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Meta India's Director and Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra Announces Resignation
Meta's Director and Head of Partnerships in India Manish Chopra has announced his resignation from the company in a LinkedIn post. Chopra joined Meta in 2019 and has been serving as its director and head of partnerships in India. The Director and Head of Partnerships posted a message of his resignation on Tuesday. He also said he would assist with ...
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WhatsApp Directed to Publicise Its Undertaking Regarding Data Protection Given to the Centre in 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...
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Digital Competition Act Recommended by Parliamentary Panel to Regulate Big Tech Firms
A parliamentary panel on Thursday mooted a digital competition act aimed at reining in anti-competitive practices of Big Tech firms in India. Companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple have faced scrutiny in the past and the government has been working to tighten regulation of these Big Tech firms.
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Government's Heated Meet With Google, Twitter On Fake News: Report
Officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms, sources told Reuters, the government's latest altercation with Big Tech.
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Your Data Is at Grave Risk: Here Are 6 Ways to Protect It From Hackers
Data breaches can prove expensive to users since hackers are bound to use the information for social engineering (advanced phishing), scamming, ransomware, spamming and marketing, causing users immense amount of distress and financial losses too in many cases. Here's how companies can protect their data from hackers and make it secured against data...
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WhatsApp May 15 Deadline for Accepting New Privacy Policy Terms Scrapped
WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook.
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WhatsApp Asked by Supreme Court to Reply on Petition for Non-Sharing of UPI Data With Facebook, Third Parties
WhatsApp has been asked by the Supreme Court to file response on a plea seeking a direction to the RBI and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to ensure that data collected on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platforms is not shared with their parent companies or any third party.
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Facebook 2020 in Review Reveals India-Specific Moments That Resonated, From Irrfan Khan to Sushant Singh Rajput, to Diwali Celebrations
Facebook on Tuesday released its India-specific 2020 Year in Review and top pop-culture moments of the year. The social media giant said that it saw growing adoption of its fundraiser feature as well as live broadcasts from pages in the country.
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Facebook Fuel for India Kicks Off, Aims to Highlight Key Use Cases in the Country
Facebook has kicked off the ‘Facebook Fuel for India’ to show off developments enabling new use cases in the country. The two-day virtual event is also featuring key Facebook executives including Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri and WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart as well as industry speakers including Reliance Industries Cha...
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Facebook Saw Attempts to Influence Delhi Polls With Fake Accounts But Didn’t Disclose Them, Says Ex-Employee
A “politically-sophisticated” network of more than a thousand actors attempted to influence the Delhi elections in February through Facebook, a recently fired Facebook employee said in a memo. The social media giant didn’t disclose the network publicly. However, its former employee noted in the 6,600-word memo that the attempt was taken down ...
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Raghav Chadha-Led Delhi Peace Panel Examines Political Row Over Facebook
A Delhi assembly committee headed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha has started looking into allegations against Facebook that it did not do enough to curb hate speech by some ruling party politicians on its platforms. The committee said it will summon Facebook executives soon.
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WhatsApp Antitrust Complaint Dismissed by Competition Commission of India
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a case against Facebook's WhatsApp, saying the company has not abused its dominant position to expand in the country's digital payments market, according to an official order.
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Social Media Should Be Regulated, Supreme Court Says as It Asks Centre for Draft Rules Timeline
Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should be regulated.
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Aadhaar Linking to Social Media Accounts: Supreme Seeks Response on Facebook Plea From Stakeholders, Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and others seeking their response on Facebook’s plea to transfer four cases from three High Courts to itself.
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16 Million Accounts Of Indian Instagram Influencers Are Fake, Says Study
A whopping 16 million accounts of Indian influencers on Facebook-owned Instagram are fake, revealed a new study, suggesting such people are artificially boosting "vanity metrics" that marketers often use while selecting influencers, including followers and engagement.
