Pranav Dixit
India Is In The Middle Of A Coronavirus YouTube Frenzy, And It’s Going To Get People Killed
“There is a general sense of fear, so people look out for information — and YouTube becomes one of the places to look for it.”
Ryan Broderick
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Came To India To Invest A Billion Dollars. Traditional Retailers Shouted At Him To Go Back Home.
Amazon's aggressive discounts in India have angered traditional retailers who say that online shopping is killing their business.
Pranav Dixit
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Harshly Criticized The Indian Law That Discriminates Against Muslim Immigrants: “I Think It’s Just Bad”
The native of Hyderabad said: “If anything, I would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant who comes to India and creates the next unicorn in India.”
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Said It Won't Change Its Policies On Allowing Lies In Political Ads
"Ultimately, we don’t think decisions about political ads should be made by private companies," a Facebook executive said.
Pranav Dixit
Smartphones Transformed India. Now Indians Are Turning Them Against The Modi Government.
Cheap data and inexpensive smartphones brought millions of people online in India this decade. As the country’s government cracks down, protesters are using the internet to resist.
Pranav Dixit
To Prevent Protests Against An Anti-Muslim Law, India’s Government Turned Off The Internet In Its Capital City
A controversial law has drawn thousands to the streets — and a harsh response from the Modi government.
Pranav Dixit
Kashmiris Are Disappearing From WhatsApp
Kashmiris enduring their region's ongoing internet blackout are losing their WhatsApp accounts because of the platform's policy on inactive accounts.
Pranav Dixit
21 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2019
Some of these things may change your life. Or not.
Scott Lucas
An Unidentified Government Spied On Dissidents In India Using A WhatsApp Exploit
Dozens of journalists, activists, and politicians were spied on in India. The Indian government hasn’t confirmed whether it ordered the hack.
Pranav Dixit
Facebook Failed The Rohingya In Myanmar. Now It May Be Repeating Its Mistakes In Assam.
A new report from human rights group Avaaz has found that “Facebook is being used as a megaphone for hate, pointed directly at vulnerable minorities.”
Pranav Dixit
Apple Has Removed A Mapping App That Let Protesters In Hong Kong Track Police
"This app violates our guidelines and local laws, and we have removed it from the App Store."
Pranav Dixit
India Is Creating A National Facial Recognition System, And Critics Are Afraid Of What Will Happen Next
“Unless we all get plastic surgery at the same time, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Pranav Dixit
Instagram Won’t Say Whether It Will Protect The Identity Of An Anonymous Account Sharing #MeToo Allegations
Emails seen by BuzzFeed News show that Instagram offered support and reassurances to anonymous accounts naming sexual harassers — and then walked back when the courts got involved.
Nishita Jha
Juul Said It Will Stop All US Advertising And Not Fight Trump’s Plan To Ban Vape Flavors
The company's CEO, Kevin Burns, also stepped down Wednesday.
Pranav Dixit
Google Is Allowing People To Dial A Phone Number To Talk To Google Assistant
The feature will let people in countries like India where millions of people still use feature phones ask Google Assistant for sports scores, weather forecasts, and more.
Pranav Dixit
A Huge Market With Millions Of Smokers Just Banned Vapes Entirely
Violators will be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $7,000.
Pranav Dixit
Apple Unveils New iPhone 11, Pro And Pro Max, Apple Watch, Apple TV+, More
BuzzFeed News is at the Steve Jobs Theater with all of the latest.
John Paczkowski
This Is What It’s Like Living Through Kashmir’s Communications Blackout
“Human rights are being snatched away as we speak.”
Pranav Dixit
Twitter Invested In A Social Network Accused Of Spreading Misinformation And Hate Speech
Earlier this year, ShareChat took steps to clean up the platform, including removing accounts and content that violate its community guidelines.
Pranav Dixit
WhatsApp Is Fighting To Keep Millions Of Users Untraceable
WhatsApp is “a space for private conversations online.” An Indian court could make it public.
Pranav Dixit
