Facebook removes Trump’s post for the first time, Twitter blocks his campaign account
San Francisco: Facebook and Twitter took aim at US President Donald Trump and his campaign Wednesday over a video post in which he contended that children are “almost immune” to the coronavirus, a claim they said amounted to “misinformation.” In an extraordinary move, Facebook removed the clip from the president’s account—the first time it has […]
Turkey approves social media law that opposition calls censorship
Istanbul: Turkey’s parliament approved a law early Wednesday that gives authorities greater power to regulate social media despite concerns of growing censorship. The law requires major social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter to keep representative offices in Turkey to deal with complaints against content on their platforms. The government says the legislation was […]
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sues YouTube over bitcoin scams using his image
SAN RAMON, California: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is launching a legal attack against Google’s YouTube video site for allowing con artists to use him as a pawn in a Bitcoin scam believed to have heisted millions of dollars from people around the world. The personal computer pioneer vented his frustration and anger in a video […]
Twitter crackdown no use, QAnon now among conservative mainstream
Washington: Twitter’s decision to crack down on the conspiracy-theory mongering of QAnon underscores the loose-knit group’s increasing reach into the mainstream of US politics. From an anonymous 2017 posting claiming bizarre child exploitation and deep state plots, the headless and bodiless movement has earned a place in President Donald Trump’s Twitter stream. His son Eric […]
Tech giants Facebook, Google, Twitter sell work from home as the new culture
Oakland, California: For a preview of the future of office work, watch how the biggest tech companies are preparing for a post-pandemic world. Silicon Valley and Seattle giants — Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Twitter — were the first to send their employees home as the virus spread to the U.S. Now they’re among the last to […]
Boycott Google, Facebook to force them to pay for news, says Australian watchdog
Sydney: Australia’s competition watchdog suggested Tuesday that local media could organise a “collective boycott” of Google and Facebook to force the tech giants to pay for news they put on their platforms. The radical idea was among a series of possible bargaining tools put forward by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) as it […]
Bois locker room: HC asks Google, Facebook, Twitter whether content can be removed
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought response of the Centre on a plea seeking directions to it to ensure social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram remove illegal groups such as ‘Bois Locker Room’, “for the safety and security of children” in cyberspace. A bench of Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Sangita Dhingra […]
Minister KTR Helps Child To Get Milk At Late Night After Man Posts Request In Twitter
Minister KTR Helps Child To Get Milk At Late Night After Man Posts Request In Twitter