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San Bernardino shooting lawsuits vs Facebook, Google, Twitter dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook, Google and Twitter liable to victims of the December 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California for letting Islamic State flourish on their social media platforms.

Jan 3, 2019

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Facebook India posts 52% jump in revenues at Rs 521 crore; profit soars 40% amid low-cost data

Notably, Facebook's total revenue surged 53 per cent in India which also represents the money it earned through Whatsapp.

Dec 25, 2018

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Amendments to IT Act: Govt. plans to access and trace all 'unlawful' content online

The amendments to Rule 3(5) would require a platform to break end-to-end encryption and introduce systems for retaining data and information specific to each bit of data.

Dec 25, 2018

Twitter warns 'unusual activity' from hackers in China, Saudi Arabia

The revelation led to Twitter stock dropping nearly 7 per cent on Monday.

Dec 18, 2018

Rakhi Sawant's 'lesbian', 'rape' allegations against Tanushree Dutta give Twitter users a stomach ache

Rakhi Sawant's controversial statements against Tanushree Dutta amused Twitter users to such an extent that they thanked the actress for fulfilling their daily dose of entertainment and relieving them from stress and mental pressure.

Oct 25, 2018

Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi and Mukesh Chhabra on the sets of Kizie Aur Manny

#MeToo: Twitter 'unverifies' Sushant Singh Rajput account, actor makes public chat with co-star Sanjana Sanghi

Twitter has unverified the account of actor Sushant Singh Rajput after sexual misconduct rumours with his Kizie Aur Manny co-star Sanjana Sanghi.

Oct 19, 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman stresses on need to keep social media 'toxic-free'

Sitharaman disagreed with the term "warriors" or "yoddhas" for those propagating government programmes on social media platforms and said she preferred to call them architects as they improved the ambience and beautified the surroundings.

Sep 30, 2018

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Ajay Devgn tweets Kajol's mobile number and Twitter loses its cool

Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn was trolled on Monday after he apparently tweeted his wife Kajol's mobile number.

Sep 24, 2018

WhatsApp appoints grievance officer in India in bid to curb fake news

WhatsApp, which has been slapped with two notices with the third one under consideration, has said it is in the process of establishing a local corporate entity.

Sep 23, 2018

Twitter bug may have compromised messages of 3 million users

The bug ran from May 2017 and within hours of discovering it on September 10, Twitter said it fixed the bug to prevent data from being unintentionally sent to the incorrect developer.

Sep 22, 2018

EU gives ultimatum to Facebook, Twitter over user protection rules: 'Comply or face action'

The Commission has said it was concerned in regards to the liabilities of the companies and how their users are educated about content removal or contract terminations.

Sep 21, 2018

Rahul Gandhi alleges PM Modi and CBI facilitated Vijay Mallya's escape from India

Gandhi, earlier this week, had accused Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of providing Mallya a "free passage" to "run away" from India after the businessman claimed that he met Jaitley before leaving India in 2016.

Sep 14, 2018

Swara Bhasker reports Vivek Agnihotri tweet

Swara Bhasker reports Vivek Agnihotri's disgusting tweet on nun rape case; Twitter takes action

Bollywood actresses Swara Bhasker and Gauahar Khan have hit out at filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri for his tweet on the Kerala nun rape case.

Sep 11, 2018

Network needs another year to be fixed: Facebook CEO Zuckerberg

The first note will be about the steps Facebook is taking to prevent election interference on Facebook, which is timely with the US mid-terms and Brazilian presidential elections approaching.

Sep 8, 2018

A reward of Rs 5 lakh for anyone who 'cuts off tongue' of BJP MLA Kadam, says Congress leader

BJP MLA Kadam during his speech at the dahi handi celebration on Monday night allegedly promised young men present at the venue that if they like a girl and she says no to the proposal of marriage he would kidnap her for them.

Sep 7, 2018

Twitter planning to roll out threaded conversation, 'who is online' feature

Twitter's Head of Product Sarah Haider also tweeted, saying she "would definitely want you to have full control over sharing your presence."

Sep 1, 2018

Pakistan to ban Twitter? Telecom authorities warn company to block offensive content or face shutdown

Micro-blogging platform Twitter has been asked by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to comply with its requests to block objectionable content or face a shutdown in the country.

Aug 16, 2018

This is why Ruby Rose left Twitter following Batwoman casting backlash

Ruby Rose left Twitter after some users expressed their disapproval over her casting as Batwoman for a TV series.

Aug 14, 2018

Burberry gets new logo after 20 years; Twitter 'doesn't like it much'

Created by graphic designer Ricardo Tisci in collaboration with British designer Peter Saville, the new logo left Twitter divided.

Aug 4, 2018

NYT defends new hire slammed for 'racist tweets'

Sarah Jeong has become the latest victim of racist tweets after her old tweets were dug up by right-wing websites.