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Reddit appoints Snap veteran Drew Vollero as chief financial officer

Vollero, who served as Snap Inc's first CFO and was a former executive of Mattel Inc, will lead Reddit's finance team starting later this month and will report to Jen Wong, the firm's COO

WhatsApp to introduce audio, video calling on desktop app for users

In order to make a WhatsApp desktop call, you need to have a Windows 10 64-bit version 1903 and newer or macOS 10.13 and newer

K-Pop to cricket, women discovering new areas of interest through Twitter

According to a recent survey, 41 per cent women surveyed said they discovered a new interest on Twitter

Regulating digital media: News portals wary of Centre's latest guidelines

The new guidelines seek to regulate OTT platforms and digital news media, whether they use other intermediary sites or apps such as Twitter or Facebook or host news media content on their own websites

Parler drops case against Amazon for pushing offline over Capitol violence

The app went dark in January as many service providers pulled back support, accusing it of failing to police violent content related to the attack on the US Capitol

Power to administer new digital media rules not with states, UTs: Centre

The Centre has told all states and union territories that the power to administer the new rules on digital media publications has not been delegated to them

Mozilla, Internet Society flag concerns over new crules

Concerns include increased surveillance

Facebook Oversight Board changes timeline rules for action on case appeals

Under the new rules, the timeline of stipulated 90 days for Facebook's action will start when the board takes up a case for review

Best of BS Opinion: A change in direction, healing a weak regulator & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Big Brother syndrome

New rules for digital media have troubling implications

Explained: What the new regulations mean for online news publishers

Some say Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, leaves too many things in the hands of the central government

Plainspeak in a post-truth world: Meet Twitter general counsel Vijaya Gadde

What sets Twitter apart from other social media and big technology firms at present is that the platform has not shied away from taking politically sensitive decisions and sticking by them

New social rules make it tougher for small players to compete: Experts

The new rules, announced last week, distinguish between 'social media intermediaries' and 'significant social media intermediaries'

Centre's social media rules are dictatorial: Maharashtra minister Patil

Minister of State for IT Satej Patil opposed the government's regulations for social media platforms and over-the-top (OTT) players, terming them as "dictatorial" and a "threat" to the democracy

Draft norms for influencer advertising: What ASCI wants from social media

Broadly, the ASCI has proposed rules for social media influencers who promote or run paid content without adequate disclosures

Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary

Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill

Govt tightens grip on social media, OTT content: Check details here

Twitter plans new tool to let users block, mute abusive accounts

Twitter is planning a new tool to let users automatically block and mute abusive accounts.

Top headlines: Adani Group may bid via MIAL, new rules for FB, Twitter

The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 (Crypto Bill), which is included in the agenda of the Lower House of Parliament, could be introduced in the monsoon session

Twitter aims to double revenue by 2023, teases new 'super follow' feature

The "super follow" feature, which lets users charge followers for access to exclusive content, will launch this year, a spokesman said