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The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

German politicians' data published online in massive breach

The ministry said it remained unclear if the breach was the result of a hack or a leak.

5 Jan 2019 9:37 AM IST

Facebook says that they welcome debate about how to help keep Facebook a safe place where people can express their ideas.

Indian election looms, Facebook steps up fact-checks

Last week, Facebook said it was introducing stricter rules for political advertisements in India.

12 Feb 2019 9:50 AM IST

The meeting was attended by representatives of Facebook, Google, Twitter, Whatsapp, YouTube and Instagram as well as officials from the Department of Telecom and various security agencies. (Photo: AFP)

Indian political parties abuse WhatsApp service ahead of election

WhatsApp declined to name the parties or give the exact nature of the alleged misuse.

7 Feb 2019 9:47 AM IST

Twitter further stressed that the majority of dubious accounts were proactively suspended in advance of Election Day. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter suspended over 2000 accounts over election interference

Some of the accounts claimed to be news outlets and discussed social and political issues.

3 Feb 2019 12:03 PM IST

Researchers found that participants who compared themselves to others on Facebook had greater awareness of physical ailments. (Photo: ANI)

Facebook, Instagram removes 1,000+ pages, accounts, groups

207 Facebook Pages, 800 Facebook accounts, 546 Facebook Groups, and 208 Instagram accounts were removed.

2 Feb 2019 9:33 AM IST

Twitter says less than 1 percent of its 335 million users were affected. (Photo: AP)

Foreign efforts to influence 2018 US elections on Twitter 'limited'

Most disinformation around the elections originated inside the United States, the company said.

1 Feb 2019 12:26 PM IST

Facebook dodged their questions on the issue, posed to Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg in a letter last month after the documents were unsealed.

Facebook beefs up political ad rules ahead of election

Facebook, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, said it will start blocking ads that don't comply in mid-April.

30 March 2019 10:06 AM IST

Facebook-owned messaging applications such as WhatsApp have been repeatedly scrutinised by the Indian government and security agencies. (Photo: AP)

Facebook says it's limiting false stories for India election

Facebook listed a variety of measures it is taking, from blocking fake accounts to employing third-party fact-checking...

28 March 2019 10:29 AM IST

Raghuram Rajan had cautioned the government that short-term costs of a radical ban of high-value currency notes would outweigh the long-term benefits. (Photo: AP) (Photo: PTI)

Raghuram Rajan says he will return if there is an opportunity to be of...

Speculation in political circles is that Rajan may be a choice for finance minister if opposition grand alliance wins...

27 March 2019 2:12 PM IST

India is the largest liberal democracy country in the world divided by caste, class, demography, language, culture and religion.

Janadhar India changing election face in India by using new age...

Janadhar India plans and helps managing all election political campaigns.

18 March 2019 2:43 PM IST

The novelty of these elections is the emergence of far-right party Vox, which burst onto the scene in December regional polls in southern Andalusia. (Photo: AFP)

Spain heads towards a hung parliament; far-right registers its...

Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone.

28 April 2019 6:07 PM IST

Election vs Social Media

Election vs Social Media

India has over 200 million Facebook and WhatsApp users, and it is the largest market for such companies in the world.

12 April 2019 12:25 AM IST