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The Facebook staffer in Ireland shared the details of the “suicidal activity” with Delhi police before 8 pm Saturday, and what began then was a race against time to save the man. (Photo | Screengrab of Samaritans Mumbai suicide helpline webpage)

Man saved from suicide in the nick of time after Facebook staffer alerts police

It was a tense three hours for police from Delhi to Mumbai trying to trace a man seen on Facebook videos preparing to die by suicide.

10 Aug 2020 8:22 PM

Facebook has removed 35 Facebook accounts, three pages, and 88 Instagram accounts,” security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher said. “The people behind this network used fake accounts to pose as Americans, amplify and comment on their own content, and manage pages including some posing as President Trump fan pages.” (Photo | AFP)

Facebook, Twitter crack down on Russia, China agents trying to sway US election

State-led influence campaigns were prominent on social media during the 2016 US elections and have been seen around the world.

07 Aug 2020 7:11 PM

A group of children and parents protested the hybrid reopening of schools because they would prefer children to attend school five days a week, as before the pandemic. How likely children are to contract or spread the coronavirus has become a deeply contentious issue in the US, with reopening schools essential to enabling many parents to go back to work. Children are known to be far less likely to fall seriously ill or die from the virus: less than one percent of children who test positive for COVID-19 end up dying, according to a Europe-wide study released in June. (Photo | AP)

Trump's Facebook, Twitter post removed for saying children 'almost immune' to coronavirus

Action taken over 'misinformation', but the American Academy of Pediatrics says children appear to transmit COVID-19 less than adults.

06 Aug 2020 5:25 PM

Evidence produced in court showed how unsuspecting officers had been giving out information on their postings and the whereabouts of other colleagues on social media, putting national security at risk, despite earlier advisories on conduct of military personnel on social media. (Photo | Pixabay - PixelKult)

Ban on social media use by defence personnel remains, Delhi High Court dismisses plea against it

The court said that if the government had assessed that social media enables espionage by enemy countries, it would not overturn the ban.

05 Aug 2020 7:42 PM

Pressure has been growing both from the right and the left—and sometimes internally—to do something about the overwhelming dominance of the internet platforms. In this photo, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos. The four CEOs on Wednesday attended an antitrust hearing of the US House Judiciary Committee. (Photo | AFP)

Tech This Week | What we learned from the US antitrust inquiry

Lawmakers seem to be catching up with technology and so will regulation, so Big Tech should not take things for granted.

01 Aug 2020 4:17 PM

Canada, France, Germany and Spain too have been trying to get Google and Facebook to pay for news with no success, but Australia’s law could move things along. (Photo | AP)

Australia's draft law makes it mandatory for Google and Facebook to pay for news content

The aggregators will be given three months to work out a deal on fair pay for news, failing which arbitrators will make a binding decision.

31 Jul 2020 2:24 PM

Staggering economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic was reflected in reports released Thursday from Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google's corporate parent, Alphabet. (AFP Photo)

Big Tech including Apple, Facebook reports mixed earnings amid pandemic

Apple delivered surprisingly strong numbers with both its revenue and profit rising, defying analysts' lowered expectations

31 Jul 2020 9:37 AM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on "Online Platforms and Market Power" in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 29, 2020. While forced breakups of what the chairman of the panel David Cicilline described as ‘monopolies’ may appear unlikely, the wide scrutiny of Big Tech points toward possible new restrictions on its power. (Photo | AFP)

Big Tech CEOs pulled up at antitrust hearing but will it translate to strong regulation?

The premise is whether existing competition policies and laws are adequate for overseeing the tech giants, or if new legislation is needed.

30 Jul 2020 3:24 PM

Tech company chiefs are expected to stress how they benefit consumers, particularly during the pandemic, and face competition—particularly from China.

Zuckerberg, Bezos will sell their companies as American success stories at anti-trust hearing today

The antitrust debate is being muddled by a rising “techlash” over a range of issues from privacy to economic inequality to political bias.

