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Facebook Watch Goes Global
Watch also opens new opportunities for creators and publishers globally
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EU Parliament Approves Copyright Law In Blow To Big Tech
In blow to internet giants like Google and Facebook, the European Union yesterday approved a controversial EU copyright law giving more powers to news and record companies
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WhatsApp Expands Radio Campaign to Curb Fake News To 10 More Indian States
The Facebook-owned company has been on an overdrive after it faced severe criticism from the government over circulation of fake news on its platform that incited multiple incidents of mob lynching across the country
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Google, Twitter, And Facebook Are Treading On Very Troubled Territory: Donald Trump
Trump warned Google, Facebook, and Twitter to tread carefully after recently accusing internet and social media firms of political bias and censorship
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WhatsApp To Clamp Down On 'Sinister' Messages In India: IT minister
False messages circulated on WhatsApp have led to a series of mob beatings across the country this year
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Global Facebook Users To Get 'Good' EU-Style Safeguards: Mark Zuckerberg
"We've been very clear that we'll roll out the same controls all around the world," Zuckerberg said, adding that "good regulation" would increase user trust in how tech giants use their data
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Internet Domain Names In Indian Languages Soon
"Work is on for nine Indian scripts - Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya, Tamil, and Telugu. These scripts are expected to cover many different local languages," said Samiran Gupta, Head, ICANN India
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Double Check Facts Of Forwarded Messages: WhatsApp Cautions Users
WhatsApp is expanding its user education campaign on how to spot fake news and hoaxes. It is publishing a new video that explains the importance of the "forward" label and calls users to double check the facts when they are not sure who created the original message
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Facebook Removes Accounts Involved In Political Influence Campaign Ahead Of US Mid-Term Polls
Facebook has been grappling with continuing public backlash for being slow to recognise Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, along with widespread concerns over its past data-sharing practices
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Twitter To Purge Locked Accounts From Users' Follower Count; Warns Of Potential Drop In Followers
Twitter said many users now will see drop in follower count but did not give exact number of users affected
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Facebook Committed To Ensure Integrity Of Elections In India, Other Countries: Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg, who is also the CEO of Facebook, said data privacy and foreign interference in elections were topics that they have discussed at the Facebook board meeting
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Sorry For Not doing enough: Zuckerberg Testimony To Congress
In a testimony released yesterday on the eve of his first Congressional appearance, Zuckerberg accepts responsibility for the social network's failure to protect private data of its 87 million users and prevent manipulation of the platform
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Facebook's Major Focus Polls In India, US, Pak: Mark Zuckerberg
This is going to be a big year for elections ahead with the US midterms and elections in India, Brazil, Mexico, Pakistan, Hungary and others
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Zuckerberg Apologises For 'Major Breach Of Trust' With Facebook Users
"This was a major breach of trust and I'm really sorry that this happened," Zuckerberg
Read MoreFacebook Made Mistakes, Says Zuckerberg; Vows To 'Fix'
"I started Facebook, and at the end of the day, I'm responsible for what happens on our platform. I'm serious about doing what it takes to protect our community," Zuckerberg said
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