Pranav Dixit
The Trump Administration Is Banning Americans From Downloading TikTok And WeChat
The ban goes into effect Sept. 20, but TikTok may be allowed to reverse the decision if it resolves the president’s national security concerns.
Pranav Dixit
The World Is Burning. Apple Released New Watches, iPads, And A Fitness Service Today.
There's also a service bundle called Apple One that lets you get all Apple services for a flat fee.
Pranav Dixit
“I Have Blood On My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation
A 6,600-word internal memo from a fired Facebook data scientist details how the social network knew about specific examples of global political manipulation — and failed to act.
Craig Silverman
Activists Are Demanding Facebook Suspend An Indian Executive Who Shielded Anti-Muslim Hate Speech
“I don’t know what the damn problem is at Facebook with anti-Muslim hate, but I would just say at this point that they don’t seem to care.”
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Won’t Accept New Political Ads The Week Before The Election — But Older Ads With Lies Are Still OK
Facebook will also impose restrictions on forwarding links in Messenger.
Pranav Dixit
Mark Zuckerberg Said Apple Has A “Stranglehold” On Your iPhone
At a companywide meeting, Facebook's CEO also said President Donald Trump brought up China during an October dinner at the White House.
Pranav Dixit
A Facebook Executive Who Shared An Anti-Muslim Post Has Apologized To Employees
Ankhi Das expressed regret in an internal Facebook post — but some Muslim employees think the company needs to go further.
Pranav Dixit
A Facebook Executive Protected Hate Speech In India. Now She Wants Police Protection.
Ankhi Das reportedly protected right-wing politicians from punishment for violating the social network’s rules — and is now facing death threats.
Pranav Dixit
TikTok Is “Shocked” By Trump’s Order Threatening To Ban It And Will Fight Back
“We will pursue all remedies available to us in order to ensure that the rule of law is not discarded.”
Pranav Dixit
Trump Just Declared TikTok A "National Emergency" And Has Threatened To Ban It
In his executive order, the president argued the app "automatically captures vast swaths of information from its users" that could be used against American interests.
Jason Wells
Twitter Is Locking People Fact-Checking Trump Out Of Their Accounts
The people are not trying to spread coronavirus misinformation — but to fight against it.
Pranav Dixit
Instagram Has Launched Reels, Its TikTok Rip-Off
Reels is just like TikTok — but built right into the Instagram app.
Pranav Dixit
Google Said It Would Invest $10 Billion In India. Nearly Half Of It Is Going To The Country's Richest Man.
Google is the second large Silicon Valley tech company to buy a stake in Jio Platforms after Facebook.
Pranav Dixit
Zoom Is Fighting Rumors In India That It's A Chinese Company
Following the Indian government's ban of 59 apps owned by Chinese companies, the video app company is reminding people it's American.
Pranav Dixit
Mike Pompeo Said The US Is Considering Banning TikTok
“I don’t want to get out in front of the president, but it’s something we’re looking at," Pompeo said.
Pranav Dixit
Here Are The Things You Need To Know From Apple's Big June Event
Shiny new updates for your shiny Apple toys.
Pranav Dixit
Thousands Of Gig Workers Can’t Make A Living Unless They Install A Controversial Contact Tracing App First
Workers say the platforms are exploiting them by making it mandatory to install the Indian government's contact tracing app.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook And Instagram Will Let You Turn Off Political Ads
“For those of you who’ve already made up your minds and just want the election to be over, we hear you."
Pranav Dixit
They Refused To Censor Their Podcasts. Apple Removed Them From Its Chinese App Store.
Apple made over $13 billion from China in the first three months of 2020 alone.
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Is Now Fact-Checking 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Tweets
“Get the facts about COVID-19."
Pranav Dixit
