American tech company Microsoft Corporation has appointed Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson. On Wednesday, the company announced the independent dir...
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Indian Govt’s Twitter war continues
New Delhi went on the offensive on Wednesday after morning media reports quoted unnamed official sources hinting that as Twitter has not fully complied with the new digital regulations, its intermediary status stood null and void with IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad later weighing in by tweeting “there are numerous q...
Indian microblogging site Koo now in Assamese
Micro-blogging platform Koo launched on Wednesday the app in Assamese language with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma releasing the first message in the State’s local language. A PTI reported quoted the Chief Minister as saying in Assamese, “I am delighted that Koo App has launched it in the Assamese language with me joining the platfo...
Google announces Google Workspace for everyone
US technology giant company Google has announced a series of updates that build upon its vision to deliver a single, integrated communication and collaboration solution to everyone via Google Workspace. Now, all of the company’s three billion-plus existing users across consumer, enterprise, a...
Has Twitter lost its intermediary status & protection in India?
Twitter appears to have lost its intermediary protection and, thereby, the protection that it got against third-party content hosted on its platform, a report in Economic Times said today morning, quoting unnamed government sources. Holding forth on the Twitter-Indian government face-off, which has been continuing for quite some...
YouTube bans masthead real estate for political, liquor ads
Alphabet Inc’s YouTube will no longer allow political or election ads in its coveted masthead spot at the top of the site’s homepage, nor ads for alcohol, gambling and prescription drugs, it has said.
In an email to advertisers, seen by Reuters, YouTube said the change built on its m...