Indian Government Proposes Social Media Rules That Could Suppress Users’ Speech

Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ: FB) WhatsApp messaging service has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government seeking to block new rules for social media companies that take effect on Wednesday, the Indian Express read more.....»»

India's government called for action to be taken over social-media posts that reference "Indian variant." It called the phrase "completely false" Family members of a man who died of the coronavirus mourn before his .....»»

When social media platform Parler comes back to life on Apple’s App Store, it will be designed to be a less offensive version than what users will be able to see elsewhere......»»

When social media platform Parler comes back to life on Apple’s App Store, it will be designed to be a less offensive version than what users will be able to see elsewhere......»»

Koo, the 10-month-old app, surged after Modi's government effectively endorsed it while it grappled with Twitter for not censoring accounts The .....»»

The stock ended Monday with a record close, despite not announcing any news......»»

Gab was launched in 2016 for users who don't like Twitter and Facebook's rules on f.....»»

Users of the alternative social media site took to Twitter on Friday to report that the site wasn't working for them. Parler is appealing to users as a free-speech platform. OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP Parler appeared to be expe.....»»

Twitter Inc said on Thursday it was introducing "notice", a new feature that will provide more clarity to tweets by certain users that violate the social media company's rules......»»

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is no stranger to controversy, and one of the latest controversial actions by the world’s largest social media company involved banning a handful of popular users such as Alex read more.....»»

Consumers in China are taking to social media to express their support for Huawei as the U.S. government looks to ramp up pressure on the Chinese smartphone maker......»»

Consumers in China are taking to social media to express their support for Huawei as the U.S. government looks to ramp up pressure on the Chinese smartphone maker......»»

A new White House campaign to collect stories about alleged instances of political bias on social media has drawn wide-ranging objections from free-speech advocates, privacy hawks and open-government experts......»»

Britain's privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to "like" posts on Facebook and other social media sites as part of tough new rules it's proposing to protect children's online privacy......»»

Britain’s crackdown on online hate is just what the big social media companies want......»»

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, who co-sponsored legislation this week to ban deceptive practices by social media companies, said on Thursday he was eyeing additional bills aimed at limiting hate speech and allowing users to move their data across platforms......»»

A congressional hearing to explore the spread of white nationalism on social media quickly served to illustrate of the problem Silicon Valley faces, after anonymous users on YouTube began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion......»»

The proposal is one of the most sweeping crackdowns on tech companies’ content moderation efforts that policymakers in a democratic government have ever considered......»»

Social media users denounced the BBC’s plan to broadcast the full text of an incendiary 1968 speech by the right-wing politician Enoch Powell, saying it would normalize hate......»»

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, A California judge has ruled that social media giant Twitter can be sued for falsely adve.....»»