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How China's influencers are promoting a culture of online lynching
New Delhi, Aug 16: Chinese internet users had called for a boycott of H&M, Nike, Burberry, Adidas and a few other western fashion brands, when the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union announced sanctions on Chinese officers over Beijings treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang in March 2021. Tracy Wen liu of Foreign Policy Magazine reports that one of her old friends, an engineer living in Jiangsu province, had expressed his frustration that people kept purchasing items from these brands on WeChat and received support from a few others with a similar mindset.
 "How China's influencers are promoting a culture of online lynching")
Congress says Twitter has locked its account; company defends decision
Twitter says Congress handle and those of many others flouted its rules on protecting identity of sexual assault victim.
 "Congress says Twitter has locked its account; company defends decision")
Reddit to raise up to $700 million at over $10 billion valuation
In the ongoing round, it has already raised $410 million from Fidelity
 "Reddit to raise up to $700 million at over $10 billion valuation")
 "Know about Yash Katyal, who established himself as fashionista along with Social Work and Business")
Kalyan Kumar and Vaibhav Gupta founders of Social Catalyzers reinventing the wheel of 'Earned Media'
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 "Kalyan Kumar and Vaibhav Gupta founders of Social Catalyzers reinventing the wheel of 'Earned Media'")
SC asks parties to avoid 'parallel debates' on social media over Pegasus
The Supreme Court Tuesday said there must be some discipline and they must have some faith in the system.
 "SC asks parties to avoid 'parallel debates' on social media over Pegasus")
Made permanent appointments in compliance with IT rules: Twitter tells HC
The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not the India entity of the microblogging platform, a person familiar with the details said.
 "Made permanent appointments in compliance with IT rules: Twitter tells HC")
Twitter restores blue verification badge on MS Dhoni's account
The social media platform cited that the account had been inactive since February 2021
 "Twitter restores blue verification badge on MS Dhoni's account")
Twitter has not named nodal contact person, matter is sub-judice: MoS IT
Parliament was informed on Thursday.
 "Twitter has not named nodal contact person, matter is sub-judice: MoS IT")
Facebook redesigns 'Settings' menu with simplified options for easy access
Facebook on Thursday announced that it has redesigned its Settings page to make it easier for users to find and change privacy and other settings with simplified options
 "Facebook redesigns 'Settings' menu with simplified options for easy access")
Twitter didn't share details about policy of 'manipulated media' tag: Govt
Twitter has not shared specific details of how its 'Synthetic and Manipulated Media Policy' was applied to label certain messages as 'manipulated Media', Parliament was informed
Facebook's Kustomer deal may hurt competition, EU regulators say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook's acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer may hurt competition and boost its market power in online advertising, European Union antitrust regulators warned on Monday as they opened a full-scale investigation into the deal.
 "Facebook's Kustomer deal may hurt competition, EU regulators say")
Proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces in July says Koo
Koo has proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces, while 3,431 posts were reported by its users during July, the homegrown company said in its monthly compliance report as mandated by the IT rules. The new IT rules require large digital platforms - with over 5 million users - to publish monthly compliance reports, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon, as well details around proactively moderated content. In a statement on Monday, Koo said it took steps to proactively moderate 65,280 posts, of which 2.9 per cent (1,887) were removed while 'other action' was taken against the balance 63,393. Other action' includes overlay, blur, ignore, warn, etc., related to Koos that do not comply with GoI guidelines, it added. The report for July 2021 shows that of the 3,431 Koos reported by the community (users), wherein 14.5 per cent (498) were removed, while other action' was taken against the rest 2,933, it said. The volume of proactively moderated content
 "Proactively moderated 65,280 content pieces in July says Koo")
The opportunities and challenges for India's social commerce start-ups
Industry experts say there are, however, some basic hurdles that video-based commerce needs to overcome to be successful in India
 "The opportunities and challenges for India's social commerce start-ups")
Twitter brings algorithmic bias bounty challenge with prizes up to $3,500
The winning teams will receive cash prizes via HackerOne
Facebook developing AI, new ways to detect users under age 13
Facebook and Instagram weren't designed for people under the age of 13
Should Twitter's new privacy update worry you?
Scheduled to come into effect on August 19, the update essentially provides clarity on some of Twitter's new products, and what data it collects from users
Facebook expects significant growth slowdown for rest of 2021
The company now has 2.9 billion monthly active users (MAUs) globally and average revenue per user stands at $10.12.
 "Facebook expects significant growth slowdown for rest of 2021")
AR-based social media platform Flam raises $3.5mn led by Inventus Capital
Flam brings AR to consumers with FlamCards that print videos on card
 "AR-based social media platform Flam raises $3.5mn led by Inventus Capital")
Apple and Google are winning big, but one company is about to pull ahead
No two tech giants are the same, and it comes down to their business models.
 "Apple and Google are winning big, but one company is about to pull ahead")
