New Delhi: Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok may have to scramble for developing account identity-verification option to check “fake news, malicious content, misinformation, racial slurs, gender abuse that may have an impact on the individual and society as a whole”. This may form part of […]
Facebook always knows where you are and you can’t do anything about it
Data, privacy and Facebook never really bodes well together in a single sentence for the users. The social media company is notorious for being callous with users’ data as it has been proved multiple times in the last 24 months. However, a new report now suggests that privacy remains elusive on Facebook and it […]
Facebook users to finally get fake news alerts
BENGALURU: Social media giant Facebook has revamped a programme that checks for fake news on its platform, with users now being alerted to such posts as soon as they view it. Facebook started a pilot factchecking program in Karnataka last year through a partnership with fact-checking portal Boom, followed by one […]
Soon Your Whatsapp, Messenger Chats Will Be Accessed By Govt.
After numerous unsuccessful attempts at getting WhatsApp to make the messages shared on its platform accessible to the Government, TRAI is now making attempts to regulate the content on WhatsApp, Facebook, and other such OTT channels. As per reports, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already passed on […]
Link Aadhaar With Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter: New Law, Says UIDAI
There has been plenty of news that revealed the Government’s intention to have us link our social media accounts, such as Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp with our Aadhaar number. However, UIDAI has expressed their resentment towards such actions and has said that the Government will have to put a separate […]
Facebook to soon rename Whatsapp, Instagram: Details inside
Facebook is all set to change the name of its two most popular apps i.e. Instagram and WhatsApp. Yes, you read it right. Soon, Instagram will be known as “Instagram from Facebook” while WhatsApp will become “WhatsApp from Facebook”, reported techradar.com. The new named will appear in the title for […]