise from in-app ads.

Facebook lets you play games right from your feed

The new feature allows game developers to serve ads which give you a taste of the real game before you decide to install it.

04 Aug 2018 12:47 PM

The ne WhatsApp feature will allow its users to continue the video call on a small window while browsing through the rest of their conversation.

New WhatsApp feature set to launch soon

The messaging app has recently submitted a new update through the

04 Aug 2018 11:40 AM

Facebook’s prior announcement on the topic of fake accounts, in April, directly connected a Russian group known as the Internet Research Agency to a myriad of posts, events and propaganda that were placed on Facebook leading up to the 2016 US presidential election.

Facebook fakers get better at covering tracks, security experts say

Facebook had removed 32 fake pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram involved in what it called “coordinated inauthentic behaviour.”

04 Aug 2018 7:27 AM

‘700 URLs blocked on social media platforms’

He mentioned the appointment of grievance officers by such companies as one possible measure.

04 Aug 2018 5:54 AM

The counsel for Ms Moitra had said that the government is trying to monitor social media content of individuals by tracking their social media accounts such as those on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and their e-mails. (Photo: Pixabay)

Govt: Plan to set up hub for social media dropped

The A-G said following the observations made by the Supreme Court on the last hearing, the Centre had withdrawn the RFP notification.

04 Aug 2018 1:12 AM

The UIDAI on Friday said it has not asked any device maker or service provider to include its toll free number on mobile phones, and clarified that the number 1800-300-1947 appearing in the contact list of Android phones is an "outdated and invalid" helpline number.

Not asked makers, operators to include helpline number on phones: UIDAI

The UIDAI's valid toll free number is 1947, which is functional for more than the last two years.

03 Aug 2018 5:34 PM

Venugopal told the bench, comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, the social media policy would be reviewed completely by the government.

Govt scraps social media hub notification, After SC's 'surveillance' remark

The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it was withdrawing its notification proposing to create a social media hub.

03 Aug 2018 2:41 PM

acebook credits the system with catching at least one ad from a fake, and possibly Russia-connected, a Facebook page that it discovered trying to sow political discord ahead of the US midterm elections. (Photo: AP)

How Facebook regulates the wild west of political ads

With less than three months to go before the midterm elections, Facebook is enforcing strict new requirements on digital political ads.

03 Aug 2018 8:31 AM

Facebook said on Tuesday it had removed 32 pages and fake accounts from its platforms. (Photo: Pixabay)

US lawmakers want firms do more to fight fake social media

US lawmakers demanded that technology firms do more to fight “shocking” foreign efforts to influence US politics.

02 Aug 2018 1:12 PM

A bill introduced by Democrats to regulate the way election ads are shown on social media has not moved in the Senate. (AP Photo)

Senators: Big task to quash foreign election meddling online

The hearing came one day after Facebook said it had uncovered new sophisticated efforts, possibly linked to Russia.

02 Aug 2018 8:55 AM

Its adversaries are wily, more adept at camouflaging themselves and apparently aren’t always detectable by Facebook’s much-vaunted AI. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Social media plays whack-a-mole with Russia interference

Facebook revealed this week that it has uncovered and removed 32 apparently fake accounts and pages.

02 Aug 2018 8:42 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women judged more than men for hate speech

Here is what a new study has found.

01 Aug 2018 1:09 PM

The group calls for voice and video feature is the WhatsApp's one of the best features.

Much awaited WhatsApp feature goes live

WhatsApp has now finally launched the group calls for voice and video feature.

31 Jul 2018 5:19 PM

YouTube has already started working on this strategy with a Hindi talk show in India called 'UnCricket' and 'Big Bang', a reality show about a pop band in Korea.

YouTube to curate regional content

YouTube will be focusing on its audience in India, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and France.

30 Jul 2018 8:50 PM

The move could affect global giants that operate in the country such as Amazon, Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp.

India looking to compel tech firms to store data locally

India is considering asking e-commerce and social media firms to exclusively store customer data locally.

30 Jul 2018 3:52 PM

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