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Explained | The legal debate around a Texas law for social media platforms

Explained | The legal debate around a Texas law for social media platforms

Saptaparno Ghosh

The Texas law for social media platforms (H.B. 20) mandates that companies cannot censor any post based on an individual’s political viewpoint, and

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U.S. appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law

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To meet the complex privacy requirements of organisations, several professionals wish to upskill so that they are industry-ready.

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In this Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, photo a woman types on a keyboard in New York. Cybersecurity researchers say a coordinated cyberespionage campaign has targeted U.N. relief agencies, the International Red Cross and other non-governmental organizations groups for the past 10 months. The California cybersecurity outfit Lookout says the campaign, which uses phishing to harvest passwords from mobile phones and computers, is still active. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Foundation moots transparency law for social media platforms

FILE PHOTO: The Snapchat app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken July 13, 2021.

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Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for about $44 billion.

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“Houston brings valuable perspective to our board as a leader of a technology company with services used by millions of people and businesses,” Zuckerberg said in a statement.

Facebook adds Dropbox CEO Drew Houston to board of directors

Twitter says state-backed actors may have accessed users’ phone numbers

In a statement published on its privacy blog, Twitter said it had identified a “high volume of requests” to use the ‘contacts upload’ feature

Alphabet shares fall as Google misses on sales, YouTube revenue disappoints

Alphabet Inc’s new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai had sought to counter slowing revenue growth in the company’s main advertising business by pointi

Man causes virtual traffic jam on Google Maps with 99 phones

A German artist put the smartphones with Google Maps on into a wagon cart and wheeled it around streets in Berlin, including outside the Google office

Horror writer Stephen King quits Facebook over misinformation

“I’m quitting Facebook. Not comfortable with the flood of false information that’s allowed in its political advertising, nor am I confident in i

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BharatNet gets ₹6,000 cr. for network in rural areas

CERN shuns Workplace by Facebook app over data privacy

Announcing that CERN’s presence on Workplace ended on January 31, the organisation said the decision was taken because of a lack of usage by CERN me

Coronavirus enters Web, users hacked with malicious files

To avoid falling victim to malicious programmes, people should try to avoid suspicious links and refer to official sources for trustworthy and legitim

Facebook, Twitter fighting fake news linked to coronavirus

Facebook said it is focusing on limiting the spread of misinformation and harmful content about the virus, while Twitter said it has invested in its p

Amazon now boasts 150 million Prime members globally

For an annual fee of $119 in the US, the shipping and entertainment programme offers a growing assortment of perks, including one-day shipping on mill

Prasad Bhat is rocking the stand-up comedy stage

From being in a metal band to comedy, Prasad Bhat brings his viral jokes to Chennai next Friday

Thousands of Instagram users personal details exposed

According to a TechCrunch report, social media booting service Social Captain stored passwords of linked Instagram accounts in unencrypted plain text

Google launches short form video app Tangi

Google is launching Tangi initially on the web and iOS that allows creative types to share how-to videos. Unlike TikTok, Tangi wants people to learn n

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