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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.

Facebook takes down two more networks trying to sway US election

One network involved 2 FB pages & 22 Instagram accounts spreading memes, some borrowed from past efforts by Russia’s Internet Research Agency. Second network focused on US, Israel.

Ankhi Das quits as Facebook India policy head to ‘pursue public service’

Ankhi Das became the centre of a controversy after a Wall Street Journal article in August alleged she turned a blind eye to hate speech posts by BJP leaders on Facebook.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?