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Facebook blocks news in Australia in fight over payments to publishers

Facebook’s decision stops users globally from sharing articles from Australian publishers, threatening to cut off one of the most widely used ways for millions to access information online.

After farm protests, Rihanna in new Indian storm for topless photo with Lord Ganesha pendant

Those who criticised Rihanna included members of BJP and VHP, with the latter filing police complaints against Twitter and Facebook over the pop star’s post.

Post about ‘genocide threat’ against Sikhs reaches Facebook Oversight Board

Facebook removed the November 2020 post, viewed fewer than 500 times, after a single report, but restored it after the user submitted their appeal to the board.

‘Not arbiters of truth’ — why Facebook will not remove all misinformation from its platform

In an event on how Facebook handles misinformation, social media giant says no single entity, private or government, should have the power to decide what is true and what is false.

SC seeks govt reply on plea for regulating Facebook, Twitter over fake news, hate speech

The apex court was hearing a petition seeking directions to Centre to frame laws for prosecuting those involved in spreading hate and fake news through social media platforms.

Twitter, Facebook had even more deceptive news in 2020, study says

Researchers found that efforts to boost accurate content during the weeks leading up to the 2020 election were helpful but didn’t stop the broader trend.

Zuckerberg calls Apple ‘significant’ future competitor as Facebook weighs antitrust suit

The Facebook CEO criticised Apple’s iMessage, suggesting it offered weaker privacy than WhatsApp, & implied iMessage’s market dominance was due to unfair advantages provided by Apple.

Facebook oversight board overturns four out of five decisions in first ruling

The board, which is made up of 20 journalists, politicians and judges from around the world, also made suggestions for ways Facebook could change its content moderation systems.

Twitter without gatekeepers will save public conversation. Not Khameini, Trump bans

Banning, blocking, or barring users from social media without any legal process is a problem, and may lead to its demise as universal platforms for conversation.

Why Google is going to regret its threat to disable search engine in Australia

The online advertising giant's suggestion to remove its search product from Australia is further-reaching than anything it has tried before.

On Camera

India needs an emissions-based vehicle tax system to boost newer technologies

Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava said that hybrid vehicles are cleaner than BEVs. An EREV or PHEV may be cleaner than a mild hybrid, but none of them are zero-emissions like a BEV.

Govt-run banks no longer need external help for capital buffers, issuing bonds to fund lending

Govt has not had to recapitalise PSBs since FY22. These banks, now highly profitable, are now increasingly meeting their capital requirements from their own resources.

‘Experiment’ that paved way — how 3 women IPS officers in Kashmir’s militant hotbeds defied scepticism

Shopian SSP Tanushree, Pulwama SSP PD Nitya & Sopore SSP Divya Dev played major role in attempts to restore people's trust in administration, opened doors for other women officers in J&K.

Rahul has laid 3 painful questions to rest. If he doesn’t shoot & scoot now, he can revive Congress

Congress party's score of 99 in the Lok Sabha elections has vaporised three painful questions dogging Rahul Gandhi for two decades. His record so far deserves a closer look.