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Meta India's Director and Head of Partnerships Manish Chopra Announces Resignation
Meta's Director and Head of Partnerships in India Manish Chopra has announced his resignation from the company in a LinkedIn post. Chopra joined Meta in 2019 and has been serving as its director and head of partnerships in India. The Director and Head of Partnerships posted a message of his resignation on Tuesday. He also said he would assist with ...
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WhatsApp Directed to Publicise Its Undertaking Regarding Data Protection Given to the Centre in 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre in 2021 stand its users in India do not have to accept its 2021 privacy policy in order to use it. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph asked WhatsApp to give advertisement in five newspapers to publicise its undertaking giv...
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Digital Competition Act Recommended by Parliamentary Panel to Regulate Big Tech Firms
A parliamentary panel on Thursday mooted a digital competition act aimed at reining in anti-competitive practices of Big Tech firms in India. Companies like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple have faced scrutiny in the past and the government has been working to tighten regulation of these Big Tech firms.
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Government's Heated Meet With Google, Twitter On Fake News: Report
Officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms, sources told Reuters, the government's latest altercation with Big Tech.
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Your Data Is at Grave Risk: Here Are 6 Ways to Protect It From Hackers
Data breaches can prove expensive to users since hackers are bound to use the information for social engineering (advanced phishing), scamming, ransomware, spamming and marketing, causing users immense amount of distress and financial losses too in many cases. Here's how companies can protect their data from hackers and make it secured against data...
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WhatsApp May 15 Deadline for Accepting New Privacy Policy Terms Scrapped
WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook.
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WhatsApp Asked by Supreme Court to Reply on Petition for Non-Sharing of UPI Data With Facebook, Third Parties
WhatsApp has been asked by the Supreme Court to file response on a plea seeking a direction to the RBI and the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to ensure that data collected on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platforms is not shared with their parent companies or any third party.
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Facebook 2020 in Review Reveals India-Specific Moments That Resonated, From Irrfan Khan to Sushant Singh Rajput, to Diwali Celebrations
Facebook on Tuesday released its India-specific 2020 Year in Review and top pop-culture moments of the year. The social media giant said that it saw growing adoption of its fundraiser feature as well as live broadcasts from pages in the country.
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Facebook Fuel for India Kicks Off, Aims to Highlight Key Use Cases in the Country
Facebook has kicked off the ‘Facebook Fuel for India’ to show off developments enabling new use cases in the country. The two-day virtual event is also featuring key Facebook executives including Co-Founder Mark Zuckerberg, Instagram Head Adam Mosseri and WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart as well as industry speakers including Reliance Industries Cha...
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Facebook Saw Attempts to Influence Delhi Polls With Fake Accounts But Didn’t Disclose Them, Says Ex-Employee
A “politically-sophisticated” network of more than a thousand actors attempted to influence the Delhi elections in February through Facebook, a recently fired Facebook employee said in a memo. The social media giant didn’t disclose the network publicly. However, its former employee noted in the 6,600-word memo that the attempt was taken down ...
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Raghav Chadha-Led Delhi Peace Panel Examines Political Row Over Facebook
A Delhi assembly committee headed by Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha has started looking into allegations against Facebook that it did not do enough to curb hate speech by some ruling party politicians on its platforms. The committee said it will summon Facebook executives soon.
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WhatsApp Antitrust Complaint Dismissed by Competition Commission of India
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed a case against Facebook's WhatsApp, saying the company has not abused its dominant position to expand in the country's digital payments market, according to an official order.
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Social Media Should Be Regulated, Supreme Court Says as It Asks Centre for Draft Rules Timeline
Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should be regulated.
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Aadhaar Linking to Social Media Accounts: Supreme Seeks Response on Facebook Plea From Stakeholders, Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre and others seeking their response on Facebook’s plea to transfer four cases from three High Courts to itself.
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16 Million Accounts Of Indian Instagram Influencers Are Fake, Says Study
A whopping 16 million accounts of Indian influencers on Facebook-owned Instagram are fake, revealed a new study, suggesting such people are artificially boosting "vanity metrics" that marketers often use while selecting influencers, including followers and engagement.
