Topic: Facebook
Byju’s raises $1 billion from Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s company, others
The infusion that values the online-lessons platform Byju's at about $15 billion is among the largest recent capital increases in India.
Facebook data of 533 million users leaked online
Data leaks threaten to undermine Facebook’s business model of gathering a large amount of personal information and using that to sell targeted ads.
Facebook steps up efforts to curb hate speech, misinformation amid assembly elections
Facebook will also temporarily reduce the distribution of content from accounts that have recently and repeatedly violated the company's policies, a company blogpost said.
Govt asked Twitter to block 2,731 URLs in 2020, twice the 2019 tally
MoS Information Technology Sanjay Dhotre tells Parliament that govt asked Twitter to block 1,041 URLs in 2019. Facebook was asked to block 1,717 URLs in 2020, compared to 2,049 in 2019.
Zuckerberg’s proposal for tech regulation isn’t as transparent as it looks
Facebook’s AI does not take the total amount of harmful content down, and the company doesn’t share how many people viewed it before it was removed.
Admit it, CEOs of Google, Facebook, Twitter, you’re publishers
If Zuckerberg, Pichai & Dorsey want to follow a gentler path, they could stop claiming that they’re overseeing digital machines, acknowledge that they’re publishers & accept consequences.
West Bengal tops list of poll-bound states spending on political ads on Facebook
Bengal spent about Rs 3.74 cr on poll-related campaigns, followed by Tamil Nadu (Rs 3.3 cr), Assam (Rs 61.77 lakh), Kerala (Rs 38.86 lakh) & Puducherry (Rs 3.34 lakh), according to data.
Facebook’s internal guidelines let users ‘call for death of public figures’: Guardian report
The Guardian report says Facebook allows the abuse because it wants to 'allow discussion, which often includes critical commentary of people who are featured in the news’.
Facebook is building Instagram version for children under 13
Yet to be launched, the new app is an effort by Facebook to get its popular products into the hands of the next generation of internet users.
Enact law to make Google, FB, YouTube share ad revenue with news media: Sushil Modi tells govt
Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi said Google, Facebook & YouTube end up benefiting from efforts of traditional news media that collect, verify & disseminate credible information.
The science behind the Sputnik V vaccine & decoding India’s disastrous second wave
Shekhar Gupta explains how the Russian Sputnik V works and sheds some light on India’s Covid ‘disaster’.
Deserted roads bring back nightmare of demand slump for Indian fuel companies
It’s an ominous sign for India, where fuel consumption still hasn’t fully recovered from last year’s national lockdown that saw oil demand fall to the lowest since 2007.
Defence
China changes stance, wants de-escalation before disengagement in Ladakh. India disagrees
De-escalation before disengagement could give China an advantage as it can move troops back much faster than India due to its better infrastructure.
Why mosques in rear view mirror, like Kashi’s Gyanvapi, can crash India’s drive into future
Court’s order to ASI to survey Gyanvapi Mosque for remains of old Kashi Vishwanath Temple questions the optimism that Ayodhya wouldn’t be repeated.