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UK Online Safety Bill: Tech firms must verify user identities
The UK government is introducing a bill that will require tech giants like Facebook, Google and other tech platforms to verify the identities of users
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LinkedIn launches Creator Accelerator Program in India; aids 200 creators
ndia is the second market to roll out the program, after its successful launch in the US in September 2021
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Is 'community buying' in social commerce key to reaching 'Bharat'?
What is the 'community buying' model? Does social commerce hold the key to expanding online shopping in the grocery, apparel and consumer electronics retail in the country? Let's find out
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Why Blue Circle is not like professional networking platform LinkedIn
Though a great product, LinkedIn has become too cluttered as a platform for senior leaders to network and connect, says Blue Circle founder Siddharth Anand
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Most of those arrested under IT Act between 18 and 30, shows data
The IT Act has been the subject of heated discussion on a variety of issues, including the liability of big technology firms
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Fashion retailer Myntra enters social commerce, a $70 bn market by 2030
Unveils M- Live, a first-of-its-kind interactive and real-time shopping experience for shoppers in the country
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ShareChat builds regional language live audio product, enables monetisation
The feature is essentially what Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces have made popular in the largely English-speaking world
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Nigeria suspends Twitter 'indefinitely' after it deletes President's tweet
On Wednesday, the microblogging site deleted a tweet by the President which Nigerians had criticized as a declaration of war
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 "Made in India Social Network, Friends App launched in 10 Indian Languages")
LinkedIn suffers over two hour long global outage, platform back up now
LinkedIn, which is the world's largest professional network with nearly 740 million members in more than 200 countries, was later up and running
Anand Mahindra invests $1 million in social network start-up Hapramp
The firm is working on the biggest social media challenges: user privacy, data security, and fair content monetization.
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Amnesty accuses Facebook of caving in to Vietnam's strict censorship regime
But Amnesty said the decision was "a devastating turning point for freedom of expression" in the country.
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Hail the power of networks!
Not just in Covid-19 but also in politics, economics and society
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Poverty, health and social networks
Strengthening of social networks could help mitigate market and government policy failures by facilitating upward income/expenditure transitions
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ShareChat raises $100 million in Series D funding led by Twitter
ShareChat is India's largest regional social network that claims 60 million monthly active users
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Snapchat opens first India office in Mumbai, as daily active users grow 40%
According to the company, about 203 million people use Snapchat daily on average
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The world's most popular social networks
Facebook, with 1.8 billion monthly active users, remains the world's most popular social network
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