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Indian users shoot 37,173 complaints to Google in July, up 13%
New Delhi : Google received a record 37,173 user complaints in July this year in India (up more that 13.6 per cent from June), in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, while the company removed 6,89,457 pieces of bad content in the…
Twitter team to fight online extremism ‘vanishes’ after Elon Musk takeover
New Delhi : Twitter's ambitious plan to tackle extremism on its platform went for a toss when Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced to buy it, and in months after that, the health research team has disappeared, from 15 employees to just two, the…
Twitter bans over 45K accounts in India for violating guidelines
New Delhi : Twitter, which is locked in a legal battle with the Indian government over content blocking orders, banned 45,191 accounts of the Indian users in the month of July over violation of its guidelines, the microblogging platform…
YouTube showing election-fraud videos to users skeptical about 2020 US polls
New York : YouTube is showing more election-fraud videos to users already skeptical about the legitimacy of the 2020 US presidential election, a study has revealed, showing how its algorithms perpetuate existing misperceptions.
The…
Facebook to shut down Neighborhoods feature on Oct 1
New Delhi : Facebook has announced to shut down a new hyperlocal feature called Neighborhoods that was to provide a dedicated space to help people connect with neighbours, participate in local community and discover new places nearby.…
Twitter confirms Edit Tweet test, to arrive for Blue users first
New Delhi : Twitter on Thursday announced it has finally rolled out a small test for its much-awaited Edit Tweet feature, which will be available for Twitter Blue subscribers in the coming weeks.
Edit Tweet is currently being tested by…
Google to pay Rs 25 lakh to spot bugs in its open source projects
New Delhi : Google has launched a new bug bounty programme where it will award up to $31,337 (nearly Rs 25 lakh) to researchers who spot vulnerabilities in the company's Open Source projects.Depending on the severity of the vulnerability…
Facebook to shut down standalone gaming app in Oct
New Delhi : Meta is winding up its standalone Facebook Gaming app from both Android and iOS from October 28.The app will also be not available on Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Meta did not elaborate on why it is shuttering the…
Meta introduces no-cost EMIs for advertisers in India
New Delhi : Meta (formerly Facebook) on Tuesday announced no-cost EMI feature for advertisers to ease cash flow for small businesses in India.The no-cost EMI feature will allow advertisers to pay Meta for their advertising campaigns in…
Twitter whistleblower will depose in Elon Musk-Twitter legal battle
San Francisco : So-called Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko will appear before the judge in a legal battle between Elon Musk and Parag Agrawal-led micro-blogging platform, the media reported on Monday.
Former Twitter security…