Kanye West agrees to buy social network Parler, a week after rapper's Twitter and Instagram handles were restrictedEarlier this year, West was banned from posting on Instagram for 24 hours.
18 Oct, 2022, 07.58 AM IST
Kanye West to buy right-wing microblogging website Parler. See detailsKanye West, the singer who legally changed his name to ‘Ye’, has announced that he is going to buy the right-wing microblogging website, Pa...
17 Oct, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
Donald Trump's long-awaited app 'Truth Social' expected to launch on February 21The app will have features similar to online connection tools found at Facebook.
07 Jan, 2022, 08.28 AM IST
Apple signals return of right-wing 'free speech' app ParlerBefore its removal from the app store, Parler was a hotbed of hate speech, Nazi imagery, calls for violence, and conspiracy theories.
20 Apr, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
New generation of angry & youthful hackers join the 'hacktivism' wave, adding to cyber-security woesThe new lot is upset about the role of tech companies in spreading propaganda.
26 Mar, 2021, 05.28 PM IST
Koo and the quest for an Atmanirbhar social networkSeveral Union ministers, their ministries and related departments have flocked to the app — which uses a yellow bird as its logo, against T...
14 Feb, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
Tim Cook says Parler could return to App Store if it changes reformsApple suspended all downloads of the Parler app following the attack on the US Capitol.
18 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from the platformAfter the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, social media including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube began to bar him from using thei...
14 Jan, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
Conservative social media platform Parler sues Amazon over web shutdownThe suit comes amid a wave of action by online giants blocking access to President Donald Trump's supporters in the wake of last week's US ...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Amazon to remove QAnon products from platform after US Capitol siegeThe action by Amazon follows a decision to stop hosting the web content of Parler, a social network used by some supporters of Trump.
12 Jan, 2021, 08.17 AM IST
Parler sues Amazon over removal from AWS, alleges political animusParler said Amazon Web Services shut down its account despite making no threats to suspend Twitter, where it said one of the top-trending t...
12 Jan, 2021, 04.50 AM IST
Twitter dives as Trump account ban puts social networks in spotlightTwitter said on Friday its suspension of Trump's account, which had 88 million followers, was due to the risk of further violence following...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
Experts ask social media platforms to be consistent in applying policiesWhile Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others have cracked down on Donald Trump for inciting the mod that attacked the US Capitol Hill, the...
11 Jan, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Apple, Amazon suspend Parler social network from App Store and web hosting serviceThe action by Apple and Amazon follows a similar move by Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday. Parler is favored by many supporters of U.S. Pres...
10 Jan, 2021, 08.52 AM IST
American democracy could withstand a coup-like assault, but it will be on crutches for a whileHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi threatened to impeach Trump for the second time if he does not “leave office imminently and willingly”. Proceedi...
09 Jan, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
Google pulls Parler from Play Store for 'egregious content' that could incite deadly violence like that at Capitol HillThe Parler social network has become a haven for far-right personalities.
09 Jan, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
2021: Technology platforms will bear the brunt of the free speech debateThe year 2020 also saw a global debate brewing over platforms and their content moderation practices, specifically around hate speech and t...
26 Dec, 2020, 11.00 PM IST