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FB keen on buying 10% stake in Jio; Covid-19 may delay the deal: Report

Facebook, which owns WhatsApp, will get a significant footing in the Indian telecom market if this deal goes through

Instagram feminism: Indian women's relationships with themselves

A personal photographic project that explored young women's body image has evolved into an empowering space for the traumatised

IT ministry to Twitter, Facebook, Google: Help tackle fake news on Covid-19

Apart from genuine advice on hygience practices, plenty of misinformation is also being propagated, even as most platforms have announced strict steps against such content

Facebook fixes bug that blocked coronavirus news coverage, restores posts

Earlier, Facebook users complained that links to news stories about school closings and other information related to the coronavirus outbreak were blocked by the company's automated system

Coronavirus empties offices; YouTube, Fb say AI moderation errors may rise

In a blog post, Google said that to reduce the need for people to come into offices

Tech giants join hands to fight coronavirus-related fraud, misinformation

In a joint statement, the companies said they are working closely together on COVID-19 response efforts.

Instagram to take on YouTube, plans rollout of advertisements in IGTV

Instagram currently has ads in its main feed of updates, as well as in its stories feature -- the one featuring posts that disappear after 24 hours.

Facebook, N/Core to empower women entrepreneurs with its CSR initiative

Facebook Pragati will award four grants of up to Rs 50 lakh for each non-profit to scale their work

Surge of coronavirus misinformation stumps Facebook and Twitter

Facebook, Google and Twitter said they were removing misinformation about the coronavirus as fast as they could find it

PM Modi's social media initiative introducing 'superwomen' earns praise

With hashtag 'SheInspiresUs' trending, many lauded the stories of the women as "inspirational" and thanked the prime minister for introducing the "superwomen" to the people

Facebook to ban face mask ads to prevent exploiting of coronavirus fears

The ban covers advertisements on the social media platform as well as commercial listings on Facebook Marketplace, the company said

WhatsApp adds dark mode support for Android, iOS: Here's how to enable it

Social media giant Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday enabled dark mode support for its app through an update

Facebook rebuilds Messenger app to make it more responsive on iOS

The company explained how adding features such as video calling, GIFs, and location sharing made Messenger more complex

Is Modi quitting social media? Here's what happened when he hinted he may

Some speculated the PM might be planning to switch to an Indian platform, much like China's Weibo, on which Modi made his debut on May 4, 2015

'If Modi ji quits, am off as well': Netizens react strongly to PM's tweet

Within minutes, 'No Sir' started trending on Twitter with people's reactions varying from shock to confusion. Several netizens urged him not to quit social media

'Will keep you posted': Modi says he is considering quitting social media

Modi has more than 50 million followers on Twitter and his Facebook page has more than 44 million 'likes'

Facebook removes Netanyahu's video claiming to be close to election victory

Discussing polling data is forbidden as per Israeli election laws during the seventy hours preceding polls

Draft Competition (Amendment) Bill 2020: How life may change for tech firms

The Competition Act requires any proposed combination meeting the specified threshold of asset or turnover to be approved by CCI.

Google, Facebook threaten to suspend services in Pak over new regulations

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf government announced a new set of rules to regulate social media activity

FB, Twitter, Google threaten to shut services in Pak over new internet law

The new set of regulations makes it compulsory for social media companies to open offices in Islamabad, build data servers to store information and take down content upon identification by authorities