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ShareChat's valuation crosses $5 bn after closing $520 mn funding round

Social media company raises $255 mn from Google, Times Group and existing investors

ShareChat raises $255 mn from Google, Times Group, others; valued at $5 bn

ShareChat (Mohalla Tech) in a statement said it has closed multi-tranche funding round through which it raised a total of USD 520 million and reached USD 5 billion in valuation.

Bug hits Meta-owned Instagram stories, several users left in the lurch

Meta-owned Instagram faced teething troubles with its Stories feature and several users were left in the lurch while viewing someone's stories

Prophet remark row: 'Objectionable' Facebook post lands UP man in jail

Police in UP's Bulandshahr arrested a man who had allegedly shared an objectionable video on social media connected with the ongoing controversy over remarks made against Prophet Mohammad

Elon Musk to address Twitter staff for first time since deal on Thursday

Many employees are unhappy with Musk, who has been openly critical of the company, its products and its policies

Tension in Nagpur's Kamptee over social media post; 2 persons booked

Tension gripped Kamptee town in Maharashtra's Nagpur district after many and woman over their alleged derogatory posts on social media

Has the Meesho incident highlighted the flip side of influencer marketing?

Of late, credibility of some influencers has come into question. Meesho sent legal notices to some social media influencers for tarnishing the image of the company. More about influencer marketing

Situation under control in Telangana after tension over social media post

The situation was brought under control by police after there were tensions over a social media post, informed the police on Saturday

Delhi Police asks social media platforms for details on 'offensive content'

The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police on Saturday wrote to Twitter and other social media platforms seeking details regarding offensive content

Prophet row: Delhi Police file FIRs against Nupur Sharma and others

One FIR has been filed against Nupur Sharma while the other names Naveen Jindal, Shadab Chauhan, journalist Saba Naqvi among others in the comments against Prophet Mohammad row

Meta unfriends FB stock ticker in final farewell to the Facebook era

Meta Platforms Inc rebranded from its eponymous social networking platform in October 2021, betting that the metaverse, a shared virtual realm, will succeed mobile internet

FIR lodged against some people for hate messages on social media in Delhi

The FIR is against several individuals cutting across religions, Deputy Commissioner of Police (IFSO) KPS Malhotra said

Self-regulation by social media companies a positive step: Legal experts

'Tactical move by govt in terms of dealing with policy, regulatory challenges'

Govt looking to finalise new social media rules before July-end: MoS IT

Rajeev Chandrasekhar says govt open to industry suggestions on efficient grievance redressal mechanism for social media users

New social media laws in response to rights violations, says Centre

The Indian government last week released a draft of changes to its IT law that would require companies to "respect the rights accorded to the citizens under the constitution of India"

Musk says he may drop Twitter deal if data on fake accounts not provided

This is the first time Musk has threatened to walk away from the $44-bn deal in writing as opposed to airing it on Twitter's social media platform

TMSEp187: Draft IT rules, ed-tech challenges, markets, fat-finger

What's the impact of draft IT rules on social media? Can ed-techs survive the post-pandemic era? What should investors track as RBI MPC meets? What is a fat-finger alias freak trade? All answers here

IT rules draft to be back with revisions: Impact on social media explained

A year after releasing IT Rules 2021, the govt proposed a clutch of changes in it. While we await the revised version, find out what the original draft proposed and its impact on social media giants

Meta sees 38% jump in hate speech; violent content up 86% on Insta in Apr

There has been a rise of around 37.82 per cent in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86 per cent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram in April

Govt weighs panel to rule on appeals against social media content takedowns

Social media firms are already required to have an in-house grievance redressal officer and designate executives to co-ordinate with law enforcement officials.