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India woman’s post on Pakistani friend wins hearts on social media

An Indian woman’s post about her friendship with a Pakistani classmate is being praised on social media. The two are students at Harvard Business School, and the post shows them holding the national flag of their respective countries. Sneha Biswas wrote that her friendship with a Pakistani student broke the stereotypes she knew about the […]

Google Said to Oppose Facebook-Backed Proposal for Self-Regulatory Body in India

Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions, but […]

Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for a self-regulatory body in India, say sources

Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear […]

Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India

NEW DELHI: Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints from users about content moderation […]

Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India -sources

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints […]

US accuses Chinese company of helping ZTE hide business with Iran

US accuses Chinese company of helping ZTE hide business with Iran The US Commerce Department on Tuesday accused Far East Cable, China’s largest wire and cable manufacturer, of violating US export controls related to shipments of telecommunications equipment to Iran. Far East Cable entered into an agreement in 2013 to buy equipment from Chinese telecommunications […]

China Has Painted Itself Into a Semiconductor Corner

As Washington embarks on a multi-billion dollar, decade-long semiconductor development campaign, Beijing is reckoning with its own 20-year effort that’s largely failed to deliver. Both will need to grapple with wasted funds and misguided goals as they play catch-up to Taiwan and South Korea.

China Suspends Over 12,000 Social Media Accounts for Promoting Crypto

China has suspended over 12,000 accounts on some social media platforms such as Weibo and Baidu for promoting crypto this year. About 51,000 threads relating to bitcoin investments were also taken down from the platforms, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said on Tuesday. According to CAC, since the beginning of the year, it has […]

WhatsApp security update – you might get another verification code – India TV News

Ads WhatsApp security update WhatsApp is reportedly working on intruducing another feature which will add an extra layer of security before logging into a WhatsApp account, for a future update of beta for both- Android and iOS.According to the report of WABetaInfo, the new feature is under development, hence it is yet to be released to the […]

St Xavier’s University professor quits: ‘Forced to do so over Instagram photos’ | Education News,The Indian Express

A former professor of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata, has decided to move the Calcutta High Court against the university authorities months after she was “forced” to tender her resignation following complaints from a parent over her “objectionable” photographs on Instagram. According to the woman, a writ petition against the university authorities will be filed at […]