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Fresh notice of appearance issued to Facebook India VP Ajit Mohan by Delhi Assembly panel

The committee had taken cognisance of the accusations against Facebook for its alleged 'complicity' in the northeast Delhi riots in February.

Facebook bans Chinese firm that was ‘snooping’ on Indian politicians, military leaders

Facebook says ‘scraping public data’, as Shenzhen-based Zhenhua Data Information Technology Co. has done, is against its policies.

FBI says it helped Twitter, Facebook disrupt Russian influence campaign ahead of US polls

FBI says it provided Twitter & Facebook with information to take down accounts associated with Russian campaign that tried to hire unwitting US-based journalists and use political ads.

5 cases in 25 years of Internet that changed how India logs online

In 1995, telecom minister Sukh Ram made the first mobile call to Jyoti Basu. And VSNL’s internet service was terrible. But its dial-up link over poor fixed telephone lines opened up a new world for us.

Zee News says India now a ‘sher’ in foreign policy, News18 says country supports Ravi Kishan

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

SC intent behind stopping ‘UPSC jihad’ show laudable, but it must continue to protect media freedom

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Facebook India snubs AAP government, ignores summons to appear before assembly panel

Facebook India says it has already appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee and that its regulation falls 'within exclusive authority of the Union of India'.

Facebook India head summoned by Delhi Assembly panel over hate speech

Facebook India vice president and MD Ajit Mohan has been summoned following a WSJ report that claimed one of its senior policy executives intervened to stop a ban on Telangana BJP MLA.

Now, Facebook has a new plan to fight climate misinformation

Facebook is full of misinformation on climate change and climate disasters, which, when noticed and reported by users, is sent to the company’s third-party fact-checkers.

Facebook returns to its roots, to launch ‘Facebook Campus’ just for students

Facebook Campus will allow students to create profiles which be visible only in the university circle. Students will be able to join groups, find events & participate in discussions.

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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.