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Front pages of Australian newspapers are displayed featuring stories about Facebook in Sydney. In a surprise retaliatory move Thursday, Facebook blocked Australians from sharing ne...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington.

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Pillar Of Strength

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An activist wearing a Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mask stands outside Portcullis House in Westminster as an international committee of parliamentarians met for a hearing on the im...

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Facebook Head of Developer Programs Emeka Afigbo (L) and Nasscom Vice President (Industry Initiative) KS Viswanathan (2nd L) at the India Startup Day function, in New Delhi.

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Cartoon by Kshitij Chaudhuri
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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, shakes hands to IBM's President and CEO Virginia Rometty during a family picture with guests who attend the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Ely...

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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to meet France's President Emmanuel Macron after the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace after the "Tech for Good" summit, in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron ...

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European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, right, welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg upon his arrival at the EU Parliament in Brussels. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faces sen...

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The Zuck Stops Here

The Facebook founder testifies before a US Senate committee on April 10

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A cartoon is displayed during questioning by Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington abo...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes his seat as he arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of Facebook data to tar...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sits as he arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook d...

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Life-sized cutouts depicting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing "Fix Fakebook" T-shirts are displayed by advocacy group, Avaaz, on the South East Lawn of the Capitol on Capitol H...

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a meeting with Sen. John Thune, S.D. on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to meet with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Zuckerberg wi...

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G-7 To Support 15% Corporate Tax To Deter MNCs From Stashing Profits

'Reform the global tax system to make it fit for the global digital age and crucially to make sure that it's fair, so that the right companies pay the right tax in the right places,' Britain's Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak said

Jun 06, 2021

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Facebook Suspends Donald Trump’s Account For Two Years For Stoking Violence Before Capitol Hill Riots

The former US president termed the move as ‘an insult’ and at attempt to sensor and silence him. Facebook officials said they will reassess his suspension after two years.

Jun 05, 2021

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Reports: Facebook To End Rule Exemptions For Politicians

The newsworthiness exemption, makes a statement offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial, breaking community standard

Jun 04, 2021

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New IT Rules: Google, Facebook, WhatsApp Share Details With Govt, Twitter Yet To Comply

Social media companies, including Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Koo, Sharechat, Telegram and LinkedIn, have shared details with the IT ministry as per the requirement of the new IT rules.

May 29, 2021

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Won’t Remove Posts Claiming Covid-19 Is Man-Made: Facebook

The move comes as President Joe Biden ordered US intelligence officials to 'redouble' their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 28, 2021

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Google, FB Fall In Line As Govt Turns Up The Heat

Facebook and Google have agreed to implement the changes, while WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court to register its objection to the traceability clause of the new IT rules.

May 27, 2021

| Outlook Web Bureau
Explained: WhatsApp Vs Indian Government On New IT Rules

WhatsApp took an objection to a traceability clause in the new IT Rules that requires social media platforms to locate 'the first originator of the information' if required by the government.

May 27, 2021

| Outlook Web Bureau
Facebook, Google Assert They Are Working Towards Complying With Centre’s New IT rules

Failure to comply with the new rules will result in digital platforms losing their ‘intermediary status’ that grants them immunity against liabilities for any third-party information hosted by them

May 26, 2021

| Outlook Web Bureau
Blocked #ResignModi Hashtag By Mistake, Says Facebook

The development comes amid reports that social media companies are being asked to remove posts that are critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 29, 2021

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Twitter, Facebook Remove Nearly 100 Posts Critical Of Govt Handling Of Pandemic

The decision by Twitter and Facebook to remove the social media posts came after the government asked them to remove content that was critical of the handling of the current medical crisis

Apr 25, 2021

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The NEWS

In case you missed it: News and newsmakers from India over the past week

Feb 17, 2021

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Chat Up Privacy

Others cash in on fears over WhatsApp’s policy, but a fug of doubt lingers over data protection

Feb 11, 2021

| Ajay Sukumaran
Rules Of The Game

Compare the Trump ban, and India’s Twitter suspensions. It’s clear that social media has only one politics: profit. That’s not enough. It’s time for independent regulation.

Feb 11, 2021

| Chandan K Jha Sudipta Sarangi
'Nothing Wrong In Rihanna Or Greta Talking About Protesting Farmers'

The Caravan magazine’s executive editor Vinod K. Jose tells Outlook how the social media scene, journalists and the government are panning out in India

Feb 11, 2021

| Jyotika Sood
War Of Angry Birds

Social media dissent is now global—an uncomfortable fact for a government that executes its command and control through this toolkit

Feb 11, 2021

| Jyotika Sood Lola Nayar Lachmi Deb Roy
The NEWS

In case you missed it: News and newsmakers from India over the past week

Jan 13, 2021

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Anatomy Of A Riot

A blasphemous FB post, police inaction, a truculent SDPI and rumours of Congress infighting...all lead up to Bangalore's worst street rioting in years

Aug 21, 2020

| Ajay Sukumaran
The NEWS

In case you missed it: News and newsmakers from India over the past week

Aug 21, 2020

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Bombshell Blues

An Indian-American professor was fired for his Facebook post on the ongoing US-Iran situation.

Jan 15, 2020

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Opinion: Deepfake Will Make Fake News Realistic

Malicious hands can use the technology to spread propaganda, spark conflicts

Sep 12, 2019

| Tarun Wadhwa
'Tech Designers Fail To Understand The Human Effects Sometimes’

Dr Matthew Beard, philosopher from The Ethics Centre in Sydney and author of Ethical Design: Principles of Good Technology, speaks about the rights and wrongs of deepfake

Sep 12, 2019

| Siddhartha Mishra
Beginner’s Guide To Deep Fakery

Sep 12, 2019

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