![]() | Facebook bows to Turkish demand to name local representativeThe local representative of social media companies would be tasked with responding to individual requests to take down content violating privacy. |
![]() | UP couple attempts suicide, streams act live on FacebookThe video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Gaur's motorcycle was recovered near Bhirauli village, police said. |
![]() | WhatsApp defers its privacy policy until May 15, Signal downloads soar 9483%The messaging service saw its installs fall by 35% from January 6-10 to 1.3 million during January 6-10 from 5.2 million a week before. Instant messaging firm Signal's downloads spiked by 9483%. |
![]() | EU court opinion leaves Facebook more exposed over privacyThe advice from the European Court of Justice's Advocate General Michal Bobek paves the way for an onslaught of fresh data privacy cases across the EU, experts said. |
![]() | Policy update doesn't affect privacy of messages; includes change related to messaging a biz: WhatsApp'We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way,' WhatsApp said. |
![]() | More setback for Trump as Facebook to remove content containing 'stop the steal' phraseWhile the allegations of voters' fraud during US polls are unsubstantiated, his supporters have been using this phrase to organise themselves and often hold protests through social media outlets. |
![]() | EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? YesFacebook and Instagram suspended Trump at least until Inauguration Day. Twitch and Snapchat also disabled Trump’s accounts. |
![]() | Traders' body asks government to ban WhatsApp, Facebook over new privacy policyThe Confederation of All India Traders claimed that through the new privacy policy 'all kinds of personal data, payment transactions, contacts etc will be acquired by it'. |
![]() | Latest update does not change data-sharing practices with Facebook: WhatsAppThe company stated that users will have to agree to the new terms and policy by February 8, 2021, in order to continue using WhatsApp's service. |
![]() | Facebook bans Trump 'indefinitely', YouTube removes videos from US President's channelZuckerberg said on his Facebook page that the ban, which was announced Wednesday for 24 hours, was extended because of Trump's "use of our platform to incite violent insurrection." |
![]() | US labels India's digital service tax discriminatory, says targets American firms mostlyThe US Trade Representative's office pointed out that out of 119 companies likely subjected to the tax imposed by India, 86 companies were US-based ones. |
![]() | WhatsApp updates terms of service, privacy policy for user data processing and Facebook integrationThe message to users noted that the key updates include more information about WhatsApp's service and how it processes user data. |
![]() | Ireland-Mumbai-Dhule effort saves Maharashtra man attempting suicideThe 23-year-old man, son of a homeguard attached to the Dhule police, had slit his wrist on Sunday evening and was uploading it live on Facebook. |
![]() | India's $500-billion FDI milestone: Are there devils in the detail?96.47% FDI inflows in the last five years have gone to just six cities namely Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad. |
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