Recent statistics provided by Meta show the action taken by Facebook and Instagram in response to user complaints in India. According to the report, Facebook took action on 41 percent of user complaints, while Instagram took action on over 54 percent of grievances raised by users in April 2023. The report provides category-wise information, revealing
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YouTube has announced that it will stop removing content that may spread false claims related to the US presidential elections in 2020 and before. The move is part of the platform’s misinformation policy for elections, which will take effect immediately. YouTube stated that while removing such content helps curb some misinformation, it might also have
US-based security researchers have reported that hackers have stolen data from the systems of certain users of the file transfer tool, MOVEit Transfer. This comes one day after the software maker, Progress Software Corp, announced that a security vulnerability had been discovered in its software that could lead to unauthorised access into users’ systems. MOVEit
Twitter has been left vulnerable to an increase in hate speech following the resignation of its vice president of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, and the departure of the company’s head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown, along with program manager Maie Aiyed. The exits have left the company with fewer workers tasked
YouTube, owned by Google, has announced that it will no longer remove false claims of widespread election fraud in the 2020 presidential race. The platform said that it made the decision to balance its twin goals of “protecting our community and providing a home for open discussion and debate.” This decision undoes a policy that
A Kenyan court has ordered the suspension of the mass sacking of content moderators by a subcontractor for Facebook’s parent company Meta. The court has directed the social media giant to provide counseling to the affected employees. In March, 184 moderators employed in Nairobi by Sama, an outsourcing firm for Meta, filed a lawsuit claiming
Republican lawmakers have recently released a draft bill aimed at providing a clearer regulatory plan for crypto assets and exchanges. The bill would allow digital assets to be traded on more conventional trading platforms and introduce a division of authority between the top two U.S. financial regulators. New Regulatory Plan for Crypto Commodities The discussion
Amazon is reportedly in talks with several wireless carriers, including Verizon, T-Mobile, and Dish, about launching a mobile service for its Prime members. This news sent shares of telecom stocks lower on Friday, with Verizon falling more than 3% in afternoon trading and T-Mobile sliding over 7%. AT&T’s stock was also down more than 3%,
Diamond Sports, the owner of regional sports networks, has been ordered by a bankruptcy judge to make full media rights payments to four Major League Baseball teams. Diamond Sports filed for bankruptcy in March, seeking to not only restructure its debt load but also reset some of its media rights deals with teams to reflect
Developing an audio device that caters to the individual sound preferences of users is a daunting task. Each person has their own listening preferences, which depend on various factors such as age and hearing ability. Therefore, factory settings for audio solutions cannot equally appeal to all listeners. The usual adjustment options also have limitations. However,