Home » Technology

Technology - Page 28

Facebook should not be complicit in more offline violence, much less another genocide (referring to charges of spurring Myanmars systematic killing of Rohingya people), but the pattern of inaction displayed by the company is reckless to the point of complicity, the letter stated. This photograph shows Facebook India Policy Chief Ankhi Das posing with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo | Facebook - Ankhi Das)

Over 40 rights groups write to Zuckerberg seeking Ankhi Das' removal...

The rights groups said the bias in policy led by Ankhi Das had spurred violence against minorities in India.

10 Sept 2020 5:40 PM IST

While it is understandable that social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter remove content that incites or promotes violence, they are not currently archiving this material in a manner that is accessible for investigators and researchers to help hold perpetrators to account , HRW said.

Not enough to remove hate speech, social networks must archive...

Online posts could also help document atrocities and abuses such as chemical weapons attacks in Syria and police abuse...

10 Sept 2020 4:22 PM IST

Mathematics teacher Basirat Olamide Ajayi, 36, teaches probability theory with the aid of playing cards, online via her mobile phone from her house in Lagos, Nigeria Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020. Ajayis free classes are attracting students from all over Nigeria, and now students abroad are joining. A recent request came from Canada. Ajayi says she is beginning to see herself as a global teacher. (Photo | AP)

Pandemic opens global opportunity for maths teacher taking classes on...

Students watch Basirat Olamide Ajayi's short math videosno more than 5 minutes longand respond to her questions.

7 Sept 2020 5:54 PM IST

If the US-based platforms could not agree with Australian media businesses on pricing after three months, arbitrators would be appointed to make binding decisions.

Would encourage Google, Facebook to cooperate with government on news...

I think people from these companies understand that when I say something, I mean it, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told...

7 Sept 2020 5:01 PM IST

If Julian Assange is prosecuted it could have a chilling effect on media freedom, leading publishers and journalists to self-censor in fear of retaliation, said Amnestys Europe Director, Nils Muiznieks. (Photo | Flickr - Ecuador Foreign Ministry)

Julian Assange set to fight US extradition bid over Wikileaks exposes...

US prosecutors have indicted the 49-year-old Australian on 18 espionage and computer misuse charges that could draw a...

6 Sept 2020 10:42 PM IST

The survey results will be submitted to key stakeholders of the Digital Health ID initiative, says community social media platform LocalCircles that conducted the survey. (Photo | Pixabay - Mohamed Hasan)

59 pc of people surveyed about Digital Health ID do not want personal...

Forty eight per cent of respondents did not want external agencies to access their data for research or promotional...

6 Sept 2020 10:03 PM IST

At this time, we dont have any evidence indicating this is something other than a brushing scam where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales, the Department of Agriculture said in a statement on August 12. (Representative Image | Wikimedia Commons - ParentingPatch)

Suspected 'agri warfare' as US Amazon users get free Chinese seeds...

Initially feared to be a hit on US agriculture, it was later concluded that firms were looking to post fake reviews on...

6 Sept 2020 8:11 PM IST

Social short-video platform Bolo Indya said it doesnt host audio or video libraries and any content on their platforms is user generated. If user content is found violating copyright, it is removed when alerted, the social video platforms representatives said. (Representative Image)

Homegrown TikToks get legal notice demanding Rs 3.5 crore each for...

The music distribution company also filed a lawsuit against short-video app Roposo over infringing its copyright.

6 Sept 2020 7:07 PM IST

Apart from worries about China being able to develop competitors to American industry using American technology, Washington also worries about Chinas development of long-range missiles, supercomputers that can be used in nuclear warhead development and other high-tech weapons. (Representative Image)

Fearing US blacklisting, Chinese chipmaker SMIC asserts its tech is...

SMIC is a leader in a semiconductor industry built up by the ruling Communist Party in an effort to reduce China's...

6 Sept 2020 4:30 PM IST

Amazon was considered the lead contender to provide technology for the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) programme, with Amazon Web Services dominating the cloud computing arena and the company already providing classified servers for other government agencies including the CIA. Amazon has alleged it was shut out of the deal because of Trumps vendetta against the company and its chief executive Jeff Bezos. (Photo | AP)

Pentagon reaffirms deal with Microsoft for cloud computing despite...

However, the contract can't move forward yet due to a court order putting it on hold as Amazon pursues a lawsuit over...

5 Sept 2020 9:50 PM IST

Alain Cocq announced that he was now refusing all food, drink and medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthanasia. Facebook said its rules dont permit it to portray suicide. (Photo | AFP)

Terminally ill man refused euthanasia blocked by Facebook from...

To show France the agony caused by the law that does not allow euthanasia, Alain Cocq had planned to broadcast the end...

5 Sept 2020 7:01 PM IST

No one ever is happy with the current amount of content moderation that platforms are undertaking. Some people think it is too little, while others think it is too much.

Tech This Week | Should India have its own social media content...

Platforms are diverse and a one-size-fits-all approach will not work.

5 Sept 2020 6:03 PM IST