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Ranchi Teen, Arrested Over Online Post, Wants Action Against Complainants

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Thursday July 18, 2019

A 19-year-old woman who was arrested over a Facebook post and asked by a court to distribute copies of Quran as a bail condition has said that she will take action against the people who filed a complaint against her, according to news agency ANI.

Ranchi Teen Won't Have To Distribute Qurans, Judge Modifies Bail Order

India News | Written by Manish Kumar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A 19-year-old woman arrested for sharing a controversial Facebook post that allegedly targeted a minority community was granted bail by a Ranchi court on Monday on the condition that she distributes five copies of the Quran to the complainant as well as various libraries across the city. As protests erupted, the court today dropped the controversia...

Bangladesh Lawmaker Slammed For Calling Cops On Students Kissing In Park

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A Bangladeshi lawmaker has been slammed online for calling the police on teenage lovers kissing in a park and posting their photos on social media in the socially conservative country.

WhatsApp Payments Moves Closer to India Launch

Saritha Rai, Bloomberg | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Facebook is moving a step closer to launching its long-delayed WhatsApp payments service in India after wrapping up an audit of related data practices, according to people familiar with the matter.

On #WorldEmojiDay, Guessing Games Take Over The Internet

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A number of guessing games have taken over Twitter and Facebook on World Emoji Day 2019, as various brands and companies try to engage their followers with emoji-themed posts.

US Lawmakers Grill Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google at Antitrust Hearing

Marie C. Baca, Cat Zakrzewski, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 17, 2019

US lawmakers grilled executives from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a hearing Tuesday as part of their wide-ranging investigation into big tech companies and the threats they may pose to competition.

Facebook's Digital Currency Plan Gets Hostile Reception From US Senators

Associated Press | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Under sharp criticism from senators, a Facebook executive on Tuesday defended the social network's ambitious plan to create a digital currency and pledged to work with regulators to achieve a system that protects the privacy of users' data.

Is Facebook Launching a TikTok Competitor?

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 17, 2019

With Facebook roping in former Google employee Jason Toff for a key portfolio, speculation is rife about the social networking giant preparing the launch of a serious competitor to the TikTok.

Distribute 5 Qurans, Court Tells Woman Arrested For Controversial Post

Cities | Reported by Haribansh Sharma, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A 19-year-old woman who was arrested in Ranchi last week for sharing a controversial post on Facebook, allegedly against a community, has been granted bail today on the condition that she would distribute five copies of the Quran to the complainant and different libraries across the city.

Facebook Says It Won’t Launch Libra Until Regulators Are Happy

Reuters | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Facebook said on Monday it would not proceed with the launch of its Libra cryptocurrency until regulatory concerns are addressed.

Facebook Needs 'Very High Standard' For Libra Coin: US Treasury

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Facebook must meet "a very high standard" before it moves ahead with its planned digital currency Libra, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday.

Facebook's VR Dream May Never Take Off, Oculus Co-Founder Says

Gadgets 360 Staff | Monday July 15, 2019

Oculus may not be profitable as Facebook is struggling to bring VR to the mainstream consumer market, says Jack McCauley, one of the co-founders of Oculus.

Bitcoin Drops More Than 10 Percent as Scrutiny of Cryptocurrencies Grows

Reuters | Monday July 15, 2019

Bitcoin slumped more than 10 percent over the weekend to a two-week low as fears of a crackdown of cryptocurrencies grew on mounting scrutiny of Facebook's planned Libra digital coin.

Man Arrested For "Offensive" Posts On Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Cops

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 15, 2019

A man has been sent to jail in Uttarakhand for posting alleged offensive and objectionable posts against Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on his Facebook account, top police officers said on Monday.

16 Million Followers of Indian Instagram Influencers Fake, Study Claims

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 15, 2019

A whopping 16 million followers of Indian influencers on Facebook-owned Instagram are fake, revealed a new study, suggesting such people are artificially boosting "vanity metrics".