US lawmaker seeks answers from Meta, X, Google, TikTok over Israel-Hamas false contentU.S. Senator Michael Bennet has written to tech giants Meta, X, TikTok, and Google, seeking information on their efforts to combat false an...
17 Oct, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Social media moderators urge German lawmakers to tackle 'exploitative' working conditionsHundreds of social media moderators in Germany - who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok - are calling on law...
14 Jun, 2023, 11.50 AM IST
Twitter criticized for allowing Texas shooting images to spreadLike other social media companies, Twitter has once again found itself in a position akin to that of traditional newspaper editors, who wre...
08 May, 2023, 10.19 AM IST
Why Elon Musk's first week as Twitter owner has users flocking elsewhereHaving had some time to let the news of his $44 billion purchase "sink in", Twitter users are now wondering what he'll do with the platform.
05 Nov, 2022, 07.15 PM IST
"Trying to destroy free speech in America": Musk lashes out at activist groupsThe Twitter boss tweeted that the company suffered a huge drop in revenue because of pressure on advertisers from these groups.
04 Nov, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Elon Musk’s seven-day Twitter blitzkriegFrom firing top officials to making 'blue ticks' a paid service, Musk has introduced a raft of fundamental changes at the company he took p...
03 Nov, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Deal complete, Twitter-Elon Musk litigants ask judge to dismiss suitTwitter sued Musk in the Delaware court in July after the unpredictable billionaire tried to walk away from the April deal to acquire the s...
31 Oct, 2022, 08.37 PM IST
Elon Musk plans job cuts at Twitter, asks managers for list of employees to be laid offAccording to the New York Times, Elon Musk intends to start firing current employees at Twitter as early as this Saturday.
30 Oct, 2022, 07.35 PM IST
Ukraine questions Twitter takeover amid precarious ties with Elon MuskMusk, a self-declared "free speech absolutist", has expressed desire to shake up Twitter's content moderation, and tweeted that "the bird i...
29 Oct, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Elon Musk to provide choice in different versions of TwitterTwitter users could in future choose a version of the social media platform they like by providing ratings on their tweets,
29 Oct, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
Twitter to have its own content moderation council: Elon MuskTesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that Twitter will have its own content moderation council to make important moderation decisions on th...
29 Oct, 2022, 01.08 PM IST
Meta's oversight board open to discussing content moderation with TwitterElon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter, said on Friday the company will be forming a content moderation council with "widely diverse view...
29 Oct, 2022, 09.13 AM IST
General Motors temporarily halts paid advertising on TwitterGM said "as is normal course of business with a significant change in a media platform, we have temporarily paused our paid advertising." T...
29 Oct, 2022, 06.52 AM IST
Elon Musk says Twitter will form content moderation council with 'diverse viewpoints'No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes, Elon Musk announced on Twitter.
29 Oct, 2022, 12.45 AM IST
Spotify acquires firm that detects harmful contentThe acquisition is part of Spotify's efforts to deal with harmful content on its service after backlash earlier this year over "The Joe Rog...
05 Oct, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
Koo takes the Facebook route, set to launch advisory boardThe company has been growing at a fast clip over the past few years and expanding significantly in regional languages. It is also looking t...
16 Mar, 2022, 07.52 PM IST
BCCC asks TV channels to exercise restraint on portrayal of gender-based violenceThe BCCC advisory comes two weeks after the Union government granted statutory recognition to a self-regulatory complaint-redressal mechani...
01 Jul, 2021, 12.44 PM IST