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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.

‘Ban Islamophobia’ — Pakistan PM Imran Khan complains against India in letter to Facebook

Imran Khan has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalisation among Muslims.

Parliament joint committee summons Facebook, Twitter over data privacy issue

The joint committee is also considering summoning officials of Amazon and Google to address concerns of protection of data.

WhatsApp is counting on customer service tools, not ads, for revenue

WhatsApp paused plans for targeted advertising late last year, surprising those who thought it would follow in line with its parent company Facebook.

Activist serves notice on Facebook after he’s declared dead, seeks Rs 5 lakh for ‘trauma’

Mohd Abuzar’s account was restored Tuesday, more than a month after it was memorialised, the activist said in a press statement.

Facebook, Twitter, Google can’t be good censors of politics, Niall Ferguson says

Silicon Valley didn't just play a highly questionable role in the 2020 US elections but also in 2016 and Americans did nothing about it.

Regulator FCC acts as Trump intensifies call to weaken US law that shields Twitter, Facebook

The declaration looks for an easy way out by taking the best alternatives for fighting Covid off the table, and pretending a normal state of affairs is also an optimum one.

Facebook, Twitter show they’re willing to make tough decisions. Disinformation fight begins

The response is an improvement since 2016 when foreign govts were able to meddle in the US electoral process. Now, platforms are taking action, even in the face of potential blowback.

Delhi Assembly panel has no right to issue summons to Facebook, its V-P on riots, Centre to SC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court that the inquiry pertaining to law and order in the national capital is not within the purview of the Delhi government.

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.