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Page 27 - Social Media

How to set-up Facebook tools to control comments on posts, filter News Feed

Facebook's new tools give its user more control over what they share and see on the social media platform

How to set-up Facebook tools to control comments on posts, filter News Feed
Updated On : 01 Apr 2021 | 4:58 PM IST

Twitter now lets users add stickers to Fleets: Know how it works, and more

Twitter announced that the new Fleets feature is now available for users on both the Android and iOS platforms

Twitter now lets users add stickers to Fleets: Know how it works, and more
Updated On : 01 Apr 2021 | 3:07 PM IST

Facebook steps up efforts to curb hate speech amid polls in Indian states

Facebook is taking several measures, including reducing distribution of content deemed to be hate speech

Facebook steps up efforts to curb hate speech amid polls in Indian states
Updated On : 31 Mar 2021 | 4:36 PM IST

Koo has a 'stronger network' than its bigger rival Twitter, says study

The finding was made in a study titled 'Koo: The new king? Characterising India's emerging social network'

Koo has a 'stronger network' than its bigger rival Twitter, says study
Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 11:53 PM IST

The threats of 'Western Universalism'

Book review of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Power: 5 Battlegrounds

The threats of 'Western Universalism'
Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 10:28 PM IST

Monetising content

Wikipedia's new initiative will make it more sustainable

Monetising content
Updated On : 29 Mar 2021 | 10:04 PM IST

CJI invokes Rudyard Kipling to advise judges against social media slander

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Saturday invoked poet Rudyard Kipling to advise judges against social media slander

CJI invokes Rudyard Kipling to advise judges against social media slander
Updated On : 28 Mar 2021 | 12:48 PM IST

Issues are not around use of social media but over abuse and misuse: Prasad

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that the government has no issue around the use of social media but over abuse and misuse of the platforms

Issues are not around use of social media but over abuse and misuse: Prasad
Updated On : 26 Mar 2021 | 7:14 AM IST

Social e-commerce platform CityMall raises $11 mn in new funding round

CityMall will use the funds to strengthen its supply chain, logistics and expand to 20 new cities.

Social e-commerce platform CityMall raises $11 mn in new funding round
Updated On : 25 Mar 2021 | 7:10 PM IST

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info

The heightened social media activity ahead of an election, whether local or national, has been of concern for governments across the world

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info
Updated On : 25 Mar 2021 | 3:42 AM IST

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules

Zuckerberg acknowledged the calls for changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules
Updated On : 25 Mar 2021 | 2:16 AM IST

Tencent's quarterly profit jumps 175%, above Wall Street forecast

Chinese gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings Ltd on Wednesday reported a forecast-beating 175% rise in quarterly profit

Tencent's quarterly profit jumps 175%, above Wall Street forecast
Updated On : 24 Mar 2021 | 2:35 PM IST

Are hashtags really political ads?

A "hashtag" makes for "highly-polarised political narratives", opined a panel set up under an ex-IRS officer, Harish Kumar, to review poll expenditure limits and expenditure monitoring mechanisms

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Updated On : 19 Mar 2021 | 11:45 PM IST

Facebook gets tougher with groups that violate its community guidelines

Facebook has announced new measures to prevent its interest-based forums called Groups from spreading harmful content

Facebook gets tougher with groups that violate its community guidelines
Updated On : 18 Mar 2021 | 3:47 PM IST

Chinese investor Shunwei Capital exits parent company of Twitter-clone Koo

Existing investors and a clutch of prominent individuals bought out the firm's minority stake

Chinese investor Shunwei Capital exits parent company of Twitter-clone Koo
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 5:38 PM IST

No proposal to appoint regulator for social media: Union Minister Prasad

The government on Wednesday informed Parliament that there is no proposal with the IT ministry to set up a regulator for social media

No proposal to appoint regulator for social media: Union Minister Prasad
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 5:04 PM IST

GoPro's reworked smartphone app Quik brings new features and capabilities

The GoPro Quik app lets users import photos and videos from any phone or camera, including GoPro's own action-cameras and DSLRs. The app features a suite of photo and video editing tools

GoPro's reworked smartphone app Quik brings new features and capabilities
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 1:24 PM IST

Russia threatens to fully block Twitter as content dispute escalates

Twitter hasn't responded to the Russian regulator's repeated requests to remove illegal content

Russia threatens to fully block Twitter as content dispute escalates
Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 4:18 AM IST

Snapchat's TikTok clone 'Spotlight' launched in India

Snapchat on Tuesday launched its new entertainment platform 'Spotlight' for user-generated content in India

Snapchat's TikTok clone 'Spotlight' launched in India
Updated On : 16 Mar 2021 | 6:05 PM IST

Parl panel questions legality of new rules for OTT, social media platforms

Some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on Monday questioned the legality of new rules framed by the government to regulate OTT and social media platforms. Tightening the rules governing social media and streaming companies, the Centre had announced last month the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code applicable on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video among others. Top officials of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Monday deposed before the parliamentary panel on "intermediary guidelines in the context of examination of the subject review of functioning of Central Board of Film Certification." The panel is chaired by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. Some members and the chairman asked a number of questions to the officials like whether these rules are in conformity with the legal framework, sources in the panel said. MPs

Parl panel questions legality of new rules for OTT, social media platforms
Updated On : 15 Mar 2021 | 11:48 PM IST