WhatsApp is ‘free’ – so why does UP panel say consumer protection act applies to it?

Sachin Dhawan

· Jun 13, 2025 · 09:00 am

‘Careless People’: A searing tell-all about destructive structural incentives that embolden Facebook

Faiz Ullah

· Apr 13, 2025 · 07:30 am

Why Facebook ending fact checking in US is a warning sign for India

Abhik Deb

· Jan 11, 2025 · 09:00 am

Meta’s decision weakens the battle against misinformation

Ned Watt, The Conversation Michelle Riedlinger, The Conversation Silvia Montaña-Niño, The Conversation

· Jan 08, 2025 · 10:00 pm

How WhatsApp became the world’s ‘everything app’

Issie Lapowsky, Rest of World

· Dec 22, 2024 · 07:30 pm

Centre asks social media platforms to remove video showing sexual assault of Manipur women

Scroll Staff

· Jul 20, 2023 · 02:51 pm

HC warns Facebook it may order shutdown if platform doesn’t cooperate with Indian authorities

Scroll Staff

· Jun 16, 2023 · 01:14 pm

Does quitting social media have long-term benefits? Here’s what researchers say

John Malouff, The Conversation

· Jun 04, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Meta to lay off 10,000 employees in second round of job cuts

Scroll Staff

· Mar 14, 2023 · 08:48 pm

Twitter and Meta want to make money from protecting users’ identities. Will it work?

Anjana Susarla, The Conversation

· Mar 11, 2023 · 07:30 pm

As social media platforms around the world surrender to state diktats, what can users do?

Mishi Choudhary Eben Moglen

· Mar 11, 2023 · 09:00 am

Parents in the US are suing Instagram and Snapchat for the mental health struggles of their children

Avi Asher-Schapiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Feb 12, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts to be restored, says Meta

Scroll Staff

· Jan 26, 2023 · 08:36 am

Vietnamese government is using its new digital laws to crack down on dissenters

Sen Nguyen, Thomson Reuters Foundation Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Jan 02, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Meta Oversight Board recommends overhaul of ‘cross-check’ programme

Scroll Staff

· Dec 07, 2022 · 03:59 pm

India made second-highest requests for user data from Meta, shows transparency report

Scroll Staff

· Nov 23, 2022 · 04:27 pm

WhatsApp India head and Meta India’s director of Public Policy resign

Scroll Staff

· Nov 15, 2022 · 06:42 pm

Why Mark Zuckerberg can fire 11,000 workers but Meta’s shareholders cannot sack him

Mark Humphery-Jenner, The Conversation

· Nov 13, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Meta says it will lay off over 11,000 employees

Scroll Staff

· Nov 09, 2022 · 05:50 pm

Why the collapse in Meta’s share price is good for the future of social media

Renaud Foucart, The Conversation

· Nov 08, 2022 · 09:30 pm