Topic: Social Media
Meta: Critics of Facebook say name change can’t hide company’s harm
Tech ethicists and branding professionals on Thursday said consumers should not be hoodwinked by Facebook's name change, which numerous observers compared to earlier efforts by...
Rise in govt curb on journalists’ content, India tops the list: Twitter report
In a biannual transparency report published on Wednesday, Social media giant, Twitter, revealed that the second half of 2020 was marked by a surge in government demands to delete information shared by reporters and news publishers.
India’s IT rules compromise right to privacy of every internet user: UN
Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a communication sent to the Indian government on 11 June that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.
European regulators to probe Into Facebook’s ad data collection
European regulators on Friday announced two separate antitrust investigations into Facebook regarding its use of advertising data.
The probes, one from the European Commission and the other from...
Who is the person on Clubhouse icon?
Japanese American visual artist Drue Kataoka has been selected as the newest icon for Clubhouse, the hot new audio-only social media app.
“Right to privacy not absolute”: Centre after WhatsApp challenges social media rules
The Centre on Wednesday said that no fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions.
