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UK says Twitter entitled to ban Trump, but social media firms must be accountable
"Social media companies must be held accountable for the consistent, transparent, and effective enforcement of their terms and conditions."
Conservative social media platform Parler sues Amazon over web shutdown
The suit comes amid a wave of action by online giants blocking access to President Donald Trump's supporters in the wake of last week's US ...
Twitter shares dive 7% after Donald Trump account suspension
US President Donald Trump has a very high and loyal following on Twitter and a lot of those eyeballs will go away if he is permanently rest...
Experts ask social media platforms to be consistent in applying policies
While Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others have cracked down on Donald Trump for inciting the mod that attacked the US Capitol Hill, the...
Twitter shares fall 7% following permanent ban on Donald Trump
Twitter was Donald Trump’s preferred channel for amplifying attacks on his rivals, spreading conspiracies and provoking other nations durin...
PM Narendra Modi not on Tooter, say government officials
The ‘Tooter’ platform is described as a “Swadeshi social network” and welcomes one to a “Swadeshi Andolan 2.0” on its homepage. It shows Na...
Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes
As the Congressional Research Service has explained in a report for federal lawmakers and their staffs, lawsuits predicated on a website's ...
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
Though deprived of his big online megaphones, Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach.
Plea in Supreme Court seeks to regulate social media platforms
The plea has also sought directions to frame guidelines to entrust responsibility on the officers of ministries of electronics and IT and I...
Tractor to Twitter: How farmers developed their social media plan to convey their views
he protesters have a strong presence on other digital platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube as well to tell their side...
Understanding the social media phenomenon of Diljit Dosanjh
Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s digital joust with Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has expanded his online clout beyond the Punjabi-an...
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In US, Indian doctors become face of pro-vaccine, social media push
Even as concerns about the effectiveness and complications resulting from the Covid-19 vaccine makes a section of Indians skeptical about t...
Automated system flagged Kisan Ekta Morcha page as spam, says Facebook
"As per our review, our automated systems found an increased activity on the (Kisan Ekta Morcha) Facebook page and flagged it as spam, whic...
Cryptocurrencies gaining traction in India via social media campaigns
Cryptocurrency firms face certain restrictions on advertising on social media platforms and therefore depend on influencers across regional...
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Agency homing in on social media companies' data collection
The Federal Trade Commission's action announced Monday goes to the heart of the tech industry's lucrative business model: harvesting data f...
Congress launches social media campaign to muster support for agitating farmers
"The Modi government has persecuted the farmer - first it brought black laws and then used lathis against them, but it forgot that when ...
Control antisocial social media with regulatory frameworks
Where traditional media is forced to operate with liability and responsibility, social media is not held to the same standards.
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