Technology companies like Google, Twitter, Facebook and Microsoft are also gearing up to fight the menace of fake news.
01 Oct 2018 2:10 AM
Social media companies seem quite serious about removing false news and propaganda from their platforms.
01 Oct 2018 2:08 AM
Several tech firms have agreed on a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news due.
27 Sep 2018 8:30 AM
WhatsApp also plans to expand its outreach program to existing JioPhone users.
26 Sep 2018 9:09 AM
India is a key market for WhatsApp but one where it has had to delay its payments services is due to the country’s push on data localisation.
26 Sep 2018 7:35 AM
A Singapore parliamentary committee said the government should consider legislation to ensure tech firms rein in the online fake news.
20 Sep 2018 9:06 PM
Improvements at Facebook might have been driven by changes to formulas.
20 Sep 2018 9:40 AM
The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government over circulation of fake news.
05 Sep 2018 2:51 PM
The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government.
05 Sep 2018 1:30 PM
The state's Supreme Council for Media Regulations will have the power to place people with more than 5,000 followers — on social media.
02 Sep 2018 3:42 PM
DEF's training will encourage WhatsApp users to be more open towards other communities.
31 Aug 2018 3:12 PM
Abide by law or face prosecution -- this is the tough message likely to be sent across to India heads of social media platforms.
30 Aug 2018 1:09 PM
The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government over circulation of fake news.
29 Aug 2018 7:09 PM
The BJP has always rejected the charge and its supporters have argued that they are often a target of abuses by their rivals.
29 Aug 2018 12:54 PM
Trump said it was 'very dangerous' for social media companies like Twitter Inc and Facebook to silence voices on their services.
25 Aug 2018 1:38 PM
Emphasising people use platform for all kinds of 'sensitive conversations', WhatsApp said focus is on educating them about misinformation.
24 Aug 2018 11:30 AM
Facebook said it has investigated to determine whether people's personal information was being improperly shared.
23 Aug 2018 12:08 PM
Microsoft stands virtually alone among tech companies with an aggressive approach that uses US courts to fight computer fraud and more.
22 Aug 2018 11:20 AM
Facebook said that it had removed 652 pages, groups, and accounts linked to Russia and Iran for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.
22 Aug 2018 11:07 AM
Researchers have claimed that the system is comparable to, and sometimes better than humans.
22 Aug 2018 9:31 AM