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3 social media CEOs face grilling by GOP senators on bias

11:43 am October 28, 2020

Washington: The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are facing a grilling by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The executives agreed to appear remotely after […]

Congress alleges rampant fraud in voters' list in Kerala

Congress to start ‘Speak up for Chandigarh’ campaign

11:29 pm October 17, 2020

Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Congress on Saturday said it will start an online social media campaign under which the party leaders will regularly raise various issues, including the recent steep hike in water tariffs, in the city. Chandigarh Territorial Congress Committee president Pradeep Chhabra said the party will also gherao the municipal corporation office on October […]

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Joe Biden story

Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story

10:06 pm October 16, 2020

New York: Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. “Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix,” […]

Ghaziabad assault case: Twitter India MD gets relief, no coercive action, says Karnataka HC

Twitter changes hacked content rules after Biden story furor

6:28 pm October 16, 2020

Washington: Twitter said late Thursday it was changing its policy on hacked content after an outcry about its handling of an unverified political story that prompted cries of censorship from the right. The social media company will no longer remove hacked material unless it’s directly shared by hackers or those working with them, the company’s […]

‘Baba Ka Dhaba' row: YouTuber alleges defamation, claims he handed over Rs 3.78 L to eatery owner

‘Baba ka Dhaba’ and magic of social media in empathetic times

9:47 pm October 8, 2020

New Delhi: Kanta Prasad pulled down his mask every few minutes to reveal a nearly toothless smile, his eyes taking in with gratitude the crowds thronging his tiny food stall, Baba ka Dhaba, that was forlorn and empty till just a day ago, much as it had been through the last six months. On Thursday, […]