Delhi HC adjourns till Aug 27 WhatsApp-IT Rules case

HC refuses to stay anti-trust notice to FB, WhatsApp

The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice asking Facebook and WhatsApp to furnish certain information in relation to a probe ordered by it into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.

A vacation bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bha...


Google rolls out a new feature

EU investigates Google digital ad tech

Google was in the EU antitrust spotlight again on Tuesday as regulators opened an investigation into whether its digital advertising business gives the Alphabet unit an unfair advantage over rivals and advertisers, Reuters reported from Brussels.

“The formal investigation will nota...


YouTube wins a copyright-infringement case in Europe

YouTube wins a copyright-infringement case in Europe

Google's YouTube won its latest copyright-infringement challenge after Europe's top court said online platforms are not liable for users uploading unauthorised works unless the platforms failed to take quick action to remove or block access to the content.

The case marks the latest d...


FB’s ‘Neighbourhood’ feature plays catchup in the US

FB’s ‘Neighbourhood’ feature plays catchup in the US

When Facebook  began testing its new “Neighborhoods” feature in Canada last October amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the tech giant described it as a dedicated place for people to connect with their local communities. Here, in a corner of the world's largest social network, people met neighbors, shared banana bread ingredients, helped locate missi...


Twitter troubles mount as Indian MPs question its motives

Twitter troubles mount as Indian MPs question its motives

With Twitter refusing to blink, the Indian government is letting law take its own course, which, according to a school of thought, could complicate things further for the US company as a parliamentary panel yesterday made it clear that the law of the land was supreme and needed to be followed.


White House agrees reforms needed given concerns about FB

FB testing ads in VR headsets

Facebook Inc has said it will begin testing ads inside its virtual reality Oculus headsets in partnership with several game developers, including Resolution Games.

The small-scale test of VR ads are a bridge between the social media company's main revenue line of selling digital adve...