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China uses Twitter for its propaganda; gets busted: Over 2K accounts removed [details]

It's not a secret that China uses various platforms for its propaganda, but its ill-intended moves got busted by Twitter when it tried to shift the narrative regarding Uyghur population.

Dec 2, 2021

Twitter bans sharing of images, videos without people's consent: Reasons explained

Twitter has imposed bans for sharing of images, videos without people's consent and other private media and data.

Dec 1, 2021

#ThankYouJack: See what Twitter employees are writing about outgoing CEO [top 100]

#ThankYouJack: Twitter is buzzing with gratitude, interesting stories about Jack Dorsey [Top tweets]

Twitter employees from around the world are expressing gratitude towards Jack Dorsey as he announced his resignation from CEO post and here are some interesting stories to go with.

Dec 1, 2021

New feature being tested by Instagram to reduce screen time

Instagram testing "Take a Break" feature; To reduce time spent on platform

Facebook's Vice President of global affairs Nick Clegg, said that the photo-sharing platform will introduce new features to remove bad content and is currently testing the most awaited 'Take a Break' feature for better time management.

Nov 11, 2021

Ads linked to race, religion to be deleted on FB and Instagram, says parent company Meta

Starting January 19, 2022 sensitive ads targeting options related to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, religion or sexual orientation will be deleted on FB and Instagram, according to Meta, the parent company.

Nov 10, 2021

Facebook is now Meta; Zuckerberg further emphasises on metaverse vision [details]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday officially revealed the social media platform's new brand name, hoping to build on the metaverse vision.

Oct 29, 2021

President Trump Vows To Protect Faith-Based Adoption Agencies At National Prayer Breakfast

Kicked out by Twitter and FB, Trump launches TRUTH Social; memes flood Internet

While a few welcomed yet another social media platform, majority of netizens questioned the viability of the venture whose beta version will be rolled out by November

Oct 21, 2021

Mark Zuckerberg reacts to "profit over safety" claim; see what FB chief has to say [full statement]

Strongly refuting to the allegations made by a former Facebook employee about the company prioritizing "profit over safety", Mark Zuckerberg called them "deeply illogical."

Oct 6, 2021

FB chooses profit over safety of its users: Whistleblower's revelations coincide with global outage

In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, whistleblower Frances Haugen doubled down on the document trove seemingly proving Facebook cared more about its algorithms than dealing with hate speech and other toxic content.

Oct 5, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram down in India; millions affected [details]

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are currently down for users in India and across the globe, as the crucial communication and social networking services have been affected.

Oct 4, 2021

Taliban's spokesperson's account restricted amid Kabul mosque blast; seen as first strike

Twitter only restricts Taliban spokesperson's account; years after letting them gain legitimacy

Taliban's deputy minister of information and culture and spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid's Twitter account has been restricted citing "unusual activity."

Oct 3, 2021

FB overrun by vax lies despite denying fuelling hesitancy: Report

The report paints a picture of a company outfoxed by a small but wily group of anti-vaccine activists that it called "big whales."

Sep 19, 2021

Twitter will soon label bot accounts; test-run to commence soon [details]

For accounts in the test that have activated the labels, an "Automated" label will appear on profile pages and on tweets themselves for accounts.

Sep 10, 2021

Twitter accounts regularly sharing child porn; violates own policies, breaks law of land [details]

In the Twitter's porn drainage, a number of accounts share child porn regularly. This not only violates the latest IT Rules in India, but it is also in violation of Twitter's 'zero-tolerance' policy.

Aug 27, 2021

Facebook removes racist posts, blocks account; German court says it's illegal [here's why]

A top court in Germany is ruled against Facebook after it took down racist posts and blocked the account of the publisher and deemed the actions illegal. Read on to know more.

Jul 30, 2021

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