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PTI
IT Rules: FB, Google Working on Complying with Social Media Rules, Twitter Mum
26 May 2021
Non-compliance with rules would result in these social media companies losing their intermediary status that provides them exemptions and specified immunity from liabilities for any third-party…
Vineet Bhalla, Priyanka Dave
WhatsApp Privacy Policy Applies Only to India Due to Weak Data Regulations
21 May 2021
In light of the recent hearing before the Delhi High Court of the petition challenging the controversial update in the privacy policy of the popular communication app WhatsApp, and the expiry of the…
Newsclick Report
Despite Bail, National Security Act Slapped on Manipur Journalist, Activist for FB Posts
20 May 2021
The duo had written Facebook posts extending their condolences on the state BJP President’s death while noting that cow dung and cow urine could not cure Covid-19.
PTI
IT Ministry Directs WhatsApp to Withdraw New Privacy Policy
19 May 2021
'It is not just problematic, but also irresponsible for WhatsApp to leverage this position to impose unfair terms and conditions on Indian users, particularly those that discriminate against Indian…
PTI
WhatsApp Scraps May 15 Deadline for Accepting Controversial Privacy Policy Terms
07 May 2021
WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook.
PTI
Facebook Blocks #ResignModi Posts for Hours, Restores After Backlash, Terms it as ‘Mistake’
29 Apr 2021
Facebook isn't the first social media company to censor posts critical of government handling of COVID-19 crisis. Twitter had removed or restricted access to several critical posts on orders from the…
Newsclick Report
Move over Big Oil and Tobacco, Big Tech is the Biggest Lobby in the US
03 Apr 2021
A report revealed the level of influence tech companies now wield in US politics, with Big Tech spending $124 million on lobbying during the 2020 US election cycle. The likes of Facebook and Amazon…
Akshat Bhushan
WhatsApp Privacy Controversy and India’s Data Protection Bill
02 Apr 2021
Is the new privacy policy of WhatsApp legal considering the new privacy regime sought to be set up by the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019? How does the tech giant’s new privacy policy square up…
The Associated Press
Australia Passes Law to Make Google, Facebook Pay for News
25 Feb 2021
Country Press Australia, which represents 161 regional newspapers, has raised concerns that tiny publications outside large cities might miss out on media deals.
Peoples Dispatch
Facebook’s News Censorship in Australia: A Battle Between Monopolies
20 Feb 2021
Facebook’s sweeping ban on news content has also affected non-news websites. Apart from blocking crucial public information websites, left-wing parties, trade unions and progressive movements have…