Massachusetts ‘MassNotify’ Android app for Covid auto-installed
San Francisco-- MassNotify, the US state of Massachusetts' exposure notifications app for Covid-19, was automatically installed on some Android phones without warning, according to...
44 attorneys urge Facebook to drop ‘Insta for kids’
San Francisco-- A coalition of 44 US attorneys general signed a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging Facebook not to launch "Instagram for...
Oversight Board upholds Facebook’s decision to ban Trump
Washington-- In a significant development, the independent Oversight Board on Wednesday upheld Facebook's decision on January 7 to suspend then US President Donald Trump...
Zuck, Pichai, Dorsey defend platforms before US hearing
Washington-- Ahead of a key congressional hearing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have defended...
Incorporating artificial intelligence in Indian healthcare
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi-- Every year, around 50,000 individuals graduate to become certified doctors. In order to maintain the minimum doctor patient ratio, as...
Twitter acts on 500 Indian accounts, backs free expression
New Delhi-- Twitter on Wednesday said that it has taken a range of enforcement actions, including permanent suspension in certain cases, against more than...
Hate speech, frauds up for Indian online users: Microsoft
New Delhi-- Despite improving its tally on online civility in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, India has seen a significant increase in hate speech,...
Facebook’s Head of Safety shares tips to keep kids safe online
By Puja Gupta
New Delhi-- Over the last 12 months most of us have spent more time online than ever before. In particular, young people...
Indian girls facing a deep digital divide
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi-- A majority of young girls in India have no or limited access to either mobile phones or computers, and this...
Twitter braces for pro-Trump rally at its US headquarters
San Francisco-- Angry at Twitter which permanently banned US President Donald Trump on its platform following the Capitol chaos last week, his supporters are...