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Govt proposes to amend social media rules; to set up grievance committee

The Centre plans to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms. Besides, the panel has to dispose of the appeals within 30 days of receiving them and its decision will be binding on the intermediaries or the large social media companies concerned, according to a notification to amend the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The proposed move assumes significance against the backdrop of instances of accounts, including that of celebrities, being blocked by social media platforms such as Twitter for alleged violation of respective community guidelines. "The central government shall constitute one or more Grievance Appellate Committees, which shall consist of a Chairperson and such other Members, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette," the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity)

Twitter enters restructuring mode, focuses on user growth, says report

As Twitter pauses hiring, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly shifting employees away from audio Spaces, Communities and newsletters verticals for areas that "will have the greatest positive impact to the public conversation".

Twitter to shut down TweetDeck dashboard for Mac application from July 1

Microblogging site Twitter's social media dashboard application for management, TweetDeck, will no longer be available as a standalone Mac app from July 1.

India weighs appellate panel to hear grievances for social media takedowns

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

Sheryl Sandberg, longtime No. 2 executive at Facebook, steps down

Sheryl Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined from Google in 2008

US Supreme Court blocks Texas law targeting social media firms' rules

The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express

Trolling and safety fears plague young women online, study finds

The report found that women aged 18-34 were more likely than any other group to report a negative overall impact on mental health

Two years on, not one Indian app within reach of TikTok's popularity

A BS analysis shows no Indian app has been able to garner as many unique visitors as TikTok did before it was banned

Govt withdraws advice against sharing photocopies of Aadhaar: Report

Says the pull-back decision was driven by the likelihood that its earlier statement could be 'misinterpreted'

Senior citizens are frequent targets of cyber fraud, says Tsaaro's survey

29% think existing laws surrounding privacy are enough to enable elders to protect their privacy online

Social media stocks sink to erase about $165 billion on Snap warning

Facebook parent Meta Platforms plunges 10%, erasing $53 billion in market value; Snap tumbles 40% in intraday trading

California parents could soon sue companies for social media addiction

California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their products, permitting parents to sue platforms like Instagram and TikTok

Twitter opens reverse chronological home timeline to app developers

Twitter is giving third-party app developers more access to its reverse chronological timeline, to enable them to retrieve the most recent Tweets and Retweets posted by the authenticated user

WEF 2022: How social innovators are inspiring change at Davos

Social enterprises are a growing force in the global economy, with demand for inclusive solutions and trusted leaders

Donald Trump 'back' on Twitter with truth social posts, banned again

The former US President, however, recently started posting all his posts from Truth Social onto Twitter through a username @PresTrumpTS

Twitter board says planning to enforce Elon Musk's merger agreement

The board's statement comes as Musk appears to be maneuvering to ditch or renegotiate his offer

Twitter puts 'correct views' in front of people: Undercover recording shows

In another undercover recording released by American far-right activist group Project Veritas, a Twitter employee has revealed that company puts the "correct" views in front of people

I'm a bot & so's my wife, says Elon Musk amid Twitter takeover drama

"You are being manipulated by the algorithm in ways you do not realise. Easy to switch back and forth to see the difference," Musk said in a tweet

Twitter says I violated NDA by revealing bot check sample size: Elon Musk

Taking to a social media platform on Saturday (local time), Musk said: "Twitter legal just called to complain that I violated their NDA by revealing the bot check sample size is 100!."

Twitter staff will face 'extreme' workload if buyout goes through: Musk

The Tesla CEO also said that he strongly believes that all managers in a technical area "must be technically excellent".