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India adds 1,839 Covid infections, active cases down to 25,178
At 25,178, the active cases comprise 0.06 per cent of the total infections. The national COVID-1…
PTI
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Facebook asks for users' data to generate COVID-19 'heat maps'
Some people will see a link at the top of News Feed to an optional, off-Facebook survey to help …
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Remote-learning apps used by kids during the pandemic monitored and shared their data for ads, analysis finds
When the pandemic happened, millions of children moved online to continue with their education. Tha…
Weilun Soon
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Facebook took down COVID-19 posts after pressure from the Biden administration. 'I can't see Mark in a million years being comfortable with that,' an exec said in newly uncovered emails.
Some Facebook executives chafed at the White House's requests to remove false claims related to COV…
Gabriel Rivera
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Android apps with over 5.8 million downloads caught stealing users’ Facebook passwords
The report goes on to add that Google had only removed some of these apps from the Play store,…
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Facebook employees asked to wear masks at offices due to rising COVID-19 cases
Facebook said last week that it would require its US employees to be vaccinated against Covid-…
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Facebook says user data requests from the Indian government increased by 10% in the second half of 2020
India with 40,300 requests was second to the US in terms of asking Facebook to provide user data in…
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Facebook sold ads that compared vaccines to the Holocaust and said 'Make Hanging Traitors Great Again'
Facebook made at least $780,000 from selling ads with violent and anti-vaccine messages that compar…
Matthew Loh
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A Texas man who threatened to have people infected with COVID-19 lick groceries was sentenced to 15 months in prison
Christopher Perez claimed on Facebook that he paid a family member with COVID-19 to lick groceries.…
Madison Hall
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Google, Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook remain apprehensive about India’s new data laws but Paytm is open to regulation
While Paytm has welcomed India’s new Personal Data Protection Bill, Google, Twitter, and Amazon …
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Facebook's vague rules for removing content are keeping unproven and often unsafe COVID treatment groups active
Facebook says it's removing COVID misinformation, but dozens of private groups continue to share sp…
Ben Gilbert
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Facebook scientists asked to study COVID-19 misinformation at the beginning of the pandemic, but Facebook ignored them, a report says
Facebook scientists asked for resources to study the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, two people …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Activists and healthcare professionals are trying to stomp out anti-vaxx info online - but social media algorithms are working against them
Algorithms are 'separating audiences' as moderators deal with disinformation, unsafe medical practi…
Francis Agustin
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It's time for Europe to take private data from the hands of powerful tech monopolies and give it back to the people
People should be able to own their own private data, instead of being forced to hand it to tech gia…
Mathias Döpfner
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Millions of people have used this app to log their COVID-19 symptoms — and data suggests the set of symptoms governments initially warned about was too narrow
The app also reveals the point at which the number of people reporting COVID-19 symptoms may have p…
Aaron Holmes
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Facebook got 49,000 requests for user data from the Indian government in 2019 — that’s the most after US
As per Facebook, government requests for user data from across the world increased by 9.5% in th…
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Facebook said an article that suggested the COVID-19 vaccine could be deadly was the most popular link on the site from January to March
Facebook released the report about popular content one day after The New York Times reported senior…
Kelsey Vlamis
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S&P 500 closes at record with traders encouraged by strong GDP data and big-tech earnings
The S&P 500 notched a new record as data showed the US economy near full recovery. Facebook and App…
Isabelle Lee
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Facebook will require all US employees wear masks on its office campuses, even if they're fully vaccinated
Facebook's new mask policy for all US employees came after the CDC warned that fully vaccinated peo…
Kate Duffy
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New York real-estate giant The Durst Organization says it will fire non-union workers who fail to get a COVID-19 shot by Labor Day
The Durst Organization said the mandate for corporate staff, which has some exemptions, was driven …