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Apple defends decision to delay new privacy feature, slams Facebook

Facebook responded by accusing Apple of trying to distract users from its own privacy issues and using its size to block competitors from running their advertising business.

Big Tech backlash against govts could mean less free stuff for consumers

Changing regulations might mean that companies could be less inclined to offer loss-making free services, such as Amazon’s shipping & Facebook's messaging service through WhatsApp.

Facebook content moderators say move to work from office risks lives

At the start of pandemic, moderators were asked to work from home. But in cases where content needed to be viewed in a secure environment, Facebook asked some to work in offices.

Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey face Senate questions over tech platforms

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey answered questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee about content moderation and their role in political discourse.

Facebook is on a roll in India with WhatsApp payments and deal with Mukesh Ambani

With WhatsApp payments, Facebook can gradually expand its UPI base starting with as many as 20 million users. This comes after the firm bought a 9.99% stake in Ambani’s Jio Platforms.

This is how you can make payments on WhatsApp with its new UPI-based service

The National Payments Corporation of India has now given its nod to the Facebook-owned messaging platform to ‘Go Live on UPI’.

WhatsApp pay, stuck in pilot mode since 2018, can now go live in India with 20 mn users

WhatsApp had been struggling to get approval to operate the payment service in India as it was facing regulatory hurdles.

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube could yet face greatest test on misinformation during US polls

US election has gone off without a major, viral misinformation meltdown, but it may take months until we know for sure how much misinformation circulated online this year.

Facebook will use steps taken in India to stop abuse ahead of US election, says Zuckerberg

Noting that next week will certainly be a 'test' for Facebook, Zuckerberg said the company will continue 'fighting to protect the integrity of the democratic process.'

Why the grilling of Google, Facebook, Twitter CEOs was a missed opportunity

We will grieve for true democracy if social media giants continue to display faith in the ability of their own employees & partners to make decisions about what’s true and what isn’t.

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.