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Websites back online after Fastly-linked glitch takes down internet

High traffic sites, including Reddit, Amazon, CNN, Paypal & Spotify, rumble back to life after Fastly linked disruption

Influencing the influencers

Why is ASCI asking social media influencers to flag that they are paid when a celebrity is featuring in an ad but is not disclosing that s/he is a paid endorser?

Ollie Robinson should and will play against India, says Vaughan

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan feels the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has dealt with pacer Ollie Robinson's situation in a fair way.Robinson was on Sunday suspended from all international cricket pending the outcome of a disciplinary investigation following the tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013.Vaughan, however, backed Robinson to make a comeback and said the pacer will and should play against India."I think the ECB have dealt with the Ollie Robinson situation in a fair way .. many will disagree .. but hearing some say he should never play again is utterly ridiculous .. he will play against India & should," Vaughan tweeted.On the other hand, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Sports Minister Olivier Dowden criticised the ECB for suspending Robinson from international cricket over his tweets which were sent out by him during his teenage days."The Prime Minister is supportive of the comments from Oliver Dowden that he made via tweet this morning. As ..

Nigeria Twitter suspension in national interest: Foreign affairs minister

The Nigerian government on June 4 said it was indefinitely suspending Twitter's operations in the country

Twitter seeks more time from government to comply with new IT rules

The response from Twitter comes after the government, last week, issued a strongly-worded final notice to the company regarding its non-compliance with the new rules.

Twitter to launch Super Follows tool for users with 10K followers

Twitter is set to soon launch the Super Follows feature that will enable some users with at least 10,000 followers to charge for providing exclusive additional content

Social media giant Facebook says it could pay more tax after G7 deal

Facebook welcomed the move

Twitter restores verified badges of VP, Bhagwat, other RSS functionaries

Earlier in the day, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's verification badge was also removed which was later restored.

Facebook says former US President Donald Trump to remain banned for 2 years

Social media behemoth Facebook on Friday said the account of former US President Donald Trump will remain suspended for two years, and post that period it will re-assess the ban

England could start reviewing social media history of future players

This comes after Ollie Robinson's old sexist and racist posts surfaced this week.

Twitter resumes verification application process: How to apply

The verification was opened for profiles belonging to only six categories

Explained: How the influencer industry changes with new ad norms

Expected to declare paid-for posts upfront, there is concern that brands might rethink strategy

Indian Newspaper Society wants to be excluded from new IT rules

INS has said that news websites of traditional papers follow the same stringent guidelines for publication as followed by newspapers, and should be exempt from the new IT Rules

Retail investors in India, South Korea join meme craze for AMC stock

AMC Entertainment skyrocketed as much as 127% on Wednesday, extending its total gains for the year to more than 3,000% and pushing its market capitalization briefly above $33 billion.

Amid privacy row, WhatsApp says won't limit functionality of users

"We will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works in the coming weeks," ANI quoted a WhatsApp spokesperson as saying.

WhatsApp forcing users to accept policy before data protection law: Govt

The Centre has told Delhi High Court that WhatsApp was trying to "force" users to consent to the new privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes the law

Nigerian govt accuses Twitter of double standards, supporting secessionists

Nigerian government expressed doubts about Twitter's mission in the country, accusing the U.S. technology company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west African country.

Sean McCarthy Shares His Tips To Leverage the Power of Social Media

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Donald Trump shuts down his social media site within a month of launch

Former US President Donald Trump has shut down his personal social media platform launched less than a month ago in lieu of Twitter

Social media companies begin updating names of grievance officers in India

While Twitter appointed Dharmendra Chatur as interim resident grievance officer for India, in Bengaluru, WhatsApp named Paresh B Lal, based in Hyderabad