29 Jul 2020 7:11 PM

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not a fan of social media despite a large following on various platforms. According to the new law, a social media company must designate a local representative, who will be tasked with responding to individual requests to take down content violating privacy and personal rights within 48 hours or to provide grounds for rejection. The company would be held liable for damages if the content is not removed or blocked within 24 hours. (Photo | AP)

Turkey's new social media law will erode freedom of expression, says opposition

Over 408,000 websites are blocked in Turkey, and it also leads the world in Twitter removal requests, with 6,000 demands in 2019 first half.

29 Jul 2020 5:08 PM

Facebook thinks such requests should be reviewed by EU courts, according to Lamb, and is asking the court to weigh in on broad search terms such as “applause” or “for free” that could easily be found in personal email messages or other exchanges way beyond the scope of antitrust matters. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook expresses concern about privacy—of its employees, says EU probe goes too far

The company says the wording of commission requests casts a net so wide it will haul in Facebook employees’ private messages and more.

28 Jul 2020 4:38 PM

Big Tech CEOs' postponed anti-trust hearing will now be held on Wednesday

The heads of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple will be testifying at a time of growing complaints about their dominance.

26 Jul 2020 4:17 PM

Jair Bolsonaro allies' Twitter, Facebook accounts blocked on court's orders

Members of Bolsonaro’s inner circle are alleged to have run a social media campaign to discredit the Supreme Court and threaten its judges.

25 Jul 2020 5:46 PM

The hearing in the US Congress at Capitol building was called amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance, which has become even more pronounced during the coronavirus pandemic, and coincides with investigations at the federal and state level of the online giants. (Photo | Flickr - aoc.gov)

Antitrust hearing with Big Tech CEOs at US Congress postponed

The hearing would have conflicted with the memorial service for the late representative and civil rights leader John Lewis.

25 Jul 2020 4:41 PM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace. (AFP)

Bolsonaro supporters blocked out of Twitter, Facebook after court rule

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered them blocked as part of a probe into an alleged disinformation campaign by the president’s allies

25 Jul 2020 11:21 AM

It is not the first time Gates has found himself targeted by conspiracy theorists. When Zika virus broke out in 2015 in Brazil, he was one of several powerful Western figures blamed for the disease. Other rumors claim he is secretly a lizard, an old favorite among online trolls. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - Kuhlmann)

Debunking rumours of profiteering off the pandemic, Bill Gates wants to get the truth out

Fabricated news articles crafted by conspiracy theorists targeting Gates have gained traction online with hundreds of thousands of believers

24 Jul 2020 5:22 PM

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has greatly concentrated powers into his own hands during 17 years in office, vowed this month to bring social media platforms under control following a series of tweets that allegedly insulted his daughter and son-in-law. (Photo | AP)

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube could be forced to toe Turkey government line

An official said a draft legislation would make social media companies accountable in Turkey legally and for tax purposes.

21 Jul 2020 6:40 PM

Facebook faces antitrust investigations, like other big tech companies such as Google and Amazon, and Mark Zuckerberg pointed out to the probes to claim there was no arrangement with Trump on keeping his accounts uncensored. (Photo | AFP)

Zuckerberg rubbishes making deal to go soft on Trump

Facebook’s CEO was reacting to stories in leading US media that raised questions about possible special treatment to Trump.

20 Jul 2020 10:32 PM

The Federal Trade Commission is considering taking sworn testimony from Zuckerberg and Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, the Wall Street Journal reported. Major tech companies Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, referred to by the acronym GAFA, have been under the scrutiny of the US House Judiciary Committee and the Department of Justice for alleged anti-trust practices. (Photo | Wikimedia Commons - C Flanigan)

Antitrust regulator to question Zuckerberg on Facebook for unfair practices, says report

The Federal Trade Commission has been conducting a yearlong probe into whether the social network has abused its dominance in the market.

18 Jul 2020 4:45 PM

This year alone, major players including Facebook, Intel, Qualcomm and others have ploughed some $15 billion into Jio Platforms. (Photo | Instagram - Reliance Jio)

Google looks to pick up USD 4 billion stake in Jio, says report

The Bloomberg report came a day after Google’s chief executive Sunder Pichai said it would invest USD 10 billion in India.

14 Jul 2020 8:09 PM

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