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Social media norms: SC allows transfer of pleas from high courts to itself

Facebook had said that transfer of cases would serve the interests of justice by avoiding the possibility of conflicting decisions from the high courts

Social media on autopilot: Top four firms running without a head in India

Companies such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are however finding it extremely difficult to rope in new India heads

Best of BS Opinion: Protecting social media users, checking regulators

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

Social media may be future of entertainment: Should it be regulated?

Social media entertainment is certainly part of the gig economy. It's inherently unstable, with huge growth over a ten year period

Meet author Chetan Bhagat, the enfant terrible of social media

In his latest tweet Bhagat said, 'Expecting politics without corruption is like expecting jalebis without sugar and oil'

Social media payment infrastructure likely to consolidate into UPI

Social media payments would become a mainstream offering within the next 12-18 months

How Delhi Airport upstaged Changi with a starry turn on social media

IGI Airport is among top 5 global and first among Asian airports on social media, marking a shift in the way public spaces are viewed and branded

Indian celebrities who slayed it on social media in 2017

Virat Kohli ruled the social media platform as well with over 37 million followers on Facebook

From SRK to Big B, here are celebrities and their following on social media

As brands and celebrities seek greater influence among consumers and fans, the line between personal spaces and professional lives is blurring

Leaders must use care on social media: Obama

Obama did not, however, directly mention his successor, President Donald Trump, who has made the use of Twitter a centerpiece of his presidency

Facebook defends itself against critics of social media

Facebook is spending $1 million on research into the relationship among technology, youth development and well-being

Linking profile with Aadhaar: SC to hear FB's plea for transfer of cases

The top court issued notice to the Centre, Google, Twitter, YouTube and others and sought their response by September 13

What does Facebook's plan to hire scribes mean for media industry?

Facebook's journalists will be curating stories from news sites and won't be editing headlines or writing content

Facebook bans self-harm images, tightens policies on suicide content

The social network also said on Tuesday self-injury related content will now become harder to search on Instagram and will ensure that it does not appear as recommended in the Explore section

Mark Zuckerberg to testify to Congress as Libra concerns intensify

Facebook announced in June it's trying to create the new cryptocurrency using similar technology to that of Bitcoin, saying it would lower the cost of payments and money transfers

Now you see it, now you don't: Facebook begins hiding likes in Australia

The reason behind removing likes from view was aimed at reducing social pressure among the users

Mastercard, Visa quit Facebook's Libra as global regulators air concerns

They join PayPal Holdings Inc which exited the group a week ago, as global regulators continue to air concerns about the project

Facebook Libra to be blocked in Europe by Paris, Rome, Berlin: France

"Libra is not welcome on European soil," French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told reporters the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund

Facebook moves Delhi HC against order to remove anti-Ramdev links globally

The defamatory video contained excerpts of a book on Ramdev that were ordered to be deleted by the high court in September last year.

Facebook posts $6 bn profit, active user base increases to $2.45 bn

The leading online social network said its profit topped $6 billion on revenue that climbed 28 per cent to $17.4 billion in the quarter that ended on September 30