Internet News U.S. companies pushback at India’s plan to regulate non personal data U.S. tech giants are forming a representative group to jointly fight back… Upneet SinghAugust 10, 2020
Culture & Policy News Facebook will let employees work remotely until July 2021 along with $1000 for supplies Facebook will now let all its employees work from home through July… Chinni SinghAugust 7, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter, Youtube and Facebook take down Trump video clip where he claims children are immune to COVID-19 In a rare uniform action taken across the aisle by social media… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 6, 2020
Apps Business News Messenger updates its chat plugin to help businesses connect with non-Fb users Facebook Messenger is launching a new feature which will facilitate connections between… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 2020
Business News Facebook reports blockbuster earnings, advertising revenue up 10% despite pandemic The ‘BigTech’ companies have all come out with their earnings for second… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 31, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg considered Instagram a threat at the time of acquisition, new emails reveal In a lengthy US Congress grilling that lasted for over six and… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 30, 2020
Internet News Facebook tests a new layout for pages to make them less cluttered Facebook is testing a new layout of Facebook pages to make them… Chinni SinghJuly 23, 2020
Apps News Facebook messenger gets a new app lock feature for enhanced user privacy Facebook’s Messenger today announced that it will be adding App Lock –… Chinni SinghJuly 23, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook forms new ‘equity and inclusion team’ to study racial bias within FB, Instagram’s platform algorithms The conversation around Facebook and potential racial bias, backed by political motives,… Upneet SinghJuly 22, 2020
Culture & Policy News Mark Zuckerberg finds US Government’s response to the threat of COVID-19 “disappointing” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a lot on his hands in the… Upneet SinghJuly 18, 2020
Apps News Instagram Reels launches to a ‘broad base’ of users in India Instagram announced today, that it will launch its short-form video, TikTok-look alike… Chinni SinghJuly 8, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Facebook pushes “Oversight Board” launch to late fall, amid disappointing meeting with Facebook ad ban leaders In a rather unsurprising turn of events, Facebook’s “efforts” to stop the… Upneet SinghJuly 8, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook gets into education, launches a new certified curriculum in Indian schools through CBSE Facebook has launched “Facebook for Education” initiative in India, the world’s second… Upneet SinghJuly 6, 2020
Apps News Security Facebook accidentally allowed 5,000 app developers access data of inactive users way past its expiration date Facebook and privacy just don’t go together, as has been proven by… Upneet SinghJuly 3, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook agrees to review its hate speech controls after a prolific advertising boycott Facebook has managed to piss off just about every single one of… Upneet SinghJuly 1, 2020
Apps Internet News Brazil’s central bank orders Mastercard and Visa to halt money transfers through Whatsapp payments Whatsapp’s payment service, which officially debuted through a launch in Brazil, is… Chinni SinghJune 24, 2020
Apps News Facebook is testing a new ‘Forecast’ app that aims to predict world events, including COVID-19 Facebook has announced an invite only beta for Forecast, a weird app… Upneet SinghJune 24, 2020
Business Gaming News Facebook acquires VR behemoth Red Dawn Studios to expand on its gaming capabilities Facebook has been putting its back into expanding into the world of… Upneet SinghJune 23, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook removes Donald Trump’s controversial campaign ads for going against its policies on ‘organised hate’ Facebook, on Thursday, removed a set of ads run by Trump’s re-election… Chinni SinghJune 19, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy News Facebook to add option for turning political ads off in light of U.S. Elections After Cambridge Analytica, everyone was shocked when Facebook said that not only… Upneet SinghJune 17, 2020
Apps Business News Facebook’s $5.7Bn Jio Platforms deal under scrutiny from Indian antitrust watchdog Facebook’s deal with Jio for a 10% stake in the largest telecom… Upneet SinghJune 17, 2020
