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WhatsApp testing playback speed controls for audio messages: Report

Meta-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp in May rolled out the ability to change the playback speeds of voice messages and now the firm is working on bringing the same feature to audio messages.

Parliament panel recommends stricter rules for data protection in Bill

Social media platforms that are not intermediaries should be classified as publishers, it has reportedly said.

China: Social media platform bans users from flaunting wealth online

With Chinese users increasingly sharing more 'wealth-bragging' videos on social media, a popular lifestyle platform in China has put a ban on such videos on its site

Twitter rolls back support for opening links in AMP on iOS, Android

Now, attempting to visit a page from Twitter appears to send users directly to the regular web page, rather than an AMP version that may be available

Mixed reaction by netizens to govt's decision of repealing farm laws

The prime minister announced his government has decided to repeal the three legislations

During COP26, Facebook served ads with climate falsehoods, skepticism

Facebook, which recently changed its name to Meta, does not have a specific policy on climate misinformation in ads or unpaid posts

What have you done on hate content: Delhi Assembly panel asks Facebook

The committee alleged that during the northeast Delhi riots in February 2020, the social media giant did very little to stop the spread of fake news and hate posts on its platform.

Evidence suggests FB is not a prime driver of polarisation: Monika Bickert

Our proactive detection rate for hate speech in India is close to 97%, says Monika Bickert, head of global policy management, Meta

Sabeer Bhatia back in business with 'social video platform' for job seekers

Hotmail co-founder launches ShowReel, a purpose-driven social video platform that will match job seekers with companies looking for talent

From fashion to food, behind the scenes of India's direct-to-consumer rush

Over 600 brands born on the internet are selling to customers directly in India. It is now called the direct-to-commerce rush. Let us understand how this trend is shaping up in Indian e-commerce

Social media platform ShareChat bets big on cricket as a sub-category

ShareChat built and helped its creators monetise a live audio product called Chat­rooms, launched in April 2020

Taiwan working to fight China's cognitive warfare through social media

Taiwan is working to fight Chinese cognitive warfare like the use of social media and other platforms to spread disinformation and cause social unrest

Good guy to crook: Journalists' image in popular culture has changed

Their fall from grace pretty much reflects the abuse and trolling they face on social media.

Twitter makes it easier to search through tweets from specific user

The micro-blogging site has added a new search button on profile pages

Revival dose: The resilient Brand Rajini returns to theatres today

But the only brands Rajinikanth himself has endorsed are Palm Cola, in the 1980s, and now his daughter's social media app, Hoote

ByteDance to reorganise into six units, CFO steps down to focus on TikTok

This is the biggest organizational change since ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming said in May he would step down as CEO

Whistleblower Frances Haugen blasts Facebook over Meta rebrand

The former Facebook product manager replied in the positive to the question of whether Zuckerberg should resign

Elon Musk goes viral on Chinese social media with ancient poem post

Musk, who is known for his cryptic Twitter posts, wrote in English "Humankind" before posting an abbreviated version of the 'Seven Steps Verse' in Chinese on his official Twitter and Weibo accounts

Tracing originator of message won't break encryption, says MeitY

This was clarified in the frequently asked questions (FAQs) released by Minister of State for MeitY Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday

WhatsApp banned over 2.2 million Indian accounts in September: Report

More than 2.2 million Indian accounts were banned by WhatsApp while 560 grievance reports were received by the messaging platform in September, according to its compliance report. In its latest report released on Monday, WhatsApp said 2,209,000 Indian accounts on the platform were banned in September. An Indian account is identified via a '+91' phone number, it added. "WhatsApp is an industry leader in preventing abuse, among end-to-end encrypted messaging services. Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state of the art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform," a WhatsApp spokesperson said. In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, WhatsApp has published its fourth monthly report for the 30-day period of September 1-30. "This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp as well as WhatsApp's own preventive