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Facebook, you are like my BFF, but you are now losing your cool edge

We all knew that the day our uncles and aunts got on Facebook, it was a warning sign.

We do not make any decisions based on political ideology, says Twitter

A Parliamentary panel had summoned Twitter officials last week over safeguarding citizens’ rights on social media.

Political ads on Facebook will come with disclaimers on advertisers

Facebook's new policy is an effort to bring transparency into political advertisements ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Why big techs like Google and Facebook are worried about the net’s ‘Next Billion Users’

With number of customers in the rich world not already online rapidly dwindling, the challenge of tech companies is to find its “Next Billion Users” in lower-income markets.

BJP volunteers write to Parliament IT panel, want hearing against Twitter & FB for ‘bias’

A volunteer group has submitted a document to Anurag Thakur-headed panel alleging that the social media giants are biased against Right-wing accounts.

Philippine president Duterte appears on Facebook Live to dispel rumors he’s dead

Duterte's spokesman said critics couldn't accept the fact that the president is "indestructible and apparently immune from serious illness".

Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp set to move to a common Facebook tech home

Facebook is looking to integrate apps it owns, a move that will surely make it even easier for it to gather data on people, and pinpoint ads to them.

That rumour you read on WhatsApp can be deadly

Differential privacy is a potential solution to battle fake news. Apple uses it to extract insights from large sets of data without compromising any particular individual's privacy.

Google to make details on political advertisements public

Google's decision is an effort to promote "openness to election advertising online". It is also introducing a searchable Political Ads library.

Facebook’s WhatsApp limits message forwards to 5 recipients to rein in fake news

WhatsApp is implementing the new policy globally after testing it in India last summer. It also comes ahead of the Lok Sabha election due in a few months.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.