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TikTok

“Now is the time for us to act”, TikTok is suing U.S. government over incoming ban

TikTok is taking it up to the U.S. government and has sued…

Facebook CMO Antonio Lucio bids farewell to the company in the middle of a storm

While working at Facebook might be a dream prospect for many, the…
Facebook

India’s parliamentary panel to question Facebook execs on September 2nd over content moderation bias

Following the controversy about Facebook’s content moderation policies about Indian politicians, an…

Congress party says Facebook favours India’s ruling BJP when it comes to content moderation

Taking their political rivalry to the social media field, India’s primary opposition…

Facebook launches Voting Information Center on both Facebook and Instagram

Following on an announcement from June, Facebook has launched a Voting Information…
Facebook

Facebook tightens its grip around terrorist content, takes down 40% more content in Q2

Facebook claims that it took down 40% more terrorism related content in…
Zomato

Zomato allows female employees to avail 10 days of ‘period leave’ per year

Zomato-India’s biggest food delivery platform and a household name at this point,…
Google CEO

Google has been asking employees to avoid certain language to fend off regulators

Google, along with 3 other major tech companies (Amazon, Facebook and Apple)…
Facebook

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…

Google will provide digital learning tools to 23 million students in India’s Maharashtra state

The state government of Maharashtra and Google are partnering up to promote…

Trump signs executive order to ban any transactions with Bytedance and WeChat in the US

U.S. President Donald Trump today signed two separate executive orders, each of…

Google removes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels for their alleged attempts to spread disinformation

Google has deleted more than 2,500 youtube channels linked to China in…

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…
Twitter

Twitter faces $250M in fines as FTC investigates the platform for alleged misuse of user data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for misusing user data…
Trump-image

Trump asks for a “substantial portion” of the Microsoft-TikTok deal, sets a deadline for 15th September

TikTok is getting tossed around everywhere in the US, with no conclusion…

Australia plans to make internet giants such as Facebook and Google pay for local news and content

In a move that could act as precedent for other governments globally,…
Google CEO

Google finally held accountable for the 2016 data merge with DoubleClick

Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai clearly prepared for last night’s Congress meeting, but…
Tim Cook in front of an Apple Logo

Apple grilled by Congress for suppressing competition and extracting commissions on App Store

Last night’s Congress hearing turned out to be a ruthless probe in…