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Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Deep Rot Within Facebook/Meta: What can be Done?
12 Nov 2021
So, what’s new about whistleblower Frances Haugen’s revelations about how the top brass of the now-renamed Facebook turned a blind eye to the proliferation of incendiary, hateful and false informat
Prabir Purkayastha
Facebook Meta: Rebranding Itself out of Trouble or Building a Dystopian Future?
06 Nov 2021
Zuckerberg’s plans for an address in the metaverse opened to a lukewarm reception as young users flee and gamers yawn. Meta also cannot erase the fact that Facebook is teeming with toxic content.
The Leaflet
Centre in HC Defends IT Rule Requiring WhatsApp to Trace Originator of Message
24 Oct 2021
In its plea, WhatsApp had said that the traceability requirement forced it break end-to-end encryption and thus infringe upon the fundamental rights to privacy and free speech of the hundreds of…
Associated Press
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Suffer Worldwide Outage
05 Oct 2021
The Wall Street Journal's recent stories, called “The Facebook Files,” painted a picture of a company focused on growth and its own interests instead of the public good.
PTI
Facebook Bans Taliban Accounts and Content Supporting It: Report
17 Aug 2021
'This means we remove accounts maintained by or on behalf of the Taliban and prohibit praise, support, and representation of them,' a Facebook spokesperson told the BBC.
Sibin Mohan
Pegasus Spyware: A Simple Primer on How it Works on Your Phone
20 Jul 2021
Let us start with fundamentals: ALL software has flaws (referred to as “bugs”).
PTI
Privacy Policy on Hold till Data Protection Bill Becomes Law: WhatsApp Tells Delhi HC
09 Jul 2021
In response to Salve's submission, the court observed that even though the implementation had been put on hold, the policy still continued to exist.
PTI
COVID-19: Five Suffer from Rectal Bleeding after CMV Infection at Ganga Ram Hospital, One Dead
30 Jun 2021
Until now, the infection affected only immunocompromised patients but this was the 'first time in India' that cases of CMV-related rectal bleeding in COVID-19 immunocompetent patients have been…
Ajith Pillai
India’s Other Two-Front War: Infodemic Plus Pandemic
28 Jun 2021
As those in power spread half-truths, falsehoods and contradictorty advice, people are scratching their heads, wondering which Covid protocols to follow.
PTI
Delhi HC Refuses to Stay CCI Notice to Facebook, WhatsApp in Privacy Policy Matter
23 Jun 2021
The CCI had argued before the court that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp would lead to excessive data collection and "stalking" of consumers for targeted advertising to bring in more users and is…