With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation

Can the society withstand the launch of a cryptocurrency in Facebook's infamous 'move fast and break things' style?

Amazon, Google and Facebook warrant antitrust scrutiny for many reasons – not just because they’re large

When it comes to whether Silicon Valley giants are abusing their market power, size is only part of the problem

What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain

Sci-fi novelist Neal Stephenson coined the term in his 1992 novel “Snow Crash”

Existing data privacy protections in India no longer enough: experts

 They call for expediting the process of making a data protection law

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TRAI supports net neutrality, no differential pricing in India

Decision a huge setback for Facebook’s free internet scheme

How Kenya’s new personal data protection law could affect researchers

The law requires express, explicit, unequivocal, free, specific and informed consent to personal data processing from the data subjects

Want to delete your social media, but can’t bring yourself to do it? Here are some ways to take that step

A 2021 meta-analysis found a small positive association between depressive symptoms and social media use

Will machines ever take over?

Robots that can think are here, almost. But many see artificial intelligence as humanity's biggest existential threat 

Decoding Prime Minister Modi’s second win

There is convincing evidence to suggest that Mr. Modi benefits from the well-oiled troll machine of the BJP and the power of social media

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Why Artificial Intelligence developers should be more responsible

If we’re not careful about possible mishaps, all the excitement surrounding AI could end up in a dystopian world

You can be sued for your social media posts

Copyright issues related to social media posts are a concern as platforms are shutting down accounts without notice

Facebook is restricting search results – is this taking transparency seriously?

Facebook is deliberately limiting the number of archived public messages anyone can see: hiding many messages sent by all manner of Facebook pages

The Bhopal in us

As a society we have never felt the venom of methyl isocyanate and other toxic gases like the Bhopal victims

How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point

Inauthentic accounts evolve and develop new tactics to evade detection

World Consumer Rights Day: Know your digital rights

Some immediete steps: Skip the skip button, the quick log-in economy  

Sendit, Yolo, NGL: Anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren’t without risks

These can have harmful consequences for young people like cyberbullying, image-based abuse & even online grooming

Farm to Facebook: India’s catch-up evolution in techno-policy landscape

India needs to work out problems in old policies and develop new ones that ensure a rapid tectonic shift in India’s technological future

Digging your own digital grave: How should you manage the data you leave behind?

It might be tempting to think of data after death as inconsequential — after all, we’ll no longer be around to worry about it

Silicon Valley wants to read your mind. Here's why you should be worried

Mind-reading systems — such as Facebook's brainwave-reading device and Neuralink’s brain implants — can affect our privacy, …

How people turn to social media during natural disasters

Social media has redefined communication and made it even better, especially during emergencies

Facebook's wild and severe side effects

Facebook is undermining democracies and leading to shallow and degraded public discourse