Utter anger: Growing boycott of US goods gains momentum from Canada to Europe as global frustration with America mountsRising global boycotts target US goods and culture over Trump's policies—from Tesla's European decline to Canadian QR code apps and Danish ...
13 Mar, 2025, 06.06 PM IST
Facebook's global ads chief Everson leaves companyEverson, who had been at Facebook more than a decade, was vice president of Facebook's Global Business Group
09 Jun, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
Why clubs & athletes are boycotting social mediaThere was initially a joint boycott announcement by the English Football Association, English Premier League, English Football League, Wome...
01 May, 2021, 11.14 PM IST
Facebook's Oversight Board overturns firm's decision to remove a post in first Indian caseAnnouncing its decision in the first Indian case on Friday, social media giant Facebook's Oversight Board said it has overturned the compan...
13 Feb, 2021, 06.34 AM IST
Facebook's Oversight Board accepts new case from IndiaThe case concerns a user who shared a post from Global Punjab TV with accompanying text claiming that the RSS and PM Narendra Modi are thre...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.25 PM IST
YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channelYouTube said it has removed new content uploaded to the channel for violating its policies and temporarily prevented from uploading new con...
13 Jan, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
Oversight board may look into how Facebook failed to ban outfitHate speech a concern all over the world, says board member Sudhir Krishnaswamy.
15 Dec, 2020, 09.37 AM IST
Facebook changing 'race-blind' hate speech policy: ReportThe change is set to alter the social network's "so-called race-blind" system that has removed anti-white comments and excised innocuous co...
04 Dec, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Facebook's Oversight Board takes up its first Indian case for reviewFacebook stated that it considered this case to be significant because the content could convey a "veiled threat" with a specific reference...
04 Dec, 2020, 12.21 PM IST
Kim Kardashian joins celebs in social media 'freeze', won't post on Instagram for 24 hoursLeonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry and Michael B. Jordan have all expressed support for the freeze.
16 Sep, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
Facebook frustrates advertisers as boycott over hate speech kicks offAdvertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook on Wednesday, after the failure o...
01 Jul, 2020, 05.53 PM IST
Facebook ad boycott campaign to go global, organizers saySince the campaign launched earlier this month, more than 160 companies, including Verizon Communications and Unilever Plc, have signed on ...
29 Jun, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
MNC arms yet to take a call on Facebook adsUnilever’s India subsidiary, Hindustan Unilever, hasn’t taken a call on the matter yet. HUL has consistently ranked at top spot among India...
29 Jun, 2020, 12.28 PM IST
Facebook ad boycott sinks stock, raises pressure on Mark ZuckerbergShares plunged 8.3% on the news, eliminating $56 billion in market value.
27 Jun, 2020, 10.39 AM IST
Unilever, Verizon join ad boycott of FB over hateful contentUnilever on Friday said it will halt US ads on Facebook and Twitter for the rest of the year, citing hate speech and polarised politics as ...
26 Jun, 2020, 11.22 PM IST
- Pak religious groups demand permanent ban on Facebook
Demanding a permanent ban on Facebook, over two dozen Pakistani religious groups working under the umbrella of the JuD have decided to cont...
25 May, 2010, 03.02 PM IST
- Americans miffed over oil spill, but still willing to buy BP gas
The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has some Americans thinking twice about their reliance on gasoline, but most still seem unwilli...
24 May, 2010, 12.36 PM IST