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WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January…
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Google, Twitter Told by Australian Regulators to Disclose Their Efforts to Stop Online Child Abuse
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts…
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Government Doesn’t Control Social Media Intermediaries: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of their users, Parliament…
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US President Joe Biden Says Social Media Firms Exploiting Children, Asks Lawmakers to Restrict Use of Data
US President Joe Biden called on US lawmakers Tuesday to restrict how social media companies lure children and collect their…
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WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022, Slightly Lower Than November
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the…
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US Public Schools Blame Big Tech Firms for Social Media Harm, Mental Health Crisis in Lawsuit: All Details
Seattle’s public school district filed a lawsuit against Big Tech claiming that the companies were responsible for a worsening mental…
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Twitter down, login is not happening, users around the world are suffering; Don’t know the reason – Twitter Down, major outage, several users face trouble signing in
Most importantly, this is the second time this month that Twitter has gone haywire. Even on December 11, Twitter was…
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Government Blocked 104 YouTube Channels, 4 Facebook Accounts for Spreading Misinformation: Anurag Thakur
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter…
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China’s Rules on ‘Deepfakes’ to Come Into Force From January 10, Cyberspace Regulator Says
China’s new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from January 10, its cyberspace…
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Biden Administration Tells US Supreme Court Section 230 of Communications Decency Act Has Limits
The Biden administration argued to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday that social media giants like Google could in some…
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Meta Layoffs Mostly Affected Tech Team, Reorganisation Underway, Say Execs
Facebook owner Meta Platforms told employees on Friday that it would stop developing smart displays and smartwatches and that nearly…
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Twitter, Facebook, Others Will Have to Abide by Local Laws, Says Minister
The new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all out efforts to…
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