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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…
Sasank, Prabir Purkayastha
The Ugly Truth of WhatsApp’s User Data Privacy
16 Jan 2021
Facebook’s meteoric rise as one of the biggest global monopolies has been accompanied by continuous weakening of its user privacy. With WhatsApp users voting with their feet, has Facebook’s past…
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Fearing Retaliation, Facebook Did Not Act Against Bajrang Dal, Says Report
14 Dec 2020
Facebook’s questionable position on anti-minority activity in India has come under the scanner of The Wall Street Journal again, with the newspaper reporting that the social media giant di
PTI
15 Democratic Senators ask Facebook to Take Action to Check Anti-Muslim Bigotry
17 Nov 2020
In a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, the senators expressed concern over the use of Facebook and WhatsApp to incite violence against Muslims in India and in other areas around the world.
Shinzani Jain
US Congressional Hearings on Digital Platform Monopolies
07 Nov 2020
United States House Antitrust Subcommittee’s investigations of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook reveal that the digital economy is highly concentrated, suggests strengthening of anti-trust laws and…
K Raveendran
Ankhi Das’s Exit from Facebook Is Not Enough for Indian Users
01 Nov 2020
The WSJ report highlighted how important the Indian market was for the business of Facebook, as the platform is banned in China, the only other country with the potential of a billion customers.
Steven Hill
Can Facebook be Used to Steal an Election?
31 Oct 2020
How to rein in Facebook and social media platforms