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WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

Govt mulls action against India heads of social media on failure to...

Abide by law or face prosecution -- this is the tough message likely to be sent across to India heads of social media...

30 Aug 2018 1:09 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

WhatsApp kicks off radio campaigns in India to tackle fake news

The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government over circulation...

29 Aug 2018 7:09 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

PM Modi urges people not to spread dirt through social media

The BJP has always rejected the charge and its supporters have argued that they are often a target of abuses by their...

29 Aug 2018 12:54 PM IST

Donald Trump claimed that the United States is like a piggy bank everybody is robbing. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump accuses social media firms of 'censorship'

Trump said it was 'very dangerous' for social media companies like Twitter Inc and Facebook to silence voices on their...

25 Aug 2018 1:38 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

User privacy a priority: WhatsApp rejects India's demand for message...

Emphasising people use platform for all kinds of 'sensitive conversations', WhatsApp said focus is on educating them...

24 Aug 2018 11:30 AM IST

As per estimates, more than 3 billion people around the world use social media.

Egypt president approves law clamping down on social media

The state's Supreme Council for Media Regulations will have the power to place people with more than 5,000 followers on...

2 Sept 2018 3:42 PM IST

WhatsApp, has rolled out a new feature that will allow its users to share their location with their contacts in real time.

WhatsApp expands radio campaign to curb fake news to 10 more Indian...

The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government over circulation...

5 Sept 2018 2:51 PM IST

Youngsters are using WhatsApp to consume news. (Photo: Pixabay)

WhatsApp expands radio campaign to curb fake news to 10 more Indian...

The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government.

5 Sept 2018 1:30 PM IST

Next generation of fake news will be empowered by Artificial Intelligence and be far more sophisticated, and even more disastrous.

Facebook, Google to tackle spread of fake news, advisors want more

Several tech firms have agreed on a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of fake news due.

27 Sept 2018 8:30 AM IST

Many people are landing in trouble because of the content they share on WhatsApp.

WhatsApp says working with Reliance Jio to curb fake news

WhatsApp also plans to expand its outreach program to existing JioPhone users.

26 Sept 2018 9:09 AM IST

Additional DGP Pallab Bhattacharya said that they have succeeded in identifying the Ulfa (I) rebel who was sending the extortion notices as WhatsApp message wa followed by a call which originated from Myanmar.

WhatsApp says working with India's Reliance Jio to curb fake news...

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...

26 Sept 2018 7:35 AM IST

Rick Eaton, a senior researcher at the Wiesenthal Center, said hateful and violent posts on Instagram, which is part of Facebook, are quickly removed but not before they can be widely shared.

Singapore panel recommends regulation of tech firms over fake news

A Singapore parliamentary committee said the government should consider legislation to ensure tech firms rein in the...

20 Sept 2018 9:06 PM IST