Social Media


Facebook Parent Meta Sheds $200 Bn In Stock Plummet

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One way out of Meta's troubles would be to acquire the next big thing in social media, as it has done previously. Read more

Delhi HC Grants Whatsapp, Facebook Time To Respond To CCI Probe

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The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to Whatsapp and Facebook to file their response over notices issued to ... Read more

WhatsApp To Allow Default Disappearing Messages, Provide Greater Control

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This new feature is optional and does not change or delete any of the user's existing chats Read more

Trump Media Venture Says It Has $1 Billion Investment Pledge

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The two companies say they plan to launch the social media platform "TRUTH Social" nationally early next year. Read more

Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey Quits Company

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Twitter's incoming CEO Agrawal joined the company in 2011 and has served as chief technology officer since October 2017 Read more

WhatsApp Banned Over 2.2 Million Indian Accounts In September: Report

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More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging... Read more

Real-time Crowdsourced Fact Checking Not Really That Effective, Study Says

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NYU boffins find the crowd is not all that wise when it comes to spotting misinformation Social media companies have pr... Read more

Embattled Facebook Changes Parent Company Name To 'Meta'

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The company noted during Zuckerberg's presentation "a dozen major technological breakthroughs to get to the next generat... Read more

First, Stunning Whistleblower Leaks. Now A Shareholder Lawsuit Lands On Zuckerberg's Desk

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We dubbed it the Antisocial Network – and it appears we were right Facebook on Wednesday was sued for allegedly viola... Read more

Google-parent Alphabet Profit Soars To Over $18 Bn

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Twitter however on Tuesday posted a $537 million net loss in the quarter after settling a lawsuit alleging investors wer... Read more

Facebook Announces 10,000 EU Jobs To Build 'metaverse'

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The European hires will include "highly specialised engineers" Read more

Tobacco Giants Don't Get To Decide Who Does Research On Smoking. Why Does Facebook Get To Dictate Studies?

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Boffins tell US lawmakers social media titans cannot be trusted to police themselves On Tuesday, lawmakers from the US ... Read more

Texas Law Banning Platforms From Social Media Moderation Challenged In Lawsuit

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Tech trade groups argue prohibition on moderation is unconstitutional Two IT trade groups on Wednesday challenged the c... Read more

WhatsApp Pulls Plug On Taliban Helpline, Shuts Down Official-looking Accounts

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Terrorists' complaint service a bridge too far for encrypted chat biz For months, Facebook's WhatsApp paid no attention... Read more

Made Permanent Appointments In Compliance With IT Rules: Twitter Tells HC

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The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not the India entity of the microblogging platform, a person familia... Read more

Troll Jailed For 5 Years After Swatting Of Twitter Handle Owner Ends In Death

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Creator of QWK format suffered fatal heart attack as cops surrounded home A teenager in the US has been jailed for five... Read more

Twitter India Releases Its Transparency Report Under New IT Rules

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According to the data, Twitter in India received the highest number of complaints, 20, relating to defamation Read more

Consumer Demand May Rebound In Q2 This Fiscal: Trent Chairman Noel N Tata

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Customer demand should rebound strongly, possibly from the second quarter onwards, said Trent Chairman Noel N Tata, thou... Read more

Antitrust Case: HC Paves Way For CCI Investigation Against Amazon, Flipkart

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Karnataka HC dismissed the petitions of e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart against a probe by CCI Read more

Original Content Creators Losing Money As Digital Piracy Rises: EY

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The second wave of Covid-19 has accelerated digital piracy in India, which was already on the rise when the pandemic hit... Read more