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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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‘Echo chamber of anti-Rohingya content’: Amnesty says Meta’s algorithms stoked Myanmar violence

In a report, human rights body says several hateful Facebook posts against Rohingyas were shared widely & passed on without checks, flays Meta’s 'refusal to remediate' the community.

Despite pushback from social media intermediaries, govt’s grievance appellate committee stays

This committee will focus on the redressal of complaints against social media giants within 24 to 36 hours.

Trading platform META Exchange protect users, offers low-risk returns

META Exchange empowers people to not be marginalised by governments and financial institutions.

Al Jazeera claims FB ran ‘surrogate ads’ to help BJP in 2019. Jio-funded news site denies link

Facebook has refuted the allegations, stating that there are teams focused on taking down such ads, and that its policies are applied uniformly, irrespective of political positions.

Facebook parent Meta set for $195 bn wipeout, among worst in market history

Meta shares plunged 22% in early US trading on the back of poor earnings results. At current levels, that’s the biggest collapse in market value for any US company.

Meta identifies 6 firms, including India’s BellTroX, for ‘indiscriminate’ surveillance

Meta says these companies spied on users in 100 countries. Those targeted included journalists, dissidents, critics of authoritarian regimes, and families of opposition & rights activists.

English India’s most used social media language, but it’s shutting out rural women: Meta paper

According to insight from Meta, 91% Indian women use English for online communications. Hindi is used by just 6%, while Bengali is used by 1%.

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.

Facebook doesn’t need to change its name, it should change its algorithms

The metaverse is still very much an idea for the future, and Facebook is trying to use it to put out a forest fire in the present.

Leaked photo reveals Meta planned competitor to Apple Watch

Meta (earlier Facebook) has been planning to launch its first watch in 2022, but a final decision on timing hasn’t been made yet.

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What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.