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Social Media Giant Facebook Blames Indian User Growth Decline On Telecom Tariff Hike

Facebook Blames Pricey Data Packs For Disappointing Q4 Numbers

Facebook has blamed COVID-19 and pricey data packs in India for its…

Chetan T. 4th February, 2022

Indian Govt Slams Facebook, Google, Twitter For Inaction On Fake News: Report

Indian Govt Slams Facebook, Google, Twitter For Inaction On Fake News:...

The sabre-rattling between the Union Government and social media platforms continues to…

Chetan T. 2nd February, 2022

Meta Transparency Report: Over 99% Of Content Actions Taken Proactively On Facebook Summary A majority of the content that was found violating standards were flagged by the platform itself Between 1 and 31 Jan 2022, Meta received over 534 reports through the Indian grievance mechanism Among these grievances, a majority were concerning hacked accounts (141), fake profiles pretending to be someone (63) and losing page or group access (60) In accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, Meta (formerly facebook) has released its India monthly report for Instagram and Facebook for the time period between January 1 and Jan 31, 2022.

Meta Transparency Report: 21.7 Mn Content Pieces Actioned By Facebook,...

In accordance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines…

Sethu P. 1st February, 2022

Facebook Problem Human Rights India

Facebook Under Fire For Stalling Human Rights Assessment Report On Ind...

Human rights groups are calling on Meta (formerly…

Team Inc42 21st January, 2022

Facebook Took Action Against 16.2 Mn Content Pieces In November

Social media giant Facebook took action against 16.2…

Rituraj B. 31st December, 2021

Facebook Parent Meta Unveils Its First Standalone Asian Office In Guru...

Facebook Parent Meta has unveiled its first standalone…

Sethu P. 9th December, 2021

Congress Writes To Zuckerberg Demanding Probe Into Facebook India Operations

Congress Writes To Zuckerberg Demanding Probe Into Facebook India Oper...

As reports of social media giant Facebook holding…

Rituraj B. 14th November, 2021

Facebook, Instagram Publish Compliance Report For New IT Rules

Indian Government Data Requests To Facebook Increases By 27%

The Indian government made 45,275 data requests to…

Sethu P. 13th November, 2021

Facebook’s Blind Eye Towards Hate Speech In India Under The Spotlight

Facebook’s Blind Eye Towards Hate Speech In India Under The Spotlight ...

According to a July 2020 research report, inflammatory content on Facebook spiked 300% above...

Nikhil S. 25th October, 2021

Leaked Documents May Land Facebook In Fresh Trouble In India

Leaked Documents May Land Facebook In Fresh Trouble In India

“Whistleblowers are now a regular—& valuable—part of the…

Suprita A. 10th October, 2021

Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix Form Merchants Alliance To Address Financial Regulation Disparity In India

Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix Form Merchants Alliance To Address Financ...

Online merchants that are dependent on fintech and…

Laxitha M. 8th October, 2021

Facebook, WhatsApp Outage Exposes Indian Startups’ Dependence On Tech ...

Just a day after a former Facebook employee…

Suprita A. 5th October, 2021

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