Meta to end US fact-checking programme on MondayMeta will end its US fact-checking programme on Monday, replacing it with Community Notes to provide context to misleading posts. Inspired ...
05 Apr, 2025, 11.31 AM IST
Long-running Boston band Dropkick Murphys suspended by Elon Musk from X; here's what they didDropkick Murphys’ X account suspended after anti-Trump, anti-Musk rants. Explore Ken Casey’s feud with MAGA, concert clashes, and Musk’s ce...
19 Mar, 2025, 01.48 AM IST
Brazil Supreme Court orders Rumble suspension in the countryJustice Alexandre de Moraes, who also spearheaded the country's tussle with X, said the suspension will last until the platform names a leg...
22 Feb, 2025, 08.20 AM IST
What is Community Notes and how does it differ from content moderation?Community Notes was launched in 2021 as Birdwatch. It allows users to add context to posts that may be misleading, lack important details, ...
09 Jan, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Social media companies face global tug-of-war over free speechPresident-elect Donald Trump and allies plan to challenge social media "censorship" by limiting content removal, with regulators targeting ...
02 Jan, 2025, 08.59 AM IST
Pakistan is turning into 'Bannistan' with internet firewallPakistan is testing a China-style internet firewall to monitor and control online content. This move could impact online freedoms, economic...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Greenpeace France quits X over climate 'scepticism'Greenpeace France said it would remain active on other platforms including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Threads, while exploring alter...
23 Nov, 2024, 09.12 AM IST
Musk and friends are smothering the internet’s truth seekersDisinformation research groups in the US face challenges from lawsuits and probes, primarily by Republicans and Elon Musk. These legal acti...
28 Oct, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
An egg fried rice recipe shows the absurdity of China's speech limitsOne of China's most popular food bloggers drew the wrath of the official Chinese media and internet for making a video of egg fried rice. H...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.05 PM IST
Party over at Clubhouse, the app that had China talkingFor around a week, robust, open discussion on China pinballed across the American audio app, recently lent an air of exclusivity after an e...
09 Feb, 2021, 12.28 PM IST
'Who the hell elected you?' U.S. Senate tech hearing becomes election showdownThe chief executives of Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google called the law crucial to free expression on the internet. They...
29 Oct, 2020, 08.16 AM IST
The story few now remember: When free speech was muzzled the first time in independent IndiaShyama Prasad Mookerji’s prophetic warning to Nehru, delivered during the parliamentary debate remains relevant as ever: “Maybe you will co...
26 Jan, 2020, 12.50 PM IST
View: Enabled by technology, young Indians show what it means to be a citizenYoung people across the country led protests to defend their shared idea of India, which was under threat from the state.
22 Dec, 2019, 11.40 AM IST
View: Stop knocking NRC, 40 lakh may be an underestimateIn 2016, Donald Trump swayed many poor voters with his promise to weed out illegal immigrants to the US from Mexico and even build a wall a...
12 Aug, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
India is more French than British in partisanship over historyIn India, perhaps due to past turbulence, there has been a tendency to emulate the French and construct an idyllic past, unlike the British...
16 Nov, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
China's new leadership should use 'common sense': Dalai LamaChina's new leadership should use "common sense" and seek truth from fact, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said here.
21 Oct, 2013, 12.16 PM IST
- Theatre of the oppressed
That all art is political might seem a cliche emanating from dusty agitprop archives.
20 Jan, 2007, 03.30 AM IST