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Facebook-BJP ‘nexus’ on Mirror Now & India Today, Aaj Tak on politics of Aamir’s Turkey visit

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

Why should I apologise? Have right to opinion, says BJP MLA in WSJ-Facebook controversy

Raja Singh says he has nothing to apologise for, insists that Facebook did act against him & asserts that the social media platform is neutral. 

BJP MPs complain about Tharoor for seeking to hear from FB on hate speech without discussion

The MPs are members of the Parliamentary panel on Information Technology, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. They have complained to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.

Opposition’s ‘fake Facebook encounter’ and getting ‘high’ on M.S. Dhoni

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Facebook’s Ankhi Das says facing death threats, files police complaint after WSJ report row

Ankhi Das’ complaint comes amid a BJP & Congress slugfest over a WSJ piece that accused her of protecting the BJP on Facebook. 

Rahul says BJP and RSS control Facebook, BJP leaders remind him of Cambridge Analytica row

Rahul Gandhi was referring to WSJ report that said Facebook India turned a blind eye to BJP-linked posts flagged internally for promoting violence.

Facebook turned blind eye to BJP leader’s hate speech to protect its business, says WSJ report

The WSJ report comes as social media giants find themselves under deepening pressure to crack down on hate speech. India is by far Facebook's biggest market.

Facebook takes on Apple over in-app purchases, says fee structure hurts small businesses

Facebook & Apple have criticised one another multiple times, with Apple calling out privacy concerns related to Facebook, which in turn says Apple's phone prices & fees are too high.

Why Australia forcing Facebook, Google to pay publishers for news isn’t a good idea

By inducing platforms to do away with news snippets altogether, the move will in all likelihood reduce publishers’ traffic, depress ad revenue and needlessly deprive consumers.

Facebook sets up F2 to pursue payments plans, India WhatsApp market among company’s targets

Short for Facebook Financial, the company will be prioritising getting payments running inside WhatsApp in India and Brazil.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?