Trump's TRUTH Social app wants to 'fight back against Big Tech'. Here's what his new venture really meansTMTG wants to build a "non-cancellable" global community - including a social media platform, streaming service, news division and alternat...
22 Oct, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
World War SocialWe revisit the grandfather of social media controversies, and two more recent clashes between governments and big tech.
29 May, 2021, 07.52 PM IST
Apple signals return of right-wing 'free speech' app ParlerBefore its removal from the app store, Parler was a hotbed of hate speech, Nazi imagery, calls for violence, and conspiracy theories.
20 Apr, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Social media app Parler crawls back online on 'independent technology'Parler went dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing to police violent content related to the de...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.50 AM IST
Parler loses bid to have service restored by AmazonUS District Judge Barbara Rothstein in Seattle said Parler failed to show it was likely to prevail on the merits of its claims, or that the...
22 Jan, 2021, 03.09 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
Parler partially reappears with support from Russian technology firmParler critics said it was a potential security risk for it to depend on a Russian company, as well as an odd choice for a site popular wit...
19 Jan, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
Parler website is back with 'technical difficulties' update, but app remains offlineThe platform is expected to be restored after challenges were resolved.
18 Jan, 2021, 03.07 PM IST
Tim Cook says Parler could return to App Store if it changes reformsApple suspended all downloads of the Parler app following the attack on the US Capitol.
18 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
Snapchat permanently bans Donald Trump from the platformAfter the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters, social media including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube began to bar him from using thei...
14 Jan, 2021, 08.25 AM IST
Trump says Big Tech is dividing the country, after his supporters attack Congress"I think that Big Tech is doing a horrible thing for our country and to our country, and I believe it's going to be a catastrophic mistake ...
12 Jan, 2021, 10.24 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
Asia shares mostly lower amid rising coronavirus cases, Washington turmoilJapan's Nikkei slipped 0.48 per cent, South Korea's KOSPI fell 0.91 per cent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures lost 0.54 per cent.
12 Jan, 2021, 08.39 AM IST
Twitter dives as Trump account ban puts social networks in spotlightTwitter said on Friday its suspension of Trump's account, which had 88 million followers, was due to the risk of further violence following...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
Experts ask social media platforms to be consistent in applying policiesWhile Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others have cracked down on Donald Trump for inciting the mod that attacked the US Capitol Hill, the...
11 Jan, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphoneThough deprived of his big online megaphones, Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach.
10 Jan, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
Apple, Amazon suspend Parler social network from App Store and web hosting serviceThe action by Apple and Amazon follows a similar move by Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday. Parler is favored by many supporters of U.S. Pres...
10 Jan, 2021, 08.52 AM IST