News Allahabad HC Declines Man’s Request to Quash Criminal Proceedings for Facebook Posts Against Indian PM, Army In its November 24 order, the High Court noted that Facebook posts by the accused "appear to be publication and circulation of statements made... Aarathi GanesanDecember 11, 2023
News New Mexico Sues Meta Over Child Safety Failings on Its Platforms New Mexico attorney general’s office takes on Meta, accusing its platforms of willfully failing to protect children from online harm Vallari SanzgiriDecember 7, 2023
News Meta removes 13 fake accounts and 7 fake groups targeting online discussions in India The network of accounts and groups operated made-up personas on social media platforms under the guise of journalists, lawyers, and human rights activists. Kamya PandeyDecember 5, 2023
News 16 orders sent to social media companies in September by India’s GAC orders While the number of orders sent to companies appear to be increasing, we still do not know the nature and type of these orders Vallari SanzgiriNovember 3, 2023
News EU Commissioner directs Meta and X to act against misinformation relating to Israel-Hamas war While Meta listed its efforts in a blog post, X's response to the EU Commissioner's letter was not made public. Vallari SanzgiriOctober 13, 2023
News Nearly 66 Thousand User Grievances Received by Social Media Intermediaries in May 2023 While Google recorded 28.3 thousand complaints in May, Twitter only accounted for 518 complaints from Indian users Vallari SanzgiriJuly 6, 2023
News Explained (Courtesy Meta): How AI Systems Recommend Content on Instagram and Facebook The tech giant will also be releasing a "Content Library" of Facebook data for researchers. Aarathi GanesanJuly 3, 2023
News Facebook Ads will Soon Allow Sideloading of Android Apps in the EU This move by Meta could increase competition in the Android and iOS app distribution markets, which are currently dominated by Google and Apple. Sarvesh MathiJune 30, 2023
News Updated: Google, Meta Soon to Pull Plug On News for Canadian Users As Bill C-18 Passes This comes in response to Canada's Online News Act which requires tech companies like Meta to pay Canadian publishers for the news content shared... Aarathi GanesanJune 26, 2023
News Transparency Report: Here’s all Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Google had to say about user complaints in April Content pieces related to spam on Facebook reduced from 32 million in March to 21.7 million in April. Vallari SanzgiriJune 2, 2023