Twitter says it’s stepping up its fight against misinformation with a new policy cracking down on posts that spread potentially dangerous false stories. The change is part of a broader effort to promote accurate information during times of conflict or crisis.Read More
Schroders, Britain’s biggest listed asset manager, has announced on Wednesday that it will vote against 11 resolutions at Amazon, Facebook parent Meta and Google owner Alphabet concerning workers’ and digital rights at their annual general meetings. Schroders said it was declaring its intention to vote against management on the issues as an escalation measure followin…Read…
WhatsApp will launch free cloud-based API services to get more businesses using the app, announced Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the company’s messaging event on Thursday. Zuckerberg said the offering would mean “any business or developer can easily access our service, build directly on top of WhatsApp to customize their experience and speed up…
Google has now reached an agreement with Match, after the dating app maker company announced that Alphabet will allow the it to offer users a choice in payment systems. A few days back, Match sued Google as a “last resort” to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Google Play store…
WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out an update that lets users request your account information on WhatsApp on desktop. Users will only be able to access the Request Account Info feature only after updating their WhatsApp desktop beta to the latest v2.2219.3.Read More
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has described Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter as a “breath of hope” during the recent meet in Brazil on Friday. Bolsonaro also added that he hopes the US billionaire would help end the “lies” about his widely criticized stewardship of the Amazon rainforest.Read More
WhatsApp is dropping support for iOS 10 and iOS 11 to force users to update their iPhone to a newer version or to upgrade their iPhone altogether. As a result of the update, WhatsApp users on the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c will no longer be able to receive support from the instant messaging app.Read…
WhatsApp users in India can now access DigiLocker through the government’s MyGov Helpdesk chatbot that debuted in 2020. It will allow users to use WhatsApp to create and authenticate their DigiLocker account as well as download documents such as PAN card, driving licence, and insurance policy documents, among others.Read More
Facebook owner Meta says will share more data on targeting choices made by advertisers running political and social-issue advertisements in its public ad database.Read More
The District of Columbia on Monday reportedly sued Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal, a privacy breach of millions of Facebook users’ personal data that became a major corporate and political scandal.Read More