Why has 'Sound of Freedom's' addition to Amazon's Prime Video service sparked controversyIn the wake of "Sound of Freedom" landing on Amazon's Prime Video, the film's unexpected success in tackling child sex trafficking sparks h...
27 Dec, 2023, 11.19 PM IST
Fake AI photo of Pentagon blast briefly spooks marketsA falsified photograph of an explosion near the Pentagon spread widely on social media Monday morning, briefly sending US stocks lower in p...
23 May, 2023, 11.39 PM IST
Donald Trump's Truth Social app back on Google Play Store: What you should knowGoogle said in a statement that it permits apps on the Google Play Store as long as they "comply with our developer guidelines, including t...
13 Oct, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
Google allows Donald Trump's Truth Social in Play StoreGoogle said Truth Social has since been updated to comply with its policies barring objectionable posts, and has built in effective systems...
13 Oct, 2022, 08.22 AM IST
From flat-Earth videos to conspiracy theories: A study on the spread of disinformation onlineWhile news articles can be fact-checked, personal beliefs cannot.
28 Jun, 2022, 07.19 PM IST
Rising tide of leaks threatens to inundate FacebookFacebook's tenacious efforts to fend off critics is not likely to appease elected officials openly calling for action against the tech gian...
23 Oct, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
'Yes or no?' U.S. lawmakers fume over Big Tech's answers on misinformationSocial media has been widely blamed for amplifying calls to violence and spreading misinformation that contributed to the Jan. 6 attempt to...
26 Mar, 2021, 08.36 AM IST
How Facebook, Twitter and others are girding for inauguration threatsThe companies have sought to distance themselves from the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of outgoing U.S. President Don...
20 Jan, 2021, 08.56 PM 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
Twitter suspends over 70,000 QAnon accounts dedicated to sharing conspiraciesQAnon backers claim that Trump secretly is fighting a cabal of child-sex predators.
12 Jan, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
Twitter suspends tens of thousands of accounts dedicated to sharing QAnon contentTwitter had said on Friday it would permanently suspend accounts pushing QAnon content, banning prominent right-wing boosters of its conspi...
12 Jan, 2021, 08.42 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
Twitter bans Donald Trump, citing risk of violent incitementTwitter's move deprives Trump of a potent tool he has used to communicate directly with the American people for more than a decade.
09 Jan, 2021, 08.57 AM IST
Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney PowellTwitter has banned President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn and pro-Trump attorney Sidney Powell as part of ...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Facebook bans celebrity chef Pete Evans for spreading coronavirus conspiracy theoriesThe former chef's page on Instagram with 278,000 followers is still active.
24 Dec, 2020, 11.00 AM IST
Ahead of U.S. election, Facebook suspends political and new group recommendationsFacebook's Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg referred to one of the changes during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying: "We have ta...
31 Oct, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
Meet the 'QAnon' caucus: Conspiracy buffs on path to U.S. CongressThe online conspiracy theory, known as QAnon, began in 2017 with anonymous web postings from "Q," posits that Trump is secretly fighting a ...
26 Oct, 2020, 04.28 PM IST