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Budget 2021-22 proposal on digital tax likely to land up in court

Foreign players in a fix as they will now come under levy's ambit

Facebook exploring audio-related chat products to rival Clubhouse

One possible product involves Messenger Rooms, the video chat feature Facebook introduced last year to compete with the service from Zoom Video Communications Inc

Facebook working on Clubhouse-like audio chat app: Report

Known to clone or lift ideas from its competitors to stay ahead in the game, Facebook is now reportedly working on to build its own social audio app like Clubhouse

Apple iPhone 12 mini sales slow as smaller smartphones lose appeal: Report

Smartphone users have switched to larger devices in recent years as they devour more video content on-the-go and binge on visually rich social media platforms like Facebook, Insta, Tiktok and Snapchat

Facebook to remove false alarms about Covid, vaccines from its platforms

The social network said in a statement late on Monday that the move is taken after consultations with leading health organisations, including the WHO

Facebook, Twitter outpaced in fight against harmful content: Report

Mediabrands said the American Association of Advertising Agencies has adopted its 10 principles on media responsibility

TikTok takes on Facebook with US e-commerce push, says report

Viral video app set to unveil a suite of new online shopping tools

TikTok takes on Facebook with US e-commerce push: Report

Chinese short-video making app Tiktok is reportedly planning an expansion into e-commerce in the US, where it will go head-to-head with Silicon Valley giant Facebook

Myanmar junta extends social media blockade as protests spread against coup

Demand for VPNs has soared, allowing some people to evade the ban, but users reported more general disruption to mobile data services that most people in the country of 53 million rely on for news

Myanmar blocks Facebook amid growing resistance to military coup

Resistance to Monday's coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience

Will remove misinformation and false claims around Covid, vaccine: Facebook

This is part of the firm's efforts to ensure user safety protection

Instagram tests disabling option for users to share feed posts to Stories

Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is conducting a test which stops some users from sharing feed posts within their Stories.

Privacy wars: Facebook prompts Apple users to accept device tracking

According to CNBC, As part of this test, Facebook is explaining why it wants to track this activity and asking users to opt in

WhatsApp reply sought on plea for non-sharing of UPI data with 3rd parties

The Supreme Court asked WhatsApp to file response on a plea seeking a direction to the RBI and the NPCI to ensure that data collected on UPI platforms is not shared with parent firm or any third party

As Google eyes Australia exit, Microsoft looks to make inroads with Bing

Australia has introduced laws that would force Google and Facebook Inc to negotiate payments to domestic media outlets whose content links drive traffic to their platforms

Facebook Oversight Board seeks public feedback on Trump's social media ban

Facebook stated in its referral to the Board that the decision to suspend then-President Trump was taken in extraordinary circumstances

Facebook temporarily shuts stock trading group after GameStop frenzy

The stock gained 57 per cent (8.40 pm IST) on Friday after plunging a record 44 per cent in Thursday's session

WhatsApp users reconsidering its use; Telegram is top alternative: Study

Most users of WhatsApp are reconsidering usage of the instant mobile messaging app, a study said

Mark Zuckerberg defends WhatsApp privacy policy amid India backlash

In a quarterly earnings call with analysts on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said that the company has moved the date of this update back to give everyone time to understand what the update means.

Facebook shuts popular stock trading group amid GameStop frenzy

Allen Tran, a 23-year-old from Chicago who created Robinhood Stock Traders, said he woke up on Wednesday to a notification that Facebook had disabled the 157,000-member group