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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
After new policy was announced, millions of users moved from WhatsApp to rivals like Signal & Telegram. The policy change was originally scheduled to come into effect on 8 February.
Facebook makes changes to make more money from its services. A slew of users get upset, but then promptly return. There’s little to suggest things will be any different this time.
Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday.
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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