New Delhi: Social media giant Facebook on May 25 said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect on May 26. The U.S.-headquartered firm added that it continued to discuss the issues related to the new guidelines with the government.Continue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: There’s a lot of misunderstanding about privacy and security that’s been articulated in many groups and especially on social media. As someone who is very particular about devices and accounts being secure let me dispel some of the myths. What WhatsApp collects about each individual, thereContinue Reading
San Francisco: Amazon, Twitter and other tech companies on January 11 confronted fresh blowback for banning President Donald Trump and taking action against a wide array of websites that had glorified the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol five days ago. Twitter’s decision to remove Trump’s account, citing the potentialContinue Reading
New Delhi: Facebook India head Ajit Mohan told the parliamentary panel December 16 that the social media giant had found no reason to act against the Bajrang Dal – a right-wing outfit with ties to the ruling BJP, despite an internal security team tagging it as dangerous for inciting violenceContinue Reading
Rome: These days, WhatsApp messages from my 75-year-old nun-friend wakes me up. What a surprising development. She sends me good morning messages, good night messages, prayers, and even some good jokes. It is interesting to see the increasing number of religious men and women using the apps. The users rangeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Sept 11, 2020: The future of India looks grim as Facebook is being widely used to inject hatred and spread communal violence within the country, alleges Shibu Thomas, founder director of Persecution Relief, an inter-denominational organization dedicated to helping the Church in India. In aContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Darjeeling, Dec. 21, 2018: Youth groups in the Darjeeling hills have been enthusiastic in participating in Radio Salesian’s popular Christmas Carol competition – Jingle Bells Season 3. Seven groups are in the competition which this year consists of two parts, radio and television segments. Besides SalesianContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Hailing from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, a man named Thaha stands tall in life, in spite of being paralysed. Thaha never succumbed to self-pity, but instead braved the odds and made a living for himself using social media as his tool. This specially-abled man has been making umbrellas for the lastContinue Reading
Ohio, USA: Facebook has apologized for what it called a “mistake” in rejecting a theology ad from Franciscan University of Steubenville, on the grounds that an image of the cross was too violent and sensational. “Your image, video thumbnail or video can’t contain shocking, sensational, or excessively violent content,” wasContinue Reading
The families fled November 3Continue Reading