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25 March, 2021

Antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy

India's competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook Inc-owned messaging service ......

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10 March, 2021

Facebook launches Instagram Lite in 170 lower bandwidth countries

Facebook said on Wednesday it was launching a "lite" version of Instagram in 170 countries that will enable people with ......

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19 February, 2021

WhatsApp reiterates privacy stand through in-app banner plan

Facebook owned messaging platform WhatApp, which recently found itself under fire for its privacy policy update, is taking another shot ......

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19 February, 2021

Undeterred by Facebook news blackout, Australia commits to content law

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday to press ahead with laws to force Facebook Inc to pay news ......

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11 February, 2021

India warns US social media firms after row with Twitter

India's technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday warned U.S. social media firms to abide by the country's laws, a ......

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22 January, 2021

Parliament panel questions Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms

Facebook executives on Thursday fielded questions from an Indian parliamentary panel about changes to WhatsApp's privacy policy, days after the ......

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14 January, 2021

WhatsApp scrambles as users in India fret over privacy

WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally after it updated its privacy policy to let it share some user data with parent ......

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07 January, 2021

US slams India on 'discriminatory' digital taxes against Amazon, others

Digital services taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against US companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, ......

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11 November, 2020

Broadcasting ministry to regulate streaming services, online content

India's federal government will regulate content on video streaming platforms including global services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and ......

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11 November, 2020

Grapevine: Kedaara to raise $1 bn; Google, others eye local tie-ups to set up NPCI rival

Poised to become the largest homegrown private equity brand, Kedaara Capital is looking to raise a billion dollars (about Rs ......