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US FTC slaps $5 billion fine on Facebook
25 Jul 2019
While two Democrats on the FTC demanded a fine of $10 billion on FB, the three Republicans stood firm and imposed just $5 billion fine on the social network
SC orders Madras HC to review TikTok order or lift ban
23 Apr 2019
The Supreme Court considers freedom of speech and expression as basic to all rights and wants the high court to leave regulation of the app to its owners
Facebook removes ISI-backed Congress party accounts, pages
01 Apr 2019
Facebook said it is removing 687 pages associated with the Congress party, including 103 accounts linked to individuals working for the publicity division of Pakistan’s military establishment, or the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
Twitter bots had 'disproportionate' role spreading misinformation in 2016 election
21 Nov 2018
An analysis of information shared on Twitter during the 2016 US presidential election has found that bots played a disproportionate role in spreading misinformation online
Detecting fake news, at its source
04 Oct 2018
Facebook asks US banks to share customer data; plays down privacy fears
07 Aug 2018
Facebook has had discussions with JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and US Bancorp in the past year about sharing customers' financial data to enhance its Messenger texting platform
Facebook sees bid to influence US mid-term polls, deletes 32 accounts
01 Aug 2018
Facebook said on Tuesday it had identified a political influence campaign that was potentially built to disrupt the mid-term elections, and removed pages and fake accounts that had engaged in activity around divisive social issues
Thinking about quitting Facebook? There's a demographic analysis for that
24 Jul 2018
New research shows Facebook users are more likely to be older, female, higher-income earners, married and ideologically liberal; study also reveals socioeconomic inequalities in Facebook use and non-use
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
