Social media
UK regulator clears Facebook, WhatsApp of data-sharing charges
15 Mar 2018
The two most significant developments of the latest truce are that WhatsApp and Facebook will not be fined; and WhatsApp has signed an undertaking committing publicly not to share personal data with Facebook in the future until the two services can do it in a way that is compliant with data protection rules
Twitter accounts of leaders like Modi, Amit Shah, Rahul flooded with fake followers
15 Mar 2018
Well over half the followers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Twitter are fake: Gandhi tops the list, closely followed by BJP president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
US judge allows Yahoo to be sued for 2013 data hacks
13 Mar 2018
A US judge says victims of the massive data breaches that exposed 3 billion email accounts in 2013, can sue Yahoo
On Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories
09 Mar 2018
Research project finds humans, not bots, are primarily responsible for spread of misleading information on Twitter, says new research from MIT
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