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Sonakshi Sinha on deactivating her account: 'I've cut the direct source of insult and abuse in my life'

Sonakshi Sinha recently deactivated her Twitter account, now she says she's better off for it and that it was a move of self-defense.

Jun 22, 2020

Facebook removes Donald Trump's ads with the Nazi symbol

Facebook said that the ads violate the company's policy against organised hate. The ads consisted of a symbol of an inverted red triangle that Nazis used to designate political prisoners.

Jun 19, 2020

Twitter launches dedicated tool to curb domestic violence in India

Twitter has partnered with the Ministry of Women and Child Development the National Commission for Women in India to expand its efforts towards women.

Jun 17, 2020

Turkey slams Twitter for removing thousands of accounts

Twitter has purged 7,340 accounts in Turkey, saying these were employing coordinated inauthentic activity primarily targeted at domestic audiences within the country.

Jun 14, 2020

Why Twitter must have an 'edit' button, not copycat 'Fleets'

Like tweets, Fleets that disappear after 24 hours and have no retweets, likes or public comments, are based primarily on text, but people can include videos, GIFs or photos in them.

Jun 14, 2020

Parotas are trending, thanks to 18 percent GST

As the Karnataka AAR imposes new GST ruling on parota alone, the internet cannot keep quiet on the discriminatory move on the food items.

Jun 12, 2020

Failed UPSC aspirant in Delhi arrested for offensive tweets against 2 IPS women officers

The two women IPS officers in Delhi had lodged a complaint on the derogatory and abusive remarks posted against them in the Twitter handles.

Jun 10, 2020

Vanessa Morgan receives apology from Riverdale for using black actors as sidekicks

Vanessa Morgan who had voiced her opinion on black actors being sidekicks to main characters receives an apology from Riverdale makers

Jun 5, 2020

Twitter disables Donald Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd after a copyright complaint

Twitter disabled U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign's tribute video to George Floyd saying there has been a copyright complaint.

Jun 5, 2020

Donald Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame's star was not destroyed by protestors

The viral picture that shows US President's Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalised is actually an old picture. Find out the truth.

Jun 3, 2020

Facebook employees stage a virtual walkout over Zuckerberg's inaction on Trump posts

Dozens of online posts from employees critical of Zuckerberg's decision to leave Trump's most inflammatory verbiage unchallenged where Twitter had labeled it.

Jun 2, 2020

Trump alleges Twitter silent on lies by China, Democrats; wants Congress to repeal Section 230

The US President has signed an executive order to review the federal law known as Section 230, which protects tech companies from being sued or held liable for most posts, photos, and videos shared by users.

May 29, 2020

After Trump, Twitter fact-checks Chinese leader's tweets on Covid-19

Twitter has posted a blue exclamation mark under a tweet by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman with a comment urging readers to check the facts about Covid-19.

May 29, 2020

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hits back at Trump, says punish me and not Twitter

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appealed to "leave our employees out of this" as the face-off with Trump is likely to escalate.

May 28, 2020

Donald Trump to sign executive order on social media after Twitter fact-checks him

The dispute erupted after Twitter on Tuesday for the first time-tagged Trump's tweets about unsubstantiated claims of fraud in mail-in voting with a warning prompting readers to fact check the posts.

May 28, 2020

Ad urges use of atta maker instead of 'maid's infected hands', company apologises and pulls down ad

Appliances firm Kent RO Systems quickly pull down the ad as it kindled wide outrage over the 'discriminatory', 'sexist', and 'classicist' ad.

May 27, 2020

'Potentially misleading': Twitter labels Trump's tweets with a fact check for the first time

Micro-blogging site Twitter tagged two tweets of US President Donald Trump on mail-in voting with a fact-checking warning label. The label was imposed on Trump's tweets posted claiming that "mail-in ballots will be anything less than substantially fraudulent."