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Karnataka HC refuses to quash Sindhuri’s defamation case against Roopa

She had filed a case before the magistrate court, seeking Rs 1 crore damages for sharing her photos and posted comments on her FB page for allegedly creating a false image.

published on : 27th September 2023
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Just waiting to die, writes college teacher in Delhi amid crisis

Dr Parvati, who is blind, wrote in the post. “Our society is not sensitive towards the disabled. There is also a difference between male blindness and female blindness.

published on : 26th September 2023
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Odisha: Woman extortionist lured victims with biryani, rum

Police said Irani interacted with at least four persons including the doctor on the social networking site Facebook.

published on : 18th September 2023
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Novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow pens a manual for destroying Big Tech

Doctorow is adamant that no one be allowed to wield as much power as Mark Zuckerberg, who he deems a “feudal warlord” of middling intellect.

published on : 12th September 2023
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Apple, Facebook, TikTok among six firms to face stricter EU rules

Observers say the law could open a new battlefront between digital titans and the European Union as some companies consider launching legal challenges.

published on : 6th September 2023
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Centre, Meta sign three-year partnership to skill 5 lakh budding, existing entrepreneurs

The partnership will facilitate the training of five lakh budding and existing entrepreneurs in digital marketing skills through Meta platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram in seven languages

published on : 4th September 2023
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Man booked for abusing Kuzhalnadan, wife on FB

The accused also tagged several persons in his posts, which were then shared on social media.

published on : 27th August 2023
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Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in; here's how they work

The Digital Services Act is designed to keep users safe online and stop the spread of harmful content that's either illegal or violates a platform's terms of service.

published on : 22nd August 2023
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Social media users should be more careful about its impact, reach: SC

Tamil Nadu MLA S Ve Shekher is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018 allegedly containing derogatory remarks against women journalists.

published on : 19th August 2023
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Meta starts blocking news on Instagram and Facebook in Canada

The move is in response to the Online News Act passed by the Canadian Parliament which says tech firms have to pay news publishers for their content.

published on : 2nd August 2023
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Social media may not be polarising society in ways public tends to think, studies find 

"These findings do not mean that there is no reason to be concerned about social media in general or Facebook in particular," said Brendan Nyhan, one of the four lead authors of the study.

published on : 28th July 2023
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We are not divorced yet, she can't marry anyone else: Husband of woman who married friend in Pakistan

"She did not inform me about getting the visa process done," he said, adding he will file an FIR in the matter after she returns to India.

published on : 27th July 2023
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Facebook users in US have a month left to apply for a share of $725 million settlement

It’s not clear how much money individual users will receive. The larger the number of people submitting valid claims, the smaller each payment will be since the money has to be divided among them.

published on : 27th July 2023
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Facebook parent Meta posts higher profit, revenue for Q2 as advertising rebounds

Revenue jumped 11% to $32 billion from $28.82 billion in the year-ago quarter. It's the first double-digit revenue growth for the company since 2021.

published on : 27th July 2023
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Vinayakan booked for outburst against three-day mourning for Chandy

Vinayakan stirred up the hornet’s nest after he launched a tirade against the three days of mourning during a Facebook Live session late on Wednesday.

published on : 21st July 2023
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Norway threatens USD 100,000 daily fine on Meta over user-targeted advertising

The Norwegian watchdog, Datatilsynet, said Meta uses information such as the location of users, the content they like and their posts for marketing purposes.

published on : 17th July 2023
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Odisha youth hangs self after going live on Facebook

Though Atal’s family members live a few metre away from his room, they were in dark about his extreme step.

published on : 17th July 2023
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Canada to stop advertising on Facebook, Instagram after Meta blocks news

Meta promised to block Canadian news content on its Facebook and Instagram platforms to address Canada's recently passed Online News Act.

published on : 6th July 2023
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Facebook owner Meta to launch Twitter-like 'Threads' app

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced in mid-March that it was working on a new social network whose description made it a potential competitor to Twitter.

published on : 4th July 2023
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Cambodian PM threatens to block Facebook access in country

Long a prolific Facebook user, on Thursday night he left the platform and appeared to have deleted his account after the company said it would remove a video of him threatening opponents.

published on : 30th June 2023
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