Mark Zuckerberg’s idealistic vision for Threads has been challenged from Day 1 by news junkies, politicians and other fans of rhetorical combat

Legal experts say while many companies have accused competitors that hired former employees and have a similar product of stealing trade secrets, the cases are difficult to prove

Threads has started with some built-in defense mechanisms for harmful content, as its user policies are the same as Instagram’s

Threads bears a strong resemblance to Twitter, as do numerous other social media sites that have cropped up in recent months as users have chafed at Musk's management of the service

At the peak of the outage, lasting over an hour, over 14,000 users reported issues with accessing Instagram, while around 7,000 and 2,700 users faced issues with Facebook and WhatsApp, respectively

Following PM Narendra Modi’s recent visit, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that her country and India are among the closest partners in the world

WhatsApp channel notification feature is available for both iOS and Android users

YouTube’s long-press 2x speed playback feature will be available till August 13

Twitter sees dramatic new updates that might change its entire character

This move comes shortly after Threads gained over 100 million sign-ups in just five days

Musk had tested a live video feature on X.

Celebs and influencers, who present themselves as health experts or medical practioners when promoting health- and wellness-related products, must provide “clear disclaimer”

Joins US federal government, majority of states in banning the social media app on security concerns

Elon Musk confirmed that the feature would be available on DMs.

X users can make video, audio calls without sharing phone number

X’s updated privacy policy seeks to collect biometric data, job history of users

Musk says that subscription for all users would make “the effective cost of bots” very high.

Musk didn’t specify how much users will have to pay but described it as a ‘small amount of money’

It further revealed that 73 per cent of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is sought for children under 18

India vs Pakistan match during the Asia Cup 2023 garnered 2.8 crore viewers on the platform.

Must take proper steps to save the next generation from predators, says TRAI

Government officials and platforms representatives will have a brainstorming on the issues and make sure that the platforms make adequate efforts for cleaning up their systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The new feature allows users to set a distinct password that is separate from their phone unlock code

Short-form videos, Chandrayaan-3 live telecast among Youtube’s top draws of 2023

Reports from Downdetector.com revealed access issues, with X users unable to view posts and encountering a “Welcome to X!” message, while X Pro (previously TweetDeck) experienced loading problems displaying a “Waiting for posts” pop-up.

This comes after the Ministry observed that certain fake and unverified messages are being spread, especially on social media.

The problem, reported around 9 p.m., affected users in India and beyond

A law, signed by Joe Biden on April 24, gives ByteDance until January 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban

This new functionality complements the existing “Delete for Everyone” option, allowing users to undo message deletions within a brief window of five seconds

After struggling to secure new funding and exploring mergers with various platforms, Koo faced insurmountable challenges

Modi recently reached 100.1 million followers on X, surpassing other global leaders such as US President Joe Biden and Turkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 

One of the key announcements included the Meta-verified badges on WhatsApp. In a one on one chat with businessline Sandhya Devanathan, VP, Meta in India explained the significance of these propositions for businesses on WhatsApp and consumers alike.

Digital land records, mobile data apps to be used for data collection

Asks State government to adhere to quality norms

Aggregate new order intakes rose substantially in July

The EV segment needs to deliver good quality products, said Vinkesh Gulati

MPEDA looking to ramp up seafood exports into newer markets

At 6.7%, still far from RBI’s target; industrial growth dips to 12.3% in June

West Bengal received the highest amount of ₹1,132.25 crore

Modi, Hasina sign 7 MoUs in areas such as water sharing, railway infra, judicial officers training, science & tech

The scheme will target development of more than 14,500 schools across the country

India and the US will become the engines of global growth, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Government would be comfortable if central bank took two years or longer to get inflation down to 4 per cent: Sources

First advance estimate pegs foodgrain output 6.12 mt lower; record maize, sugarcane crop likely

‘The modifications will strengthen the semi-conductor scheme and raise capacities within the country’

Except for a few in select sectors, many will reach the pre-Covid revenue mark: Crisil report

The export tax on jet fuel or ATF, which was set at ₹5 a litre in the last review on November 1, has not been altered

Late start for sugar mills in west; lower exports following resumption this month

In August 2022 this year, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) issued a detailed clarification on reporting of information about reversal of ITC as well as ineligible ITC