US Supreme Court declined to hear Meta's challenge to Vermont social media addiction lawsuitThe US Supreme Court has refused to hear Meta's appeal. This allows a lawsuit against Meta's Instagram to proceed. Vermont's attorney gener...
26 May, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
Mamata says INDIA bloc likely to meet in early June, vows opposition fight; BJP hits backMamata Banerjee announced that INDIA bloc members will meet in early June to strategize for a prolonged political battle, alleging widespre...
24 May, 2026, 08.09 PM IST
Meta lays out plans for May 20 layoffs, restructuring; closes 6,000 open rolesMeta Platforms is cutting jobs and reorganizing teams to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities. Thousands of employees will be mov...
19 May, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Opposition parties back Mamata Banerjee; her decision not to quit a protest against Centre & EC, says Sanjay RautSanjay Raut and NCP (SP) back Mamata Banerjee's decision not to resign as West Bengal Chief Minister. They allege democratic processes were...
06 May, 2026, 07.30 PM IST
At least 16 dead in strikes as Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of Russia-Ukraine warRecent strikes across Ukraine and Russia have claimed at least 16 lives. Attacks hit Dnipro, Sevastopol, and Luhansk. Ukraine also struck a...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Russia, Ukraine trade blame over Easter truce violationsUkraine and Russia report numerous truce violations during Orthodox Easter. Both sides accuse each other of thousands of breaches. The ceas...
12 Apr, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
IT rule tweaks only clarificatory, don't expand govt power: MeitY SecretarySocial groups warn oversight of online user content may increase censorship, industry pushes back against mandatory compliance with 'adviso...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Govt hiding reality of foreign surveillance via CCTVs, apps; people's security at risk: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of jeopardizing national security by allegedly covering up failures and concealing foreign surveil...
04 Apr, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Facebook Privacy Settlement 2025: Payments Start This Month for Millions of UsersAfter years of waiting, millions of Facebook users are finally starting to receive payments from the $725 million privacy settlement. The p...
10 Sep, 2025, 08.58 AM IST
Vishva Hindu Parishad considering legal action against WSJ for its Facebook, Bajrang Dal reportIn a response to ET’s queries, a Facebook spokesperson said it bans individuals or entities after following a careful, rigorous, and multi-...
14 Dec, 2020, 08.27 PM IST
U.S. election plagued by online misinformation about legitimate ballot countingTwitter marked Trump's latest tweet, in which he claimed without evidence that "surprise ballot dumps" were aiding rival Joe Biden, as havi...
05 Nov, 2020, 12.01 AM IST
Facebook bans U.S. ads that call voting fraud widespread or election invalidFacebook Inc on Wednesday banned ads on its flagship website and Instagram photo and video sharing service that claim widespread voting fra...
01 Oct, 2020, 11.13 AM IST
No private user details leaked: InstagramAn Instagram spokesperson said the database of Chtrbox had publicly available information from many sources, one of which was Instagram.
24 May, 2019, 11.52 AM IST
Facebook data breach: CBI initiates preliminary enquiry against Cambridge Analytica, GSRUnion Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had told Rajya Sabha last month that the probe will be handed over to the CBI.
08 Aug, 2018, 05.44 PM IST
WhatsApp sharing limited data with Facebook on payment featureThe National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has been asked to verify compliance around WhatsApp payment as it scales up its service in...
10 Jun, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
- Citi planning Facebook banking?
Citi has turned to the social media to gauge the public mood on offering banking transactions through Facebook - a service already being of...
15 Jul, 2012, 02.00 PM IST
- Winklevoss twins, Indian-American back to court over Facebook
The Winklevoss twins are not giving up yet on their legal battle over Facebook against its founder Mark Zuckerberg, with the trio now pursu...
24 Jun, 2011, 12.55 PM IST