Big Tech turns to Sesame Street, Girl Scouts to deflect scrutiny over kids' screen timeTech giants Meta and Google funded trusted children's brands to teach responsible tech use. This occurred even as their apps were designed ...
14 May, 2026, 08.40 PM IST
AlphaGrep Mutual Fund files draft papers with Sebi for its first multi-asset allocation fundAlphaGrep Mutual Fund has filed draft documents with SEBI for its first scheme, the Multi Asset Allocation Fund. The open-ended fund will i...
14 May, 2026, 04.17 PM IST
Gen ex gets the gadgets, even if it means sometimes getting things tangled upBeneath the comedy of keeping up with the iJoneses lies the determination with which a generation is trying to keep up and stay tech-releva...
09 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Irish regulator to probe Facebook, Instagram over alleged user profilingIreland's media regulator on Tuesday said it has opened a probe into Meta over its recommender system that promotes content on its social m...
06 May, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
New Mexico seeks $3.7 billion, changes to Meta platforms in youth harm trialNew Mexico is suing Meta Platforms, accusing it of harming young users. The state wants a judge to declare Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and ...
05 May, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps and algorithms in trial's 2nd phaseNew Mexico prosecutors are demanding significant changes to Meta's social media platforms. This follows a jury verdict finding the company ...
04 May, 2026, 09.05 PM IST
Meta faces New Mexico trial that could force changes to Facebook, other platformsA New Mexico trial could force Meta to overhaul its social media platforms. The state accuses Meta of addicting young users and failing to ...
04 May, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Meta sees daily active users decline by 20 million across FB, Instagram and WhatsApp: Here's whyMeta Platforms experienced a slight decline of 20 million daily active users across its social media platforms in Q1 CY 2026, marking a bre...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Norway plans to ban social media use by children under 16Norway plans to ban children under 16 from social media. A bill will be presented to parliament by year-end. Technology companies will be r...
24 Apr, 2026, 01.18 PM IST
Meta awaits verdict in New Mexico child safety trialA New Mexico jury is deliberating in a major trial against social media giant Meta. The company is accused of endangering children by expos...
24 Mar, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Open Facebook's 'black box', whistleblower Frances Haugen tells house panel"Facebook wants you to get caught up in a long-drawn-out debate over the minutiae of different legislative approaches," Haugen said.
01 Dec, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
Explained: The algorithms that run FacebookWhile algorithms have long had a bad rap, they are simply lines of code. The real problem is how social media companies use them to keep us...
26 Oct, 2021, 08.20 PM IST
The algorithms that run Facebook; Tiger Global scoops up $8.8BFacebook’s algorithms have been all over the news lately, ever since whistleblower Frances Haugen told US lawmakers that the company deploy...
26 Oct, 2021, 07.56 PM IST
Facebook's algorithms increasingly in sight of US lawmakersThis legislative push is taking on more urgency since a whistle-blower revealed thousands of pages of internal documents revealing how Face...
26 Oct, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
US senator asks Facebook CEO to retain documents linked to testimonySenate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell asked Facebook to preserve and retain internal Facebook research referenced by Haugen and Fa...
13 Oct, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Facebook will try to 'nudge' teens away from harmful contentNick Clegg, Facebook's vice president of global affairs, expressed openness to the idea of letting regulators have access to Facebook algor...
11 Oct, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
Facebook says hate speech, violent content dropped in Oct-Dec 2020The improvement in prevalence is mainly due to changes Facebook made for reducing problematic content in News Feed, Vice President (integri...
12 Feb, 2021, 12.07 PM IST