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Row Erupts Over Left MLA's Derogatory Remarks On Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman
A Left MLA in Kerala finds himself amidst a controversy over a Facebook post in which he made derogatory remarks against Lord Ram, Sita, and Lakshman.
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Eknath Shinde Changes Profile Pictures To Savarkar On Social Media Accounts
As a gesture of support for Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today updated his social media accounts and placed Savarkar's pictures on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as profile pictures.
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Facebook Post By Murder Accused Triggers Political Row In Kerala
A social media post, by an accused in the killing of a Youth Congress activist five years ago, has put the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala in the dock, as opposition Congress today attacked the party and demanded a CBI probe in the sensational case.
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Case Against Facebook Page Admin For Remark On Judge Hearing Hijab Case
A case has been registered against the administrator of a Facebook page 'Mangalore Muslims' and another person who had posted against one of the three judges of the Karnataka High Court hearing the hijab case.
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"No One Has That Power...": Facebook India Head On BJP Hate Speech Row
Facebook enforces its policies in a non-partisan, objective manner, the chief of the company's India operations told NDTV on Friday, rejecting reports that had said a top executive had vetoed action against a leader of the ruling BJP responsible for
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RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav Threatens Journalists With FIR Over Poster Row
Amid the controversy over posters of RJD not carrying party leader Tejashwi Yadav's photo, elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav during a live on his Facebook handle threatened to file "FIR, Defamation, and PIL" against journalists highlighting the issue.
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Trinamool MLA's Facebook Post To "Look After" BJP Workers Sparks Row
A Trinamool Congress MLA today threatened to "look after" BJP workers in Dinhata area of West Bengal's Coochbehar district "in a proper manner", a day after convoy of party leader Abhishek Banerjee allegedly came under attack in BJP-ruled Tripura.
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Code Of Ethics In Government's Draft Rules To Regulate Social Media
In the middle of a huge row with Twitter, which has snubbed an order to block some accounts, the government has readied draft rules to regulate all social media, streaming or OTT (Over The Top) platforms and news-related websites.
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Twitter Row: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Warns US Social Media Companies to Abide by Country’s Laws
India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned US social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration and Twitter over content regulation.
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WhatsApp Privacy Row: Not Essential To Download It, Says High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it is not mandatory to download WhatsApp, amid concerns over the company's new privacy policy.
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Full-Page Ads On Day 2: WhatsApp Tries To Allay Privacy Concerns Again
WhatsApp's clarification on its privacy policy was splashed across newspapers in full-page ads this morning with the boldfaced title: "WhatsApp respects and protects your privacy".
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"We Want To Address Some Rumours": WhatsApp Updates On Privacy Policy Row
Amid row over reports of WhatsApp users alleging leak of their private messages with family and friends on search engines, the Facebook-owned messaging service has issued yet another clarification.
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Congress's KC Venugopal Demands Parliamentary Probe Over Facebook Row
Congress leader KC Venugopal today demanded a probe by a parliamentary committee into Facebook's alleged "interference in the country's electoral democracy" and that the social media platform allegedly publishes hate speech posts that were allowed since 2014.
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Facebook Doesn't Profit From Hate Speech: India Chief Amid Political Row
Facebook does not profit from hate speech, the tech giant's India chief said on Wednesday, rejecting allegations the Silicon Valley firm failed to act on the issue over business concerns.
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Top Facebook Official Summoned By Delhi Panel Over Hate Speech Complaints
A top Facebook executive has been summoned by a Delhi assembly panel headed by the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha over complaints alleging "deliberate inaction on the part of social media platform to apply hate speech rules". Ajit Mohan, Facebook India's vice president and managing director, has been asked to appear before the panel next week on...
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Row Erupts Over Left MLA's Derogatory Remarks On Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman
A Left MLA in Kerala finds himself amidst a controversy over a Facebook post in which he made derogatory remarks against Lord Ram, Sita, and Lakshman.
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Eknath Shinde Changes Profile Pictures To Savarkar On Social Media Accounts
As a gesture of support for Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde today updated his social media accounts and placed Savarkar's pictures on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as profile pictures.
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Facebook Post By Murder Accused Triggers Political Row In Kerala
A social media post, by an accused in the killing of a Youth Congress activist five years ago, has put the ruling CPI(M) in Kerala in the dock, as opposition Congress today attacked the party and demanded a CBI probe in the sensational case.
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Case Against Facebook Page Admin For Remark On Judge Hearing Hijab Case
A case has been registered against the administrator of a Facebook page 'Mangalore Muslims' and another person who had posted against one of the three judges of the Karnataka High Court hearing the hijab case.
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"No One Has That Power...": Facebook India Head On BJP Hate Speech Row
Facebook enforces its policies in a non-partisan, objective manner, the chief of the company's India operations told NDTV on Friday, rejecting reports that had said a top executive had vetoed action against a leader of the ruling BJP responsible for
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RJD's Tej Pratap Yadav Threatens Journalists With FIR Over Poster Row
Amid the controversy over posters of RJD not carrying party leader Tejashwi Yadav's photo, elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav during a live on his Facebook handle threatened to file "FIR, Defamation, and PIL" against journalists highlighting the issue.
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Trinamool MLA's Facebook Post To "Look After" BJP Workers Sparks Row
A Trinamool Congress MLA today threatened to "look after" BJP workers in Dinhata area of West Bengal's Coochbehar district "in a proper manner", a day after convoy of party leader Abhishek Banerjee allegedly came under attack in BJP-ruled Tripura.
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Code Of Ethics In Government's Draft Rules To Regulate Social Media
In the middle of a huge row with Twitter, which has snubbed an order to block some accounts, the government has readied draft rules to regulate all social media, streaming or OTT (Over The Top) platforms and news-related websites.
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Twitter Row: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Warns US Social Media Companies to Abide by Country’s Laws
India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned US social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration and Twitter over content regulation.
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WhatsApp Privacy Row: Not Essential To Download It, Says High Court
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that it is not mandatory to download WhatsApp, amid concerns over the company's new privacy policy.
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Full-Page Ads On Day 2: WhatsApp Tries To Allay Privacy Concerns Again
WhatsApp's clarification on its privacy policy was splashed across newspapers in full-page ads this morning with the boldfaced title: "WhatsApp respects and protects your privacy".
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"We Want To Address Some Rumours": WhatsApp Updates On Privacy Policy Row
Amid row over reports of WhatsApp users alleging leak of their private messages with family and friends on search engines, the Facebook-owned messaging service has issued yet another clarification.
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Congress's KC Venugopal Demands Parliamentary Probe Over Facebook Row
Congress leader KC Venugopal today demanded a probe by a parliamentary committee into Facebook's alleged "interference in the country's electoral democracy" and that the social media platform allegedly publishes hate speech posts that were allowed since 2014.
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Facebook Doesn't Profit From Hate Speech: India Chief Amid Political Row
Facebook does not profit from hate speech, the tech giant's India chief said on Wednesday, rejecting allegations the Silicon Valley firm failed to act on the issue over business concerns.
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Top Facebook Official Summoned By Delhi Panel Over Hate Speech Complaints
A top Facebook executive has been summoned by a Delhi assembly panel headed by the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Raghav Chadha over complaints alleging "deliberate inaction on the part of social media platform to apply hate speech rules". Ajit Mohan, Facebook India's vice president and managing director, has been asked to appear before the panel next week on...
