Twitter rolls out new feature that will prompt users to review, revise offensive replies

The service will first be available for Apple and Android device users that have the English language enabled in their settings.

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· 8 hours ago

Facebook oversight board upholds decision to ban Donald Trump’s social media accounts

Trump’s Twitter account was also permanently suspended on January 8, in the wake of violence in the US Capitol building by his supporters.

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· Yesterday · 08:45 pm

Facebook ‘likes’ change how you feel about your memories

In some cases, people would hold back from sharing a memory in case it didn't receive enough likes.

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· May 02, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Twitter services down globally as users have trouble logging in, downloading tweets

Sixty-eight per cent of users were facing problems with the Twitter website, while 19% of them reported errors with the Android app.

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· Apr 17, 2021 · 07:53 pm

Ban on social media use ‘illegal’, Air India pilots write to chief Rajiv Bansal

The carrier’s policy bars employees, including those retired, from posting on social media during or after duty hours.

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· Mar 19, 2021 · 08:41 am

New social media rules give vast powers to bureaucrats without Parliament assent, says Congress

This new set of rules to regulate social media, streaming and digital news content will virtually bring them under the ambit of government supervision.

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· Feb 28, 2021 · 10:47 am

‘Many don’t trust us,’ says Twitter CEO, vows to make content moderation practices more transparent

As part of the reform measures, the social media platform is reportedly planning to introduce a way for users to automatically block and mute abusive accounts.

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· Feb 26, 2021 · 04:47 pm

In new rules for social media, Centre asks platforms to name ‘originator of mischievous’ posts

This new set of rules to regulate social media, streaming and digital news content will virtually bring them under the ambit of government supervision.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 03:12 pm

Facebook to lift ban on Australian news pages after agreement with government on new law

The agreement was finalised by Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

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· Feb 23, 2021 · 10:59 am

Social media can weaken democracy, Centre working on laws to tackle it, says BJP leader Ram Madhav

He said that social media was powerful enough to ‘topple governments and regulating them is difficult’.

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· Feb 21, 2021 · 04:17 pm

Australian PM speaks to Narendra Modi, Justin Trudeau on law asking Facebook to pay for news content

Facebook has blocked news websites and barred users in Australia from sharing news content on the platform.

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· Feb 19, 2021 · 03:34 pm

Facebook blocks Australia from accessing news on platform amid row with government over new law

Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the company’s move ‘arrogant and disappointing’.

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· Feb 18, 2021 · 03:43 pm