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Internal Facebook documents show struggle with misinformation, hate speech and celebrations of violence in India

In a report published on Saturday, The New York Times said in February 2019, a Facebook researcher created a new user account to look into what the social media website will look like for a person living in Kerala.

Oct 25, 2021, 12:25 PM IST

Facebook India appoints ex-IAS officer Rajiv Aggarwal as Head of Public Policy

In this role, Aggarwal will report to Ajit Mohan, Vice President And Managing Director, Facebook India and will be a part of the India leadership team.

Sep 20, 2021, 13:42 PM IST

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Social Media manipulation threatens the foundation of Democracy: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the election process, which is the foundation of a democratic government, is at risk of "social media manipulation". Digital platforms can be "unruly at times" and face their own challenges.

Jul 09, 2021, 10:38 AM IST

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Supreme Court rejects the petition of Facebook India MD in Delhi violence case

The Supreme Court on Thursday asserted that social media cannot escape mediator responsibilities, and said Facebook should appear before a Delhi Assembly committee to answer questions about all aspects of the February 2020 Delhi riots.

Jul 09, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

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Google confesses before parliamentary committee on social media misuse?

Officials of Facebook India and Google India on Tuesday appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms. The panel, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, held a meeting of the parliamentary panel to protect the rights of citizens and prevent misuse of social/online news media platforms.

Jun 30, 2021, 11:14 AM IST

Facebook names Spoorthi Priya as grievance officer for India: Here’s how to contact her

Digital companies like Google and WhatsApp have also updated their websites to reflect the appointment of grievance officers as per the new social media rules.

Jun 07, 2021, 20:58 PM IST

Here’s how to stop Facebook from tracking your online activities

Facebook’s collating of data came to light after the controversial Cambridge Analytica scandal and that raised serious questions on the company’s policies. Another Facebook feature that raises privacy concerns is its ‘off-Facebook activity-tracking feature’, which tracks users' app and website usage on their devices.

Feb 04, 2021, 17:27 PM IST

DNA Exclusive: Is social media changing our personality and way of thinking?

For these social media companies, we are like a product and they are virtually dictating our choices. Not only this, they are even trying to mold our thoughts to vote in favour of a particular political party during elections.

Sep 25, 2020, 01:54 AM IST

Facebook India head admits people in key positions are anti-BJP, claim sources

Facebook India head Ajit Mohan was on Wednesday (September 2) questioned for about two two hours by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology amid controversy over Facebook's alleged bias in favour of the BJP. According to sources, Mohan admitted before the Parliamentary Committe that people at key positions in India office of Facebook are anti-BJP. Mohan also said that he is taking back what he wrote ten years ago because of a change of heart.

Sep 03, 2020, 07:50 AM IST