Twitter’s Head of Trust and Safety, Ella Irwin, responsible for safety and content moderation, has resigned from the company. Her departure came shortly after Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, publicly criticized the platform’s handling of posts concerning transgender topics. This departure highlights yet another wave of turmoil among key officials at Twitter since Musk
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AI technology has been a part of the larger tech narrative, and fear has also been a part of that conversation. One of the biggest reasons for this fear is the unknown as we don’t know exactly what implications this tech will have in the long run, and most people don’t understand what the tech
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a topic of much debate in today’s world, with some seeing it as the latest disruptive technology that will open up new possibilities for learning, working, and living. Others are concerned about the rate of AI acceleration, calling for a pause in the training of new systems to understand better the
On Thursday, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA) cleared the state assembly and moved to the state senate. The proposed law mandates that large online platforms pay a monthly “journalism usage fee” to news providers whose work appears on their services. The bill aims to support local news organizations that have been hit hard by
YouTube has announced that it will no longer remove content that makes false claims about the 2020 US presidential election. The decision is a significant departure from the platform’s previous policy, which aimed to curb false claims about the election’s validity, especially those perpetuated by former President Donald Trump. The Google-owned video-sharing website updated its
Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize the world, transforming social, cultural, and economic structures in ways that we can’t yet imagine. However, with this great power comes great responsibility, and it’s essential to ensure that innovation doesn’t outpace accountability. New regulatory guidance must be developed at the same rate as the launch of new
Kaspersky, a cybersecurity and anti-virus firm, has discovered a new cyberattack threat that targets iPhone models running older versions of iOS via the iMessage application. The company found the malware when it was monitoring its own Wi-Fi network for mobile devices. The virus infects the phone via a received iMessage containing a malicious attachment. The
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to create a unified digital platform within two months to seek, maintain, and revoke customers’ consent for promotional calls and messages. The move comes as an effort to tackle the problem of pesky calls and SMS messages that have been a nuisance for
Battlegrounds Mobile India, also known as BGMI, has made a comeback on iOS and Android platforms in India after almost a year-long ban. The mobile game was relaunched by developers Krafton on May 29, 2023, with some restrictions in place to control playtime. BGMI is now the focus of an esports tournament, hosted by Skyesports,
According to the latest India Monthly Report by social media giant Meta, Facebook took action against 41% of complaints it received from users, while Instagram took action against over 54% of grievances raised by users in April 2023. The report showed that Facebook “actioned on” less than one-fourth of grievances of users where they claimed