 | Bangladeshi ‘wife’ of Odia man alleges cheatingFrom what Ruma stated, their love and marriage story began six years ago when Barendra, then employed in a private company in West Bengal’s Digha, met Ruma virtually through Facebook. |
 | Canada says Google will pay $74 million annually to Canadian news industry under new online lawThe agreement removes a threat by Google to block the ability to search for Canadian news on Google in Canada. |
 | Indian woman who went to Pakistan to marry Facebook friend returns to countryAnju had travelled to Pakistan via the Wagah-Attari border in July with a visa, converted to Islam, changed her name to Fatima after getting married to Nasrullah. |
 | Russia puts Meta spokesperson Andy Stone on wanted listThe interior ministry’s database doesn't give details of the case against Stone, stating only that he is wanted on criminal charges. Meta didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. |
| Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports sayCompany documents cited in the complaint described several Meta officials acknowledging the company designed its products to exploit shortcomings in youthful psychology... |
 | Social media titans caught in Gaza storm over contentThe problems have cast a harsh light on content moderation policies at the big platforms after a big cost-cutting campaign last year saw trust and safety teams gutted. |
| To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imageryUnder the new policy by Meta, labels acknowledging the use of AI will appear on users' screens when they click on ads. The rule takes effect sometime in the new year and will be applied worldwide. |
 | Remove morphed images now, ministry tells social media platforms“An advisory has been issued to all social media platforms citing clause of IT rules and obligations of social media companies,” said the sources. |
 | Kalamassery blast | They refused to correct their teachings... forcing me to take this step: Dominic MartinThe sole accused in Sunday’s serial blasts at the Jehovah’s Witnesses convention in Kalamassery, Kochi, Dominic Martin, circulated an eerie Facebook video detailing his involvement in the crime. |
 | Liking 'obscene' post on social media not an offence, says Allahabad High CourtHowever, sharing or reposting such a post would amount to "transmission" under Section 67 of the Information Technology (IT) Act and would, thereby, attract penal consequences, added the court. |
 | 'Damaging their mental health': Dozens of US states sue Meta over harm to childrenMeta has been accused of harming young people’s mental health by knowingly designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. |
 | Manipur govt says will act against circulation of videos, photos of violence“Nobody shall be allowed to circulate or spread such videos or images or pictures through various social media platforms... |
 | Meta plans to charge Europeans for ad-free Facebook and Instagram: sourceThe proposal has been put to EU regulators and is another example of big tech companies having to adapt long-held practices to meet oncoming EU rules. |
 | The big cheese of gurugramIn Gurugram, the love for food has birthed an influencer group but don’t call us critics, say the Gurgaon Foodies, a nearly 90,000 member-group on Facebook. |
 | Karnataka HC refuses to quash Sindhuri’s defamation case against RoopaShe 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. |
 | Just waiting to die, writes college teacher in Delhi amid crisisDr 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. |
 | Odisha: Woman extortionist lured victims with biryani, rumPolice said Irani interacted with at least four persons including the doctor on the social networking site Facebook. |
 | Novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow pens a manual for destroying Big TechDoctorow is adamant that no one be allowed to wield as much power as Mark Zuckerberg, who he deems a “feudal warlord” of middling intellect. |
 | Apple, Facebook, TikTok among six firms to face stricter EU rulesObservers say the law could open a new battlefront between digital titans and the European Union as some companies consider launching legal challenges. |
| Centre, Meta sign three-year partnership to skill 5 lakh budding, existing entrepreneursThe 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 |
