India Court Reverses TikTok App Restrictions by AFP April 25, 2019 by AFP April 25, 2019Madras High Court ruling directs video platform to prevent ‘obscene videos’ from being posted online 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
India Moves to Ban Tiktok Over Pornography Concerns by AFP April 18, 2019 by AFP April 18, 2019New Delhi has issued order to Google and Apple to remove app from their online stores 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
E.U. on Fake News Alert as Continent Prepares to Vote by AFP April 8, 2019 by AFP April 8, 2019Brussels fears online disinformation could fuel populist narratives in upcoming polls 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Social Media Gets Thumbs-Down from Americans by AFP April 6, 2019 by AFP April 6, 2019Poll finds Americans fear that social media sites divide the country and are more likely to spread ‘lies and falsehoods’ 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Google Moves to Disrupt Video Games with Streaming, Studio by AFP March 20, 2019 by AFP March 20, 2019California giant hopes Stadia will become for games what Netflix or Spotify are to television or music 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Free News Sites BuzzFeed, HuffPost Feel Layoff Pinch by AFP January 28, 2019 by AFP January 28, 2019Online news heavyweights rocked by waves of dismissals, demonstrating downside of advertising-dependent economic model 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat Bias by AFP December 19, 2018 by AFP December 19, 2018U.S. president claims tech giants have liberal bias, singling out Twitter for slowing speed at which he gains new followers 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Will E.U. Copyright Overhaul ‘Break’ the Internet? by AFP September 14, 2018 by AFP September 14, 2018A highly contested clause would require content sharing sites to automatically filter out copyright-protected content 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Trump Says Google ‘Rigged’ With Bad News About Him by AFP August 29, 2018 by AFP August 29, 2018Search engine denies claims as White House aide suggests administration may seek to regulate it 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Crippling Costs by AFP August 28, 2018 by AFP August 28, 2018War reporting, investigative journalism suffer as funding dries up 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Google Developing Censor-Friendly Search Engine for China by AFP August 3, 2018 by AFP August 3, 2018Human rights activists slam reported initiative, with Amnesty International urging search giant to ‘change course’ 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Another Indian Mob Kills Man Over WhatsApp Rumors by AFP July 16, 2018 by AFP July 16, 2018Police arrest 32 people in connection to latest lynching motivated by fake news of child kidnapping rings 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Twitter Rooting Out Fake Accounts at Record Rate by AFP July 9, 2018 by AFP July 9, 2018Report suggests social media network is attempting to reduce fake news by intensifying crackdown 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Moving On by AFP June 25, 2018 by AFP June 25, 2018As Facebook ages, teens look elsewhere to connect 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Google Pushes A.I. for Upgraded News App by AFP May 21, 2018 by AFP May 21, 2018Tech giant claims modified app will help users get a ‘full range of perspectives’ on major news events 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Music Business Grows at Record Pace as Digital Dominates by AFP April 25, 2018 by AFP April 25, 2018Digital sales last year made up majority of revenue for first time, as streaming continues to rise in popularity 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Facebook Confirms it Collects Data Beyond Social Network Use by AFP April 17, 2018 by AFP April 17, 2018Social media giant says it receives information from sites, apps using its services even if users are logged out 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Google Fined Over $21m in India by AFP February 9, 2018 by AFP February 9, 2018Competition regulators claim internet giant has abused its dominant position and favored own services in online searches 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
Winning Over the Next Generation by AFP December 11, 2017 by AFP December 11, 2017Tech titans are ramping up tools to secure customers from childhood 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail
‘We Must Do Better’ by AFP November 1, 2017 by AFP November 1, 2017Social media giants tell U.S. Congress they are working to remove fake news from their platforms 0 FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsappEmail