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Facebook

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…

Donald Trump gets temporarily banned on Twitch just as Reddit bans the r/The_Donald subreddit

It is pretty much a fact now, that Donald Trump and social…

Tiktok, Cam Scanner among 59 China-based apps banned in India due to data security issues

Amid rising anti China sentiment in the country, Indian government has decided…

Donald Trump signs executive order temporarily restricting work visas for H1-B holders

On 23rd June 2020, US President Donald Trump signed a “Proclamation Suspending…

Trump’s tweet on fake news gets flagged for “Manipulated Media”, hours after Facebook removed his campaign ads

Twitter and Donald Trump seem like an abusive couple, for neither can…
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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…
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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…
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US Justice Department to roll back protections enjoyed by social media companies on user content: WSJ

Following Donald Trump’s dramatic signing of an executive order to curtail protections…

Apple’s Inclusion and Diversity head Christie Smith departs amid civil unrest in the US over racial killings

Apple’s head of diversity and inclusion, Christie Smith is reportedly leaving Apple…

PaisaBazaar lays off over half of its employees

PaisaBazaar, the digital lending unit of PolicyBazaar recently said that it has…

Instagram announces a ton of new special features to support the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month

Instagram has today announced a slew of new features on for its…
IBM

IBM will exit facial recognition business to oppose police brutality and racial profiling

IBM has announced that it will be quitting its facial recognition business…

India’s Civil Aviation ministry publishes new draft of drone operation/ownership rules for public consultation

The Indian government has issued a new draft of rules, covering the…

Facebook announced a $10 million grand to groups working on racial justice amid backlash on Trump’s posts

Facebook, and its founder Mark Zuckerberg, have had a eventful last week.…
Facebook

Facebook employees stage “virtual protest” in light of Mark Zuckerberg’s response to Trump’s recent posts

The United States of America aren’t so united at the moment, with…

Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg has to say on not removing Donald Trump’s recent posts from Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come out with an explanation as to…

Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth”

The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in…
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Trump threatens to “shut down or heavily regulate” social media after Twitter labels his tweets for misinformation

Donald J. Trump said that he, as President of the United States…
Google

Google to reopen some of its offices with 10% capacity, will scale up to 30% by September

With the world gradually accepting a reality that we might have to…
Uber

Uber to lay off 600 in India as a part of global COVID-19 related job cuts

Uber said today, that it will be cutting 600 jobs in India,…