WhatsApp said on Thursday that it is introducing a ‘disappearing messages’ feature on its platform that will allow new messages sent to a chat to disappear after seven days. The feature will be rolled out to all users this month. The Facebook-owned company said the goal is “to make conversations …
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Social media companies placed warning labels on multiple posts by President Donald Trump that falsely claimed victory in the US election and promoted unsubstantiated allegations about the legitimate vote count. Click here for full coverage of the US presidential election. Companies differ in how they directly challenge false statements. Twitter …
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Twitter on Wednesday placed a “disputed” tag on a tweet from President Donald Trump in which he accused his campaign rival of Biden of trying to “steal” the tightly contested 2020 presidential election. Tonight I will make a statement. Big PROFIT! – Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020 Click …
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Facebook said it added tags to the social media posts of both US presidential candidates. London: Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc flagged some of President Donald Trump’s posts about the US elections while the votes were still being counted, in a real-time test of his rules on handling misinformation and …
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On Wednesday, Congress called on Facebook to demonstrate its neutrality with a profound overhaul of its business processes, and also outlined steps taken to curb the “spread of false, polarizing and hateful content” on its platform. He welcomed the change in Facebook India’s leadership team after the resignation of its …
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Facebook India’s top policy official, Ankhi Das, resigned from the Mark Zuckerberg-led company, months after being accused of bias towards the ruling faction. And now, Facebook has chosen WhatsApp’s director of public policy, Shivnath Thukral, to take over from Das. The change comes after weeks of controversy regarding Facebook’s alleged …
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Facebook’s South Asia public policy director Ankhi Das resigned from her post on Tuesday, the social media company said, weeks after the executive emerged at the center of a controversy for allegedly acting in a politically partisan manner. to help the BJP. Das, who also led Facebook’s public policy team …
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NEW DELHI: Ankhi das, he Facebook senior executive which was recently embroiled in a fierce controversy over allegations of political prejudice at the leadership of Facebook and WhatsApp in India, left the American social media giant. Das, who had joined Facebook in 2011 when it began to gain on a …
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The flag of India is seen through a 3D printed Facebook logo in this illustration image. (REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo) Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan said Ankhi Das has resigned to pursue interests in public service. The resignation comes weeks after Facebook and Das …
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“Ankhi has decided to leave his position at Facebook to pursue his interest in public service,” said Facebook Managing Director India Ajit Mohan. Facebook’s chief of policy in India, Ankhi Das, who was at the center of the controversy over the alleged bias of the social network in favor of …
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