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Twitter Expands Free Data Access for App Developers as It Aims to Decentralise Company
Twitter said it will expand free access to the social networking site's data to help software developers create tools and products that could promote safer online conversations or curate content.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Facebook Self Regulation Not Enough, Insists Germany
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
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Facebook Hires Government Relations Manager in China Despite Being Blocked
William Shuai was named senior manager of Facebook's government relations in Beijing, similar to positions he held previously with LinkedIn and the Chinese search engine Baidu.
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LinkedIn-Russia: US Says Concerned Over Decision to Block Professional Networking Site
LinkedIn is the first major social network to be blocked under a new law that requires firms holding Russian citizens' data to store it on servers on Russian soil.
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Russia Starts Blocking LinkedIn Website After Court Ruling
LinkedIn, headquartered in the United States, is the first major social network to be blocked by Russian authorities.
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Centre Blocks Websites, Facebook Pages to Counter Islamic State Propaganda
Cracking the whip on terror propaganda being carried on Internet, the government today ordered banning of two websites belonging to Islamic State, and some pages on social networking site, Facebook, after it was found that they contained material detrimental to the country's sovereignty.
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China Blocks VPN Services that Skirt Online Censorship
China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said on Friday.
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Thai Ministry Says Blocks Facebook to Stem Anti-Coup Criticism
Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said.
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Indian Government made social networking sites block 1,208 URLs in 2013: Sibal
Social networking sites were requested to block these web pages in order to comply with court orders, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
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Twitter Expands Free Data Access for App Developers as It Aims to Decentralise Company
Twitter said it will expand free access to the social networking site's data to help software developers create tools and products that could promote safer online conversations or curate content.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Facebook Self Regulation Not Enough, Insists Germany
Germany is determined to expand its attempts to regulate online hate speech even as Facebook promises to do more to clean up its site after a global advertiser boycott, with politicians saying the issue is too important to leave to self-regulation.
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Facebook Hires Government Relations Manager in China Despite Being Blocked
William Shuai was named senior manager of Facebook's government relations in Beijing, similar to positions he held previously with LinkedIn and the Chinese search engine Baidu.
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LinkedIn-Russia: US Says Concerned Over Decision to Block Professional Networking Site
LinkedIn is the first major social network to be blocked under a new law that requires firms holding Russian citizens' data to store it on servers on Russian soil.
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Russia Starts Blocking LinkedIn Website After Court Ruling
LinkedIn, headquartered in the United States, is the first major social network to be blocked by Russian authorities.
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Centre Blocks Websites, Facebook Pages to Counter Islamic State Propaganda
Cracking the whip on terror propaganda being carried on Internet, the government today ordered banning of two websites belonging to Islamic State, and some pages on social networking site, Facebook, after it was found that they contained material detrimental to the country's sovereignty.
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China Blocks VPN Services that Skirt Online Censorship
China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said on Friday.
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Thai Ministry Says Blocks Facebook to Stem Anti-Coup Criticism
Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said.
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Indian Government made social networking sites block 1,208 URLs in 2013: Sibal
Social networking sites were requested to block these web pages in order to comply with court orders, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
