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Instagram Promotes Vishal Shah as Head of Product

Reuters | Tuesday December 11, 2018

Instagram said on Monday it promoted its director of product management Vishal Shah as the head of product, effective immediately.

Google+ Closure Accelerated After Another Privacy Lapse

Associated Press | Tuesday December 11, 2018

It's the second time in two months that Google has disclosed the existence of a problem that enabled unauthorised access to Google+ profiles.

Google, Facebook Need a Regulator, Says Australian Watchdog

Reuters | Monday December 10, 2018

Australia's competition watchdog on Monday recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body.

Want A Regulator For Google, Facebook, Says Australian Watchdog

World News | Reuters | Monday December 10, 2018

Australia's competition watchdog today recommended tougher scrutiny and a new regulatory body to check the dominance of tech giants Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google in the country's online advertising and news markets.

Man Gives Up First-Class Plane Seat For Mom, Baby Travelling To Hospital

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday December 10, 2018

A Florida mother and her 11-month-old daughter were at the receiving end of a random act of kindness when a man gave up his first-class seat on a plane for them.

Government, Whatsapp Officials Meet Over Tracing Of Fake News: Source

India News | Reuters | Friday December 7, 2018

Tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives this week to ask the Facebook Inc unit to start tracing the origins of misinformation spread through its messaging platform, a senior government official said today. WhatsApp has been working to curb the circulation of what technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed "sinister" content ...

Did an Airline Block You on Social Media? You Are Not Alone

Christopher Elliott, The Washington Post | Friday December 7, 2018

Blocking accounts on Facebook or Twitter is common among social media users. But airlines do it, too.

Ahead Of 2019 Polls, Facebook Makes "Big Changes" To Verify Indian Political Ads

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 7, 2018

Facing intense scrutiny over the misuse of its platform globally during elections, Facebook has announced fresh steps to increase ad transparency and defend against foreign interference ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in India.

He Commented On His Own 'Wanted' Post. What Followed Was Pure Awesomeness

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Friday December 7, 2018

When Richland WA Police Department shared a Facebook post on November 29 about a man wanted by the Department of Corrections, probably the last thing they were expecting was a response from the man himself. But that's exactly what Anthony Akers did.

2019 Elections: Facebook to Check Indian Political Ads in Build-Up to Vote

Reuters | Friday December 7, 2018

Facebook said it would start verifying ads from Thursday and, from next year, show a disclaimer on all political ads giving more information on who placed them.

Facebook, Instagram Have A Plan To Ensure Transparent Lok Sabha Elections

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 7, 2018

In a bid to bring transparency in political advertisements in the run-up to 2019 general elections, Facebook has made it compulsory for advertisers to disclose their identity and location before any such advertisement material can be run on the popular social media platform and Instagram.

Google, Microsoft, Facebook, WhatsApp Join Centre In Massive Porn Cleanup

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 7, 2018

The Supreme Court said on Thursday that the Centre and Internet giants, including Google, Microsoft and Facebook, were in agreement that videos of rape, child pornography and objectionable material needed to be "stamped out".

Facebook's Messenger Lite Adds Support for Animated GIFs and More

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 6, 2018

The lightweight messaging app is available in over 100 countries got video chat capabilities earlier this year.

Desperate To Get Back To Normal Life Now: Vinta Nanda

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 6, 2018

Writer-director Vinta Nanda, who has accused actor Alok Nath of rape and sexual harassment, says she now "desperately" wants to get back to normal life. Ms Nanda gave an account of the alleged sexual assault in a Facebook post on October 8, soon after actor Tanushree Dutta's complaint of harassment against Nana Patekar fuelled India's #MeToo moveme...

France To Tax Digital Giants From 2019, Says Finance Minister

World News | Reuters | Thursday December 6, 2018

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday said France will tax digital giants at a national level from 2019 if European Union states cannot reach an agreement on a tax on digital revenues for the bloc.