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Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, Google over social media bans

Trump filed three lawsuits that seek court orders to restore his social media accounts, along with punitive damages, to ensure other users can’t be banned or flagged by tech giants.

Facebook, Google’s 1st compliance report a big step towards transparency, says Prasad

Under the new IT rules, digital platforms that have over 5 million must publish monthly compliance reports, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.

It’s Modi govt vs Twitter & Facebook. The result will be a template for rest of the world

The stakes are particularly high for internet firms because — shut out of China — India is the only billion-people market up for grabs.

Difficult for WhatsApp to implement traceability mandated by new IT rules, FB tells MPs’ panel

Social media giants Facebook & Google deposed before Standing Committee on IT and said they don't read users' messages & emails, and that they take privacy of users very seriously.

Facebook, Google officials depose before parliamentary panel over misuse of social media

Facebook and Google officials had been summoned by a parliamentary panel chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, focused on safeguarding citizens' rights on social media platforms.

Facebook wins cases that wanted to break it up to end monopoly

The ruling delivers a blow to the US FTC and the states, which claimed Facebook violated antitrust laws by buying Instagram & WhatsApp in order to cut off emerging competitive threats.

Without the privacy and data protection law, India’s regulation of Big Tech will be ad hoc

Concentration of power when it comes to discourse—what is promoted, shared or suppressed—should be more worrying than concentration of wealth.

42% Americans would give up TV, pet, car before giving up social media, survey shows

Survey by Paris-based The Reboot Foundation finds that over 70% of Americans would delete all their social media accounts for $10,000 or more while 20% would do it for $1 million.

Delhi HC refuses to stay CCI notice to Facebook, WhatsApp in probe into privacy policy

The case relates to Facebook and WhatsApp's appeals against an order dismissing their pleas against the probe CCI ordered into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.

Facebook, WhatsApp request Delhi HC to stay CCI notice over privacy policy

The two social media platforms had contended that when Supreme Court & Delhi HC were looking into the matter, CCI ought not to have 'jumped the gun' and intervened in the issue.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?