If Facebook is the problem, is a social media regulator the fix?Facebook's Lina Pietsch said the company had itself long called for government oversight. "We have been calling for updated regulations our...
06 Oct, 2021, 08.48 PM IST
US senator calls for probe into Facebook whistleblower's allegationsUS Senator Richard Blumenthal called for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the committee, and for the US SEC and FTC to invest...
06 Oct, 2021, 06.17 PM IST
Facebook 'operating in the shadows' says whistleblower as US lawmakers demand probesDuring a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing, whistleblower Frances Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to kee...
06 Oct, 2021, 12.20 PM 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
US Congress to press Big Tech CEOs over speech, misinformationThat's been a familiar theme for lawmakers over the past few years. But the pressure is even higher following the Jan. 6 insurrection at th...
25 Mar, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Bill to aid US publishers vs. Google, Facebook rises againAustralia and other countries have started pushing mechanisms to support news publishers against Facebook and Google, which dominate online...
23 Mar, 2021, 11.49 AM IST
Bill to aid US publishers vs. Google, Facebook rises againAustralia and other countries have started pushing mechanisms to support news publishers against Facebook and Google, which dominate online...
22 Mar, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
Facebook India chief Ajit Mohan appears before Parliamentary panelMohan, Managing Director of Facebook India, appeared before the panel this afternoon, officials said. The panel has also called representat...
02 Sep, 2020, 07.28 PM IST
Parliamentary panel to discuss Facebook issue on WednesdayNew Delhi, Sep 1 () Amid a political slugfest over the Facebook issue, a parliamentary panel will meet on Wednesday to discuss alleged misu...
01 Sep, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
Congress reacts to Ravi Shankar Prasad's letter to Mark ZuckerbergThe parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, led by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has summoned Facebook representatives...
01 Sep, 2020, 08.04 PM IST
Congress calls for a 'thorough enquiry' into Facebook after new Wall Street Journal reportSocial media strategists for the Indian National Congress' 2014, and 2019 election campaigns say they didn't personally see any bias, but i...
31 Aug, 2020, 09.35 PM IST
Hate speech issue: Parliamentary panel on IT summons Facebook on September 2The notification came on a day when senior member of the committee and BJP leader Nishikant Dubey wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeki...
20 Aug, 2020, 10.12 PM IST
Facebook BJP favour row: FB executive Ankhi Das files police complaint, cites online threatsAs per media reports, Das has said in her complaint that since the evening of August 14, she has been receiving violent threats to her life...
18 Aug, 2020, 09.46 PM IST
Parliamentary panel on IT to look into Facebook's content takedown concerns"I will look into the issues raised & of course seek to hear from those named," Shashi Tharoor, Kerala Member of Parliament from the Indian...
16 Aug, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Facebook triggers fresh Washington fury over cryptocurrency projectThe scrutiny shows the risks for a corporate titan like Facebook, which already faces deep skepticism in Washington, of moving into a contr...
19 Jun, 2019, 11.38 PM IST
Facebook explains why it collects data from people who don't have accounts on the social networkZuckerberg said Facebook needed to track people who weren’t members for 'security purposes'.
17 Apr, 2018, 09.31 AM IST
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before US Congress: HighlightsIn the hearings, Zuckerberg not only tried to restore public trust in his company but also to stave off federal regulations that some lawma...
11 Apr, 2018, 12.38 PM IST