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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said now is the time when everyone needs to figure out how to contribute to solving racism. He said historically black colleges and universities have been resilient little-known gems for black education. (Photo | AP))

Amends for poor minority representation in Netflix? CEO to donate USD...

Reed Hastings and his wife will be giving USD 40 million each to three historically black colleges and universities in...

17 Jun 2020 8:52 PM IST

The European Federation of Journalists, the European Publishers Council and the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) say they are alarmed by the rise in online disinformation during the pandemic , which has had a devastating impact on public health efforts . (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Pax Ahimsa Gethen)

Get Google, Facebook to crackdown on fake news, but keep press freedom...

Among measures urged is a meaningful sanctions regime so co-signatories of the 'Code of Good Practice' have an...

15 Jun 2020 7:24 PM IST

Sundar Pichai is CEO of Alphabet, whose profit slumped 30 percent to $6.96 billion from a year back. The online giant relies on digital advertising for most of its income. (Photo | AFP)

Profits of Google parent Alphabet hit by 30 pc over dip in ad sales...

Revenue regained ground in the second quarter in search and at video-sharing platform YouTube, showing signs of...

31 July 2020 6:24 PM IST

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (C) speaks during a press conference as attorney Joe Cotchett (L) and Janet Wozniak look on July 23, 2020 in Burlingame, California. Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims are filing a lawsuit against YouTube and Google over their lack of action to address a fraudulent Bitcoin giveaway that used an image of Wozniak to to defraud innocent people out of their cryptocurrency. (Photo | AFP)

Bitcoin scams misusing big names plague YouTube, Steve Wozniak sues...

Similar to the Twitter hacking, YouTube videos using Wozniak's, Bill Gates' and Elon Musk's photos tricked people out of...

24 July 2020 4:19 PM IST

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has greatly concentrated powers into his own hands during 17 years in office, vowed this month to bring social media platforms under control following a series of tweets that allegedly insulted his daughter and son-in-law. (Photo | AP)

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube could be forced to toe Turkey government...

An official said a draft legislation would make social media companies accountable in Turkey legally and for tax...

21 July 2020 6:40 PM IST

Tourists browse a gift store featuring US President Donald Trump campaign items in Keystone, South Dakota on July 2, 2020. Social media is virtually a Trump shop full of buyers. On Twitter, Donald Trumps 82.4 million followers dwarf Bidens 6.4 million. The president has spent years cultivating a ragtag digital army of meme makers and political influencers who retweet campaign messages hundreds of times daily. Trump is outspending Biden on Google and YouTube advertising by nearly 3 to 1. (Photo | AFP)

Donald Trump is way ahead of Joe Biden if this were a social media...

Trump's steady retweets of everyday users helps fans feel connected to him' while Biden remains traditional and promotes...

4 July 2020 5:02 PM IST

Performers, including former actress Genelia Deshmukh

TikTok influencers unfazed by ban, confident of gaining fame and money...

They will bear the brunt of losing income for the sake of the nation, they say

1 July 2020 11:52 PM IST

In July, the PTA issued a final warning to Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, ordering it to filter any obscene content. It also blocked the video-streaming app Bigo Live, though the ban was lifted after a few days once the platform agreed to moderate immoral and indecent content . Now, its the turn of YouTube.

Pakistan tightens grip on internet, tells YouTube to remove...

Lawmakers in Punjab passed a bill last month to put publishers in prison if they print or import material with ...

28 Aug 2020 8:16 PM IST

For decisions on removing content on violent extremism and content endangering child safety, YouTube tolerated a lower level of accuracy that resulted in a tripling of the number of videos pulled for breaking those rules, it said.

Triple the number of YouTube videos removed for endangering child...

Software relied on this quarter to cast a wider net so that content that could potentially harm the community would be...

26 Aug 2020 4:01 PM IST

Trump has used Twitter in particular to stoke unsubstantiated doubts about mail-in voting, just months before Americans are expected to vote by mail in massive numbers due to the coronavirus pandemic. Google-owned YouTube will take down content aimed at manipulation, including videos that contain hacked information about a political candidate shared with the intent to interfere in an election, according to a statement. (Photo | AP)

If Trump loses, social media anticipates a fight, plans strategy to...

Facebook is considering options including a kill switch to shut off political advertising after election day to thwart...

22 Aug 2020 2:18 PM IST

Alongside pop-ups warning the way Aussies use Google is at risk , which began appearing for Australian Google users on Monday, the tech titan also urged YouTube creators worldwide to complain to the nations consumer watchdog.

Google drafts YouTubers worldwide in campaign against Australia's bid...

The YouTube you know and love is at risk in Australia, the company tweeted from its YouTube Creators account.

18 Aug 2020 5:23 PM IST

The question arises: does Facebook and YouTubes own content moderation norms not kick in? And if it requires government or court to order hate speech removed, does it mean that the ruling partys hate speech stays on these platforms if nobody objects? (Photo | Flickr - SAJV CSAJ)

YouTube, Facebook say they're willing to block AIMIM supporter on...

It was unclear what prevented the social media companies from following their own rules for content moderation on...

17 Aug 2020 2:50 PM IST