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Facebook board's decision on Donald Trump could have wider impacts

Since the day after the deadly Jan 6 riots on the US Capitol, former President Trump's social media accounts have been silent, muzzled for inciting violence using the platforms as online megaphones

Donald Trump launches his own social media platform as WordPress blog

Banned on Facebook and Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has launched a new so-called social media platform, which is actually just a WordPress blog on his own website.

Start-ups connect India with novel features in times of coronavirus

Companies such as Chingari and Koo roll out audio-only and talk-to-type features to keep people connected amid the pandemic

Kangana Ranaut permanently removed from Twitter over West Bengal post

She posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC's win over the BJP in West Bengal and incidents of post-poll violence

At 199 million, Twitter logs 20% user growth as pandemic posts surge

Twitter now has 199 million average monetisable daily active users (mDAU), a 20 per cent growth (year-on-year), driven by ongoing product improvements and global conversation around the pandemic

Facebook blocks #ResignModi posts, restores it calling it a mistake

The block was on for hours

Facebook's monthly user base reaches 2.85 billion amid record sales

This shows an increase of 10 per cent (year-over-year)

'India's online censorship not aligned with US view of freedom of speech'

The White House said India's order to take down tweets critical to Indian govt handling of Covid-19 is not aligned with America's view of freedom of speech around the world

WhatsApp group admin not liable for objectionable post by other member: HC

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held and quashed a case of sexual harassment lodged against a 33-year-old man.

English football plans social media boycott to 'eradicate online hate'

The boycott is scheduled for between April 30 and May 3

Govt asks Twitter, other social platforms to remove 'misleading' Covid posts

The government has asked social media platforms to remove content and posts that were found to be spreading misinformation and public panic around the pandemic

How TikTok, the new "hit machine", chooses which songs go most viral

TikTok, a social network where people post short videos, often set to music, has become this generation's hit machine

'Please help!' India's Covid-19 tragedy spills onto social media

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram inundated with messages begging for hospital beds, medicines.

Apple will let Parler back on App Store following improvements: Report

Parler is a conservative social media app

South Korean users team up to sue Facebook over leaked user data

Commission on protecting personal data says Facebook violated the country's laws by providing information of at least 3.3 million million users to third parties.

Pakistan blocks social media apps temporarily on security grounds

Internet users encountered difficulty accessing apps including WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

Users can move Oversight Board to remove harmful content from FB, Instagram

This new capability, long-sought by advocates of independent content moderation, represents an important step toward delivering a more principled and transparent model of content moderation

Budweiser promises to restore art it plastered with Messi murals

The beer brand had painted over street art in Delhi and Mumbai, inviting social media outrage

TikTok most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide in March despite India ban

With more than 58 million installs in March, TikTok became the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide last month, said a new report

Microblogging platform Koo eyes going global after cracking India market

Firm will co-exist with Twitter rather than be a competitor, says CEO Radhakrishna