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Ted Cruz grills Instagram CEO on studies showing negative impact on teens mental health

Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday, questioned Adam Mosseri, Instagram Chief Executive on the research studies showing the negative impact of...

“Our kids aren’t cash cows”: Senator Amy Klobuchar to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri

Pressing at the Instagram & Facebook (Meta) marketing tactics to attract teens, the U.S Senator Amy Klobuchar on Wednesday said, "Our Kids are not...

Aisle launches its vernacular dating app for the global Tamil community

India-based dating app Aisle has announced the launch of its vernacular dating app 'Anbe', for the Tamil community both in India and abroad.  "The company...

PNG Health Minister: Facebook COVID-19 misinformation is threat to vaccination drive

Papua New Guinea's Health Minister Jelta Wong has called, "Misinformation post on COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook is the biggest threat to the vaccination drive." In...

Center brings new rules for social media and OTT platforms

In a bid to curb the fake news circulation, and to bring more transparency in the digital media space, the Union Government on February...

Social media platform Parler is back online

Social Media platform for the right-wing, Parler on Monday announced to be back online on a robust and independent technology platform. Parler in its statement...

India’s microblogging app Koo raises $4 mn from 3one4 Capital, Accel Partners, and others

India based microblogging app Koo has raised $4.5 million as a part of its Series A round funding from 3one4 capital. The round also saw...

Twitters suspends 70,000 accounts related to QAnon content

Twitter Inc on Tuesday said, "It has suspended over 70,000 accounts that were related sharing of QAnon contents." Twitter in its blog post said, "Given...

Pavel Durov says, “Telegram to monetize its platform from this year”

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said, "It will begin to generate revenue, starting next year (From 2021). Pavel Durov in its post said, "Telegram will begin...

NSE tweets actress Mouni Roy pictures

The National Stock Exchange on Saturday posted a picture of Bollywood actress Mouni Roy from its official Twitter account. NSE tweeted, "Soaring Saturday temperature high...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urges the Center to provide the COVID-19 vaccine for free

Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal on 9 January, urged the Central Government to provide Coronavirus vaccine for free to everyone. Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Coronavirus...

Twitter permanently bans President Donald Trump account

A day after Facebook announced the two weeks ban on President Donald Trump's account. Twitter on Friday said It has permanently banned President Trump's...

Capitol Hill: Facebook extends ban on Donald Trump’s account for the next two weeks

A day after, thousands of President Donald Trump's supporters forcefully entered the Capitol Hill building in Washington D.C. and broke windows, when joint sessions...

1.4 bn WhatsApp calls made on New Year Eve 2020

Facebook-owned instant messaging application WhatsApp has recorded a 50 percent increase in its single day calls on New Year's Eve 2020. Facebook in its statement...

Australian Regulator sues Facebook for commercial use of users data

An Australian regulator has sued Facebook for using users' data through its virtual private network for commercial purposes. "Facebook was promoting its Virtual private network...

IDBI Bank launches WhatsApp banking services for its customers

India based private sector bank, IDBI bank on Friday announced the launch of its 24x7 WhatsApp banking services for its customers. The bank in its...

ICICI Bank customers can now open FD, Pay bills, and access details of trade finance on WhatsApp

India's leading private sector bank, ICICI Bank has today announced the launch of its new services, that enables its customers to create a fixed...

Geojit launches WhatsApp channel to simplify the stock trading experience for its clients

Geojit Financial Services Ltd., has announced the launch of a one-of-its-kind WhatsApp Channel for its clients which will offer the convenience of stock trading...

Public uproar on social media for Amazon of the East

Suddenly Assam witnessed a public uprising in social media outlets for safeguarding a sanctuary from the rampant opencast mining for coal. Campaigners argued that the...

Nancy Pelosi says, “Twitter to put fact check on President Trump’s tweet seems to be very selective”

Addressing the media on Friday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "Twitter to put fact-check on President Donald Trump's tweet seems to be very...

Coronavirus Update: President Trump takes Twitter, says ‘OUR PEOPLE WANT TO RETURN TO WORK’

The President of the United States, Donald Trump on Tuesday said that "Americans will take precautions to avoid the COVID-19 infection when they return...

India Lockdown: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray launches WhatsApp Chatbox for coronavirus related update

In a bid to curb the misinformation related to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, on Tuesday announced the...

COVID-9: WHO launches WhatsApp chatbot to provide Coronavirus updates

In a bid to provide the correct information related to coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its new WhatsApp chatbot...

Twitter asks its employees to work remotely, Suspends non-critical business travels and events

Citing the safety of employees and partners from the recent novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), the U.S. based micro-blogging company Twitter Inc. has suspended all...

Facebook’s Twitter account hacked by OurMine

Dubai-based hacker group OurMine on Friday hacked the Twitter accounts of Facebook and Messenger and posted on social media by stating, “Even Facebook account...

Government's new privacy bill may force social media platforms to offer user verification option: Reports

Government's proposed new privacy bill may require large social media platforms to offer an identity-verification option, a potentially precedent-setting effort to rein in the...

Singapore govt orders Facebook to correct post under anti-fake news law

The Singapore government on Friday ordered social media giant Facebook to correct a post made by one of its users, marking one of the...

Hacker arrested after hacking Twitter’s Boss account

The hacker, a minor who hacked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account by the 'SIM swapping' technique in August and sent out numerous anti-semitic and...

International Lawmakers calls for a pause on false online micro-targeted political ads

An international “grand committee” of lawmakers called on Thursday for a pause on online micro-targeted political ads with false or misleading information until the...

Delhi HC to hear Facebook’s appeal against the order to globally block access to Baba Ramdev’s defaming video

The Delhi High Court on Thursday admitted social media giant Facebook's appeal, challenging a single-judge order directing it to globally remove, block or disable...

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