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Trump will now stand trial in the Senate, where his Republicans hold a solid majority and are expected to exonerate him. (Photo: File)

'Visible to some...': Twitter briefly blocks Trump's whistleblower...

In recent days, Trump shared an unsubstantiated media report and a second post that appeared to name the intelligence...

30 Dec 2019 9:25 AM IST

India

Video showing MP cops beating boy goes viral, Kamal Nath orders probe

In the video, a man in plainclothes was seen beating up a half-naked boy along with other uniformed personnel.

28 Dec 2019 8:48 AM IST

India

Couldn't see the sun': PM blames clouds for missing solar eclipse

Fog blocked the view of the much-awaited annual solar eclipse in Delhi on Thursday morning.

26 Dec 2019 11:13 AM IST

Twitter said the removed Saudi accounts were amplifying messages favourable to Saudi authorities, mainly through aggressive liking, retweeting and replying. (Photo: AP)

Technology

Twitter, Facebook ban fake users; some had AI-created photos

Facebook said it removed hundreds of Facebook accounts, groups and pages linked to inauthentic behaviour from two...

24 Dec 2019 5:00 PM IST

Participants build audiences for their imaginary fake news sites, to stoke fear, anger and mistrust by manipulation of online content. (Photo: Pixabay)

Technology

Twitter blocks Saudi 'state-backed' manipulation effort

Social media platforms are trying to further toughen their tackling of fake news, manipulation,etc. with the 2020 US...

22 Dec 2019 10:15 AM IST

$\My first event tomorrow morning leading an @inckerala #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC protest rally in Kozhikode. All welcome!\ tweeted Tharoor with a distorted map of India. (Photo:Screengrab)$ India

Shashi Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled; deletes...

Tharoor, on Friday, had tweeted about his participation in a rally at Kozhikode on Saturday against the Citizenship...

21 Dec 2019 10:11 AM IST

Kaji, whose real name is Ryan Guan, was already the video platforms highest earner in 2018, with USD 22 million, according to Forbes. (Photo: Twitter)

Newsmakers

This 8-yr-old is highest paid YouTuber, earns USD 26 million in year

His channel "Ryan's World," launched in 2015 by Ryan's parents, is only three years old but already has 22.9 million...

19 Dec 2019 10:45 AM IST

Twitter said it sought to make its new rules as clear as possible. (Photo: ANI)

Technology

Twitter adds labels for 2020 US election candidates

The move is a step in trying to provide users with original sources of information & prevent spoofed & fake accounts...

15 Dec 2019 4:17 PM IST

Greta Thunberg addresses the press before her march in Montreal. (Photo: AFP)

World

After Trump mocks Greta Thunberg with chill, go to movies' barb, her...

Thunberg's reply came minutes later, when she changed the bio of her Twitter account.

13 Dec 2019 1:21 PM IST

India

PM Modi's tweet on BJP's victory in Lok Sabha elections becomes...

Among hashtags, #loksabhaelections2019 was the most tweeted about hashtags.

10 Dec 2019 6:20 PM IST

Chidambaram told a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court that the high court rejected his bail on the ground that the offence he has been accused of is serious in nature. (Photo: File)

India

Price of giving one party brute majority': Chidambaram on Citizenship...

The bill was passed in the Lok Sabha with 311 members favouring it, 80 voting against it and zero abstentions, after a...

10 Dec 2019 11:32 AM IST

Online manipulation emerged as a major issue for tech companies after the 2016 US election, when Russian influence efforts came to light. (Photo: AP)

Technology

Social media failing to stop manipulation

Social media companies are experiencing significant challenges in countering the malicious use of their platforms.

9 Dec 2019 7:52 AM IST