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FB, Google, Microsoft halt political contributions after US Capitol riot

Facebook, Google and Microsoft have announced that they were freezing political contributions from their political action committees in the wake of riot in the US Capitol by Trump's supporters

Facebook suspends political donations after US Capitol riot: Report

Facebook has no plans to lift Trump ban, Sandberg says

US Capitol riot: Facebook to remove content with 'stop the steal' phrase

A Facebook spokeswoman clarified the company would allow posts that clearly share the "stop the steal" phrase to either condemn or to discuss neutrally

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says 'no plans' to lift Donald Trump ban

Sandberg, speaking during the Reuters Next conference, said she was glad that Facebook had taken the action

Uganda official accuses Facebook of 'interfering' in tense elections

Several accounts linked to the campaign of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni were removed for alleged inauthentic behaviour

Technology firms under attack after Parler goes dark, Twitter drops

The tech giants are trying to distance themselves from accusations they helped fuel the violence during the storming of the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6

Explained: Concerns over WhatsApp's new privacy policy and options for you

Listen to the podcast to know that if you tap on 'agree' for WhatsApp's new privacy policy, what exactly you are signing up for?

Curbed user growth, engagement: Can Twitter survive banning Donald Trump?

The ban and public-safety rationale behind it are part of a wave of crackdowns on the public digital spaces where the president's most radicalized supporters congregate

Bans on Parler and Trump show big tech's power over web conversation

With an internet ecosystem dominated by a few big players, the app has little chance of survival without access to these mainstream channels

WhatsApp's new privacy policy pushes users to rival messaging app Signal

Rival messaging app Signal emerged from oblivion to hit the top slot as the most downloaded communication application (app) in the country on Sunday

Traders' body asks govt to ban WhatsApp, Facebook over new privacy policy

Traders' body CAIT wrote to Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanding that the government restrict WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy or impose a ban on it

WhatsApp: New update does not change data-sharing practices with Facebook

The update has received criticism from a multitude of users globally

Tesla overtakes Facebook to become fifth most valuable US company

Tesla shares are on a 10-day winning streak, the longest since April and only the second time since its 2010 initial public offering it's gained so many days in a row.

Mexico president condemns Twitter, Facebook for blocking Donald Trump

Mexico's president on Thursday condemned the decision by social media platforms to block the accounts of US President Donald Trump

WhatsApp's new privacy policy: What changes and why it's a worry

Users must agree to the changes, or they won't be able to use WhatsApp

US Capitol riots: YouTube removes several videos posted on Trump's channel

The move comes in the wake of the unprecedented storming of the US Capitol by Trump's supporters on Wednesday

USTR backs action against India's equalisation levy, finds it burdensome

Highlighting the discrimination part, the report said that of the companies that are subjected to India's equalisation levy, 72 per cent are American companies

An attack on America

Donald Trump has irreparably damaged US power

Facebook, Instagram restrictions on Donald Trump accounts extended

The social network removed those statements because they judged their effect and "likely their intent" would be to provoke further violence

Twitter, Facebook's breaking point with Trump could be too little, too late

Trump has long used social media to his advantage, stoking chaos by using the microphones offered by companies like Twitter and Facebook