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All You Need To Know About Alexei Navalny, Putin Critic Who Died In Prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, leveraged social media and fatigue with the Kremlin to rise to prominence.
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Facebook Asked by Russia to Provide Explanation on Blocked Accounts
Russia demanded an explanation from Facebook after the social media giant said it had derailed a campaign to mislead Russians protesting the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Prasar Bharati CEO's Twitter Handle Among Accounts Suspended
The Twitter account of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati's chief executive was among those blocked by the social networking company on Monday amid a broad sweep of users found using a hashtag deemed inappropriate by the government.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Actors Kangana Ranaut, Diljit Dosanjh In Ugly Twitter Fight Over Farmers
Actor Kangana Ranaut, called out on Twitter for misidentifying an elderly woman at the farmers' protest in Delhi as one of the organisers of the Shaheen Bagh demonstration against the centre's controversial citizenship law, lashed out at singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday, setting off a lengthy exchange of unpleasantries on the social networki...
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Facebook Bans Accounts Linked to Anti-Government US 'Boogaloo' Movement
Facebook stepped up the battle against the amorphous anti-government "boogaloo" movement on Tuesday, banning accounts of adherents who encouraged violence during recent anti-racism protests across the United States.
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Reddit Co-Founder Resigns From Board, Wants a Black Candidate to Take Over
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on Friday resigned from the social network firm's board and sought to be replaced by a black candidate.
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"We Failed To Assess": Assam Minister On Violence Over Citizenship Act
The Assam government on Monday admitted that it did not have intelligence inputs about the large-scale violence during protests against the citizenship law and said it is monitoring social networking sites to find out posts spreading hate messages.
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France Unveils 500 Million Euros In Aid To Motorists
The new measures come after nationwide protests against tax increases on petrol have spread in recent weeks. Several associations and groups created on social networks have scheduled demonstrations and road blockades for Nov 17.
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Facebook Fuels Broad Privacy Debate by Tracking Non-Users
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the world's largest social network tracks people whether they have accounts or not.
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Shiv Sena Activists Protest Over Derogatory Facebook Posts on Bal Thackeray
Shiv Sena activists on Sunday protested in Maharashtra over alleged derogatory Facebook posts pertaining to Chhatrapati Shivaji and the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, officials said.
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Thai Ministry Says Blocks Facebook to Stem Anti-Coup Criticism
Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said.
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Facebook revamps guidelines after rape protests
Facebook has announced it is updating its policies on "harmful and hateful" content after a campaign complaining it was allowing jokes and other offensive comments about rape and domestic abuse.
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Women arrested for Facebook post: Markandey Katju's letters to Prithviraj Chavan
Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, demanding action against the cops who arrested two young women in Mumbai for protesting the shutdown in the city on Bal Thackeray's death on social networking site Facebook. Mr Katju wrote two letters to Mr Chavan, the second triggered after he...
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Markandey Katju demands action against cops who arrested women for Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown
Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju today demanded "immediate" action against police personnel for reportedly arresting two women in Mumbai protesting the shutdown in the city on Bal Thackeray's demise on social networking site Facebook.
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All You Need To Know About Alexei Navalny, Putin Critic Who Died In Prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in an Arctic prison on Friday, leveraged social media and fatigue with the Kremlin to rise to prominence.
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Facebook Asked by Russia to Provide Explanation on Blocked Accounts
Russia demanded an explanation from Facebook after the social media giant said it had derailed a campaign to mislead Russians protesting the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.
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Prasar Bharati CEO's Twitter Handle Among Accounts Suspended
The Twitter account of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati's chief executive was among those blocked by the social networking company on Monday amid a broad sweep of users found using a hashtag deemed inappropriate by the government.
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Facebook's Defence As Farmers' Protest Page Was Briefly Taken Down
Facebook today clarified that an error on its part caused the blocking of the accounts used by farmers protesting against the government's new agricultural laws on Sunday. The social networking site said its automated systems flagged the pages of Kisan Ekta Morcha as "spam" following increased activity, although the group's Instagram account (owned...
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Actors Kangana Ranaut, Diljit Dosanjh In Ugly Twitter Fight Over Farmers
Actor Kangana Ranaut, called out on Twitter for misidentifying an elderly woman at the farmers' protest in Delhi as one of the organisers of the Shaheen Bagh demonstration against the centre's controversial citizenship law, lashed out at singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday, setting off a lengthy exchange of unpleasantries on the social networki...
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Facebook Bans Accounts Linked to Anti-Government US 'Boogaloo' Movement
Facebook stepped up the battle against the amorphous anti-government "boogaloo" movement on Tuesday, banning accounts of adherents who encouraged violence during recent anti-racism protests across the United States.
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Reddit Co-Founder Resigns From Board, Wants a Black Candidate to Take Over
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on Friday resigned from the social network firm's board and sought to be replaced by a black candidate.
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"We Failed To Assess": Assam Minister On Violence Over Citizenship Act
The Assam government on Monday admitted that it did not have intelligence inputs about the large-scale violence during protests against the citizenship law and said it is monitoring social networking sites to find out posts spreading hate messages.
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France Unveils 500 Million Euros In Aid To Motorists
The new measures come after nationwide protests against tax increases on petrol have spread in recent weeks. Several associations and groups created on social networks have scheduled demonstrations and road blockades for Nov 17.
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Facebook Fuels Broad Privacy Debate by Tracking Non-Users
Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said the world's largest social network tracks people whether they have accounts or not.
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Shiv Sena Activists Protest Over Derogatory Facebook Posts on Bal Thackeray
Shiv Sena activists on Sunday protested in Maharashtra over alleged derogatory Facebook posts pertaining to Chhatrapati Shivaji and the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, officials said.
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Thai Ministry Says Blocks Facebook to Stem Anti-Coup Criticism
Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said.
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Facebook revamps guidelines after rape protests
Facebook has announced it is updating its policies on "harmful and hateful" content after a campaign complaining it was allowing jokes and other offensive comments about rape and domestic abuse.
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Women arrested for Facebook post: Markandey Katju's letters to Prithviraj Chavan
Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, demanding action against the cops who arrested two young women in Mumbai for protesting the shutdown in the city on Bal Thackeray's death on social networking site Facebook. Mr Katju wrote two letters to Mr Chavan, the second triggered after he...
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Markandey Katju demands action against cops who arrested women for Facebook post on Mumbai shutdown
Press Council of India chief Markandey Katju today demanded "immediate" action against police personnel for reportedly arresting two women in Mumbai protesting the shutdown in the city on Bal Thackeray's demise on social networking site Facebook.
