Apps Internet News Facebook News enters international arena, debuts in the UK on Tuesday Facebook News makes its debut in the UK on Tuesday, its first… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 26, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook extends ban on Trump’s FB and Instagram accounts ‘indefinitely and for at least next two weeks’ Even though Donald Trump has returned to Twitter after a brief 12… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJanuary 8, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News US Trade Representative alleges that the digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy, and Turkey discriminate against U.S. companies The US Trade Representative (USTR) said on Wednesday that the digital services… Swastik BhattacharjeeJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News WhatsApp updates terms of service, will start sharing user data with Facebook Millions of WhatsApp users from India received a notification on the updated… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 7, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Google and Facebook agreed to team up in face of anti trust action: Report This year has seen a sharp increase in scrutiny around big tech.… Nikhil MakwanaDecember 22, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook to shift UK users under US terms to bypass EU’s stringent privacy rules Facebook users from the United Kingdom will have their user agreements shifted… Nikhil MakwanaDecember 17, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook starts a crusade against Apple and its new privacy policy Facebook initiated a PR assault against Apple on Wednesday, asserting that the… Nikhil MakwanaDecember 17, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook tests revamped Instagram Lite app in India before global rollout Facebook announced during the Fuel for India 2020 event on Wednesday, that… Maaz AhmedDecember 16, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook launches a new app called Collab to take on TikTok After starting the private beta back in May, the experimental app division… Nikhil MakwanaDecember 14, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram introduces ‘shopping’ to Reels as Facebook looks to non-advertising avenues for growth Instagram, much like every other platform from Facebook, has been trying to… Swastik BhattacharjeeDecember 11, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News 46 States in the US and the FTC are suing Facebook for suppressing competition, call for dismantling the company In a rare show of a united front, 48 AGs from 46… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalDecember 10, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News A group of U.S states led by New York could sue Facebook next week: report In a series of antitrust crackdowns on big tech companies, a group… Maaz AhmedDecember 3, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups Facebook acquires Kustomer- a “customer relations” startup, reportedly for a billion dollars Facebook, yesterday, made one of the most significant acquisitions it has ever… Swastik BhattacharjeeDecember 1, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News UK’s new Digital Markets Unit to regulate big tech companies like Facebook and Google The United Kingdom’s (UK) government has approved plans for a new and… Maaz AhmedNovember 27, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra set to launch early next year in a ‘downgraded’ version: report The long awaited Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra might finally see the light of… Maaz AhmedNovember 27, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Google, Twitter, Facebook and others threaten to leave Pakistan over controversial new censorship law Pakistan might have its biggest ever social media crisis at hand, as… Upneet SinghNovember 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook reveals more on its AI program that detects hate speech and misinformation Facebook published a series of posts on Thursday, detailing, among other things,… Maaz AhmedNovember 20, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Apple executive thrashes Facebook over its criticism of restricting targeted ads on iPhones Apple is locking horns with the Menlo Park-based social media giant Facebook… Shashank RajNovember 20, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook NPE team launches E.gg, an experimental collage maker for iOS users Facebook New Product Experimentation team has officially launched its new creatives app,… Shashank RajNovember 18, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter and Facebook take action against Trump’s posts about opposition trying to “steal the election” Today, on the biggest day in American politics, Twitter and Facebook have… Maaz AhmedNovember 4, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook and Twitter flag Trump’s posts for misinformation on the eve of US Presidential Elections US President Donald Trump’s relations with social media are continuing to get… Maaz AhmedNovember 3, 20202 minute read