News TLDR: Meta, Swiggy, Zomato, Byju’s, Twitter, Donald Trump, CCTV, location tracking Swiggy’s Genie service halted (for now) in major cities The Swiggy app feature that lets users request items to be picked up or dropped off... Karan HMMay 11, 2022
News Summary: New report on how platforms should handle disinformation Parliamentary oversight and new transparency law are among the suggestions made. Anushka JainMay 6, 2022
News Google registers uptick in user complaints in March 2022 The tech giant's takedown efforts remain focused on copyright and trademark complaints. MitakshMay 6, 2022
News Instagram beats own record on number of user complaints in a month Here's what they complained about the most in March 2022. Sashwata SahaMay 4, 2022
News Twitter bans ads which deny climate change Social media platforms are increasingly facing scrutiny for their role in the spread of climate change misinformation. MitakshApril 26, 2022
News Compliance reports by social media platforms are unhelpful Due to the scale of regulatory and technical challenges, transparency reporting under the IT Rules has gotten off to a rocky start. Guest AuthorApril 18, 2022
News Instagram received highest number of user grievances in February, latest compliance report shows Around 96% of content harmful to children was detected by Instagram on its own. Aihik SurApril 13, 2022
News Twitter received 1,478 grievances in the first quarter of 2022, took action against 1,996 URLs Yet again, a majority of grievances were pinned to abuse and harassment on the platform. Sarvesh MathiApril 13, 2022
News Google received 3,000 fewer user complaints in February 2022, compliance report shows The complaints continued to focus on copyright violations as seen in previous months. MitakshApril 4, 2022
News WhatsApp banned less than 2 million accounts for third time since IT Rules, February report shows There were also fewer users who appealed the ban in the reporting period. Aihik SurApril 4, 2022