News Social media posts on CDS General Rawat’s death leads to multiple arrests: Report The charges were filed under sections of the Indian Penal Code and, in one case, the Information Technology Act. Anushka JainDecember 14, 2021
News Instagram announces new features to make platform safer for teens, first set of teen-focused changes since the Facebook leaks Take a Break reminders, topic nudges, restricting who can tag teens, are some of the features that Instagram announced to improve teen safety. Sarvesh MathiDecember 7, 2021
News Facebook, Instagram ramp up efforts to fight revenge porn, partner with StopNCII.org Once the non-consenual intimate imagery is flagged, the platform run by a non-profit takes certain steps. Sarvesh MathiDecember 3, 2021
News US states want to find out if Facebook is exploiting children in the interest of profit The social media giant has been in the hot seat since its internal operations were exposed by a former employee. Sarvesh MathiNovember 19, 2021
News Are you for real? Instagram is asking users to verify themselves through videos The feature kicks in if an account shows suspicious behaviour leading them to check if the account is authentic. Anushka JainNovember 18, 2021
News Andhra Pradesh High Court orders ‘judge bashing’ social media content to be removed Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube were ordered to take down posts in an Andhra Pradesh contempt case. Anushka JainNovember 8, 2021
News Teenagers on Instagram may soon be nudged to look the other way on harmful content Steering teens away from harmful content is Facebook's response to the recent controversy about Instagram and its effects. MitakshOctober 11, 2021
News Here’s why Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram all went down for nearly six hours Although the outage has to do with DNS, the underlying issue can be traced back to something called Border Gateway Protocol. Sarvesh MathiOctober 5, 2021
News IG stands for Instagram, but it also stands for Instagreed: Senators grill Facebook in hearing The US Senate hearing was held following recent revelations that Facebook knew details about Instagram's influence on teens. Sarvesh MathiOctober 1, 2021
News Facebook says it is pausing work on Instagram Kids even though it is a good idea Facebook still supported the project which has been opposed by lawmakers and public health experts from the start. Sarvesh MathiSeptember 28, 2021