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.
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.
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’.
Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi said Google, Facebook & YouTube end up benefiting from efforts of traditional news media that collect, verify & disseminate credible information.
Facebook announced it is integrating Reels, Instagram’s short video feature, with its main app in India. At present, feature is available only to some public figures.
The companies are part of four consortia preparing to apply for licenses to operate retail payments and settlement systems, with more firms banding together before a 31 March deadline.
Modi govt has announced guidelines for online media — OTT platforms, social media and online news portals — under IT (Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.
Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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