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Twitter suspends 235,000 accounts for supporting extremist causes
20 Aug 2016
Twitter on Thursday suspended 235,000 accounts that promoted terrorism over the last six months, as the micro-blogging network continued to crack down on the use of its platform for extremist causes
Facebook unveils first full-scale drone Aquila to bring basic internet access to developing world
01 Aug 2016
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey’s account hacked
11 Jul 2016
Facebook to pilot test offline videos from 11 July
08 Jul 2016
In an attempt to beat the problems associated with poor or expensive mobile internet access, Facebook will start testing a new video download feature in India
Facebook says post about privacy violation a hoax
01 Jul 2016
A Facebook post has been going viral lately telling people that soon all their private information along with photos and other content will go public on the internet
Researchers use algorithms to analyse how ISIS recruits through social media
17 Jun 2016
Researchers apply the laws of physics to study how terrorist support groups grow online, and how law enforcement can track activities
Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 bn in cash
13 Jun 2016
Growing at a 19 per cent annual rate, LinkedIn continues to be the world's largest and most valuable professional network with 433 million members across the world
32 mn Twitter passwords leaked
09 Jun 2016
Users tiring of 'Likes' and Tweets: study
08 Jun 2016
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