Google, Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rules
NEW DELHI: Large digital companies like Google and Facebook have begun updating their websites to reflect the appointment of the grievance officers under the new social media rules that came into effect recently. According to government sources, large social media companies like Google, Facebook and WhatsApp have shared details with the IT Ministry as per […]
Enact law to make Facebook, Google pay for news: BJP’s Sushil Modi
NEW DELHI: Taking a cue from Australia, India should enact a law to make tech giants such as Facebook and Google pay local publishers of news content, senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi demanded in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, the former deputy chief minister of Bihar said, […]
Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: Delhi High Court
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions. “It is a private app. Don’t join it. It is a […]
WhatsApp delays policy rollout to May 15
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp has decided to delay the rollout of its new policy update to May 15 after massive criticism from users globally, including India, over concerns that data was being shared with its parent company Facebook. The move assumes significance for users in India given that the country is among the biggest markets for […]
Traders’ body asks Modi government to ban WhatsApp, Facebook over new privacy policy
NEW DELHI: Traders’ body CAIT on Sunday wrote to Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanding that the Narendra Modi government restrict WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy or impose a ban on the messaging app and its parent company Facebook. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) claimed that through the new […]
WhatsApp says latest does not change its data-sharing practices with Facebook
NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said its latest update – which has received criticism from a multitude of users globally – describes business communication and does not change its data-sharing practices with the social media giant. Earlier this week, WhatsApp had started rolling out in-app notifications to users about an update in its Terms of […]
Mukesh Ambani sold dreams to tech giants for $27 billion, Now he has to deliver
By Anto Antony P R Sanjai and Saritha Rai NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani spent much of 2020 convincing Facebook Inc., Google and a clutch of Wall Street heavyweights to buy into his vision for one of the world’s most ambitious corporate transformations. Now flush with $27 billion in fresh capital, Asia’s richest man is under […]
Facebook’s India head deposes before Parliamentary panel
KOLKATA: Lashing out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks that the BJP was ‘spending money’ to bring in a party from Hyderabad to her state to divide Hindu-Muslim votes, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said Muslim voters were not her ‘jagir’ (property). Rebutting Banerjee’s comments, Owaisi tweeted, “So far you’ve only dealt […]
Q&A: Will Twitter, Facebook crack down on Donald Trump?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY OAKLAND:For the past four years, President Donald Trump has enjoyed the special status of a world leader on Twitter and Facebook, even as he used his perch atop the social media pyramid to peddle misinformation and hurl abuse at his critics. While regular users could have faced being suspended or even booted […]
Facebook user base declines in US as company posts $21.4 billion sales in Q3
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook reported a decrease in users in the US and Canada along with moderate revenue growth in its third-quarter earnings as the company faces intense scrutiny over its privacy and anti-competitive practices. The company posted $21.47 billion in sales as net income rose 29 per cent to $7.85 billion. In the US and […]
Facebook India grants Rs 32 crore to help 3,000 small businesses
NEW DELHI: The grant, that includes both cash and ad credits with cash constituting a larger share, is part of a $100 million global grant for small businesses Facebook announced in March this year as Covid-19 pandemic began to spread globally. “The grant programme is open to small businesses from all industries and verticals, and […]
Facebook India hires ex-Ola COO as head for global biz group
NEW DELHI: Facing intense political heat in India, Facebook on Monday announced the appointment of former Ola Chief Operating Officer Arun Srinivas as director of its Global Business Group to lead the strategy and delivery of the India marketing solutions charter that is focused on large advertisers and agencies. Srinivas’ appointment comes after a series […]
Facebook curbs political ads – for 7 days before US election
By Zen Soo WASHINGTON:Bracing for a contentious election with no immediate results and possible civil unrest, Facebook is enacting a host of measures to ensure its platform is not used to sow chaos and spread misinformation before, during and after the U.S. presidential election. But it’s not clear the changes are enough. The company said […]
Facebook rolls out TikTok rival Instagram Reels in India
NEW DELHI: As millions of Indians scout for new platforms to unleash their creativity in absence of Chinese TikTok, Facebook on Friday launched its short video making app Instagram Reels in India. The Reels Tab is a new tab in the navigation bar which will replace the Explore tab in Instagram. With Reels, one can […]
Facebook responds to Congress letters
NEW DELHI:A day after Facebook India head Ajit Mohan was grilled by a parliamentary panel, the social media giant has responded to letters written by the Congress on issues pertaining to alleged content manipulation by Facebook India employees. A statement issued by Praveen Chakravarty, Chairman, AICC Data Analytics Department said that, “Facebook has acknowledged its […]
Congress alleges WhatsApp indirectly controlled by BJP, demands JPC probe
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday once again attacked the Narendra Modi government nexus with Facebook’s WhatsApp saying it is allegedly being controlled indirectly by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter. The Congress also demanded that WhatsApp should not be given the permission for starting […]