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Facebook still at odds with government over WhatsApp monitoring

FB VP is believed to have offered to track WhatsApp activities of persons deemed ‘dubious or suspicious’.

How WhatsApp Business has become a popular tool for micro enterprises

Small businesses are finding Whatsapp Business an acceptable substitute for a website or app.

Give status of social media accountability norms: Supreme Court

Apex court will hear linking Aadhaar to Facebook a/cs, other tech platforms on Sept 24, says govt stand on accountability more important.

SC defers Facebook's Aadhaar-social media linkage matter for September 24

Justice Deepak Gupta said the court may give more time if the Centre is considering framing something in the near future.

Facebook global executive meets IT minister, discusses cross-border data flows

Terming India as a "huge market" for Facebook and its group companies, Nick Clegg said the US tech giant is "keen to make progress" on roll...

HC restrains Subramanian Swamy, social media platforms from sharing 'defamatory' content against Indiabulls

The court in an interim order, also directed a web portal and the social media platforms to remove "offending false messages" from their pl...

Data is not oil, no need to hoard it: Facebook’s Nick Clegg

Calls on India to allow free flow of data across borders to discover its true value.

Is there any proposal to link Aadhaar with social media?: SC asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Friday deferred the Aadhaar-social media linkage matter concerning Facebook for September 24. Asking the government fo...

Tamil Nadu pings Supreme Court to keep social media case alive

Tamil Nadu government has asked that the case continue to be heard in the Madras High Court

Social media compliance with govt requests shoots up after Jammu & Kashmir move

Govt committee meeting every other day to review posts; Facebook’s compliance rate over 90%.

MeitY pings UIDAI on Aadhaar-social media linking

As of now, Aadhaar can be linked only to govt welfare schemes and subsidies that are funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India.

IIT grads lead the way in mental health technology

According to a 2018 WHO report, India is the most depressed country in the world

MeitY may relax norms on content monitoring for social media firms

Looks to drop clause that requires cos to develop automated tools to actively monitor content

Ahead of state polls, Election Commission of India wants social media to follow the code

The poll panel reminds social media firms such as Facebook, WhatsApp of voluntary code of ethics adopted during LS elections.

Truecaller crosses 500mn downloads, 150mn daily active users

With its offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram and Mumbai, more than half of the company's employees are from India.

CCI Raids 4 companies accused of rigging bids for FCI tarpaulin

Climax Synthetics Private Ltd, Shivalik Agro Poly Products Ltd, Arun Manufacturing Services Private Ltd and Bag Poly International Ltd were...

UPI entities may face cap on market share

The RBI had spoken about a similar risk on payments ecosystem while circulating a discussion paper on setting up other retail payment syste...