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Meta summons: Government to question global team on issues around algorithmic bias, role in public orderMeta's global team will face government questioning next week. They will address algorithmic bias and the company's public order role. This...
Parliamentary panel calls Google, Meta, X, Snapchat for discussion on digital platforms regulationA parliamentary committee will examine social media platform regulation on August 3. Senior officials and tech company representatives will...
Govt issues takedown notices for objectionable and anti-PM postsNEET protest content involving AI misinformation and unlawful content flagged for removal from social media platforms, says official; many ...
Meta removed four million accounts, 36 million posts over child exploitationAddressing the controversy directly for the first time, Meta said it had already begun taking action before the issue was flagged publicly.
WhatsApp says claims of people reserving popular, well-known usernames falseThe rebuttal came as part of a set of FAQs released by the Meta-owned messaging platform around its contentious username feature - which is...
Google to verify apps, help track finfluencers: SebiSebi is collaborating with Google to combat financial influencers who break rules. Artificial intelligence will be used to identify and rem...
BIF slams SIM-binding directions for msg apps; calls for talks, pause on implementation timelinesBroadband India Forum has raised significant concerns regarding a new government directive. This rule mandates messaging apps remain linked...
Stage set for micro-dramas; WhatsApp’s monetisation bidInvestors are flocking to micro-drama startups as the next big thing in India’s content and entertainment industry. This and more in today’...
Byju’s promoters sold shares worth $408 million; Wipro investors ride high on share buybackThe promoters of Byju’s sold their shares for millions of dollars since 2015, according to a research and data platform. However, a spokesp...
Exclusive: Gaming companies ping MeitY against IAMAI’s note on draft rulesThe gaming companies wrote that IAMAI’s statement is not aligned with the view of the gaming firms and that they weren’t consulted before i...
Technology firms to support non-profit forming SRO to vet fact-checkersAlthough Snap, Twitter and Jio haven't officially confirmed that they will support MCA, others like Google, Meta, ShareChat and Koo have gi...
Angel tax: valuation rules under review; online gaming firms miffed with IAMAIThe Budget 2023-24, presented in Parliament last week, sparked fears of the government bringing foreign investors under the ambit of angel ...
ETtech Explainer: The grievance committees formed by IT ministry and what they will doSocial media companies including Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, as well as Twitter had pushed for a self-reg...
Instagram down: several users in India report outageThe outage began Wednesday morning, locking users out of the app, according to Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with re...
A unicorn in the making, Centre writes to Meta over WhatsApp outage, and morePrivate equity giant Apis Partners is expected to lead the round and join in as a new investor. Apis is expected to invest roughly $65 mill...
Meesho to widen logistics network with software; foreign investors cut stakes in IT firmsThe solution will also let Meesho work more closely with local and regional players that may not have access to software solutions to servi...
Govt looks to table data bill soon, draft at advanced stage“The draft of the new bill is completely ready,” said an official. “We have studied all the aspects of the old bill, the recommendations of...
Byju’s yet to close $800M round; govt may quiz FB, Twitter on compliance rateFellow edtech giant Unacademy, meanwhile, is giving its founders and top management pay cuts and shutting its global test prep business as ...
MeitY withdraws proposed changes to IT rules; Chinese funds to face more scrutinyAn official draft proposing changes to the country’s technology and social media rules was abruptly withdrawn on Thursday, hours after it h...
Trai recommendations on data privacy may affect app-based business: IAMAIIAMAI said the Trai recommendation to formulate standards of anonymisation and de-identification is "akin to putting the cart before the ho...