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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok begin restricting access to Russian state media platforms in EU

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted a growing number of govts to ask large tech companies to reduce or restrict their services in Russia aiming to curtail propaganda.

Facebook, Instagram block handles of Indian Army’s Kashmir-based Chinar Corps

A senior official said the matter had been taken up with the authorities concerned in Facebook, but so far there has been no response from their side.

Meta’s new safety measures to prevent spread of non-consensual intimate images

Meta has introduced StopNCII.org for users in India, which is used to stop non-consensual intimate images from being shared on Facebook and Instagram.

Get the iStaunch advantage & the complete guide to spot a fake Instagram account

Over the past year, there has been an increase in the number of fake accounts on Instagram. While there are tips to suss out fakes, make sure you are reaching the right conclusions.  

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp restored after hours of outage, stocks plunge by 5%

The outage of the three popular social media platforms came a day before a Facebook whistleblower was all set to testify before a Congressional committee.

Facebook whistleblower is ex-product manager who says it puts profit above users’ mental health

In first interview, Frances Haugen says she took thousands of documents from Facebook as it poses 'worse harms' than she saw at other social media networks.

Facebook prioritises ‘greed’ over children’s mental health, US senators say at hearing

At a hearing Thursday, senators questioned Facebook over suicide rates for Instagram users and how the social media giant's business model guides product design.

YouTube ‘valuable’ for teen mental health, says Google as Instagram battles ‘toxic’ label

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said the platform takes mental health very seriously and underlined that a lot of content creators help destigmatise talk around the topic.

How Instagram influencer Vikram Sambyal has been working to make his dreams come true

Vikram Sambyal's social media prowess has been inspiring youths everywhere to work towards achieving their dreams, even during the tough pandemic times.

Instagram not ‘toxic’ for teen girls, Facebook rebuts Wall Street Journal report

Facebook says research cited in Wall Street Journal article has limitations since it relied on input from only 40 teenagers.

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Labour Codes to QCO—Modi’s third term looks more open to economic reforms

The last 17 months have seen a gradual deferment of and pushback against schemes that are protectionist by nature.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.