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Facebook bans OpIndia dossier on Wikipedia, which showed how it has become tool of propaganda by leftists with helpful support from big tech
When OpIndia's readers tried to share the link of dossier on Wikipedia on their Facebook accounts, the social media platform promptly removed the link and warned users against sharing it. Facebook has effectively banned OpIndia's dossier on Wikipedia.
Zuckerberg’s admission, Twitter Files, and more: How USA has been censoring and ‘controlling’ speech while delivering sermons to India
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Mark Zuckerberg's admission revealed that the United States government can push US-based social media platforms to promote any information they like and suppress what they don’t want the world to see.
Assam: Muslim youth arrested in Hailakandi for talking about Bangladesh-like violence to change regime in India, claiming links to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan
A youth from Hailakandi in Assam has been arrested for claiming to be associated with Al-Qaeda and threatening Bangladesh-like violence in India including Assam to change the govt
Double legal trouble for Meta: Settlement of USD 1.4 Billion in Texas over charges of gathering biometric data, and illegal drug ads investigation
In one case, Meta has agreed to pay USD 1.4 billion to settle case against it for collecting biometric data illegally and in second case Meta has been accused of allowing ads promoting illcit sale of cocaine, opioids and other drugs.
Absolute excess action on part of police: Calcutta HC orders release of a man arrested for alleged derogatory comments during Mamata Banerjee’s live stream
While ordering the release of a man arrested for criticising the Mamata Banerjee govt in the comment section of a Facebook live video, the Calcutta High Court on 27th June said that the arrest was an absolute excess action on the part of the police
Love Jihad in Assam: 20-year-old man from Baksa district poses as Rana Saha to trap a Hindu girl; arrested on several charges, including POCSO
Members of the Bajrang Dal nabbed the accused and handed him over to the authorities at Barpeta Road police station.
Exposed: China using fake accounts to pose as Sikhs on Facebook and Instagram, peddle pro-Khalistani propaganda and separatism
Meta noted that the pro-Khalistani propaganda by China was not limited to Facebook alone. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) bots also used social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram.
Big Tech against children’s online safety? Google, Meta spearhead over $1 mn lobbying efforts to oppose NY bills aimed at protecting children online
The lobby effort is being conducted against the two bills that would prohibit the use of algorithmic recommendations on children and the collection and sale of personal data from users under the age of 18.
USA: California man files lawsuit against 50 women, seeks $2.6 million for calling him a ‘bad date’ on a viral Facebook page, ‘Are we...
After finding no evidence of conspiracy in the said lawsuit, the judge granted an anti-SLAPP motion to prevent the abuse of the legal system to silence the women.
Meta to start labelling AI-generated content and manipulated media on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from May
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Meta will begin labeling a wider range of video, audio and image content as "Made with AI" on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram starting in May