<p>Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts.</p>

<p>Researchers said in August that the archives showed Russian accounts had helped spread QAnon in volume beginning in December 2017, https://reut.rs/2TFWoWc, but that team did not examine the history of specific QAnon promoters.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A more granular review by Reuters shows Russian accounts began amplifying the movement as it started, early in the previous month.</p>

<p>From November 2017 on, QAnon was the single most frequent hashtag tweeted by accounts that Twitter has since identified as Russian-backed, a Reuters analysis of the archive shows, with the term used some 17,000 times.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://13.235.153.162/world/youtube-toughens-rules-for-qanon-conspiracy-content-335819" hreflang="en">YouTube toughens rules for QAnon conspiracy content</a></p>

<p>The archives contain more than 4,000 accounts that Twitter suspended for spreading Russian government disinformation in 2018 and 2019 but preserved for researchers.</p>

<p>The trove shows that some of the Russian accounts tweeted about QAnon's most important popularizer even before the anonymous figure known as Q emerged, then rewarded her with more promotion when she put videos about Q on YouTube.</p>

<p>Asked about support for QAnon, the Russian embassy in Washington said Moscow does not interfere in U.S. politics.</p>

<p>"Malicious activity in the information space contradicts the principles of Russian foreign policy, national interests and our understanding of interstate relations," a spokesman said.</p>

<p>A current Twitter executive said Russian accounts are not driving the present iteration of QAnon, which has expanded to include baseless claims about COVID-19 and other issues.</p>

<p>The original posts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory appeared in late October 2017, purporting to be from a Trump insider with "Q" security clearance who said Hillary Clinton faced arrest and her allies were running a massive child-sex ring.</p>

<p>The fantasy was confined to a small piece of the internet for a few days until conservative video blogger Tracy Diaz, known online as TracyBeanz, began to post regular videos promoting it. She soon began amassing undisclosed donors and now has more than 10 million video views on YouTube.</p>

<p>A few Russian accounts had been retweeting Diaz as far back as April 2017, according to the archives of suspended accounts. After her first Q video on Nov. 3, the number of Russian tweets pushing Diaz' handle surged to 40 monthly through the following spring, the archives show.</p>

<p>Diaz did not respond to an email seeking comment.</p>

<p>It remains unclear how much the Russians influenced Diaz before she hit it big. But former Twitter security staffers said a handful of accounts that tweeted to Diaz from mid-2017 illustrated the extreme difficulty of detecting covert influence.</p>

<p>Now suspended for undisclosed reasons or abandoned by their operators, these accounts claimed to be American but displayed unusual interest in Russian issues. The visible tweets between them and Diaz were first flagged to Reuters by open-source researcher Chris Scott.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://13.235.153.162/world/qanon-is-thriving-in-germany-the-extreme-right-is-delighted-334431" hreflang="en">QAnon is thriving in Germany. The extreme right is delighted</a></p>

<p>One account called CrusadersPost retweeted obscure Russian officials and appeared to be the first account to use the term "Q Anon" on social media, on Nov. 2, according to people with access to all public tweets.</p>

<p>CrusadersPost had reached out to Diaz in April to wish her a happy birthday and offer to help her with a new project.</p>

<p>“YOU ROCK,” she replied. The account also encouraged Diaz to publicize MegaAnon, which preceded and resembled QAnon.</p>

<p>Another Diaz fan ran an account called SlicksTweetz, which the banned Russian accounts mentioned 871 times. The day of her debut Q video, Diaz publicly thanked SlicksTweetz for sharing it.</p>

<p>A week later, as she worked on new videos, she replied to him: “There are so many connections—that’s a good one I hadn’t seen yet :).”</p>


Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts.

Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts. Researchers said in August that the archives showed Russian accounts had helped spread QAnon in volume beginning in December 2017, https://reut.rs/2TFWoWc, but that team did not examine the history of specific QAnon promoters. A more granular review by Reuters shows Russian accounts began amplifying the movement as it started, early in the previous month. From November 2017 on, QAnon was the single most frequent hashtag tweeted by accounts that Twitter has since identified as Russian-backed, a Reuters analysis of the archive shows, with the term used some 17,000 times. Also read: YouTube toughens rules for QAnon conspiracy content The archives contain more than 4,000 accounts that Twitter suspended for spreading Russian government disinformation in 2018 and 2019 but preserved for researchers. The trove shows that some of the Russian accounts tweeted about QAnon's most important popularizer even before the anonymous figure known as Q emerged, then rewarded her with more promotion when she put videos about Q on YouTube. Asked about support for QAnon, the Russian embassy in Washington said Moscow does not interfere in U.S. politics. "Malicious activity in the information space contradicts the principles of Russian foreign policy, national interests and our understanding of interstate relations," a spokesman said. A current Twitter executive said Russian accounts are not driving the present iteration of QAnon, which has expanded to include baseless claims about COVID-19 and other issues. The original posts associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory appeared in late October 2017, purporting to be from a Trump insider with "Q" security clearance who said Hillary Clinton faced arrest and her allies were running a massive child-sex ring. The fantasy was confined to a small piece of the internet for a few days until conservative video blogger Tracy Diaz, known online as TracyBeanz, began to post regular videos promoting it. She soon began amassing undisclosed donors and now has more than 10 million video views on YouTube. A few Russian accounts had been retweeting Diaz as far back as April 2017, according to the archives of suspended accounts. After her first Q video on Nov. 3, the number of Russian tweets pushing Diaz' handle surged to 40 monthly through the following spring, the archives show. Diaz did not respond to an email seeking comment. It remains unclear how much the Russians influenced Diaz before she hit it big. But former Twitter security staffers said a handful of accounts that tweeted to Diaz from mid-2017 illustrated the extreme difficulty of detecting covert influence. Now suspended for undisclosed reasons or abandoned by their operators, these accounts claimed to be American but displayed unusual interest in Russian issues. The visible tweets between them and Diaz were first flagged to Reuters by open-source researcher Chris Scott. Also read: QAnon is thriving in Germany. The extreme right is delighted One account called CrusadersPost retweeted obscure Russian officials and appeared to be the first account to use the term "Q Anon" on social media, on Nov. 2, according to people with access to all public tweets. CrusadersPost had reached out to Diaz in April to wish her a happy birthday and offer to help her with a new project. “YOU ROCK,” she replied. The account also encouraged Diaz to publicize MegaAnon, which preceded and resembled QAnon. Another Diaz fan ran an account called SlicksTweetz, which the banned Russian accounts mentioned 871 times. The day of her debut Q video, Diaz publicly thanked SlicksTweetz for sharing it. A week later, as she worked on new videos, she replied to him: “There are so many connections—that’s a good one I hadn’t seen yet :).”

QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show

<p>The virtual war between the tech giant Twitter and the US national daily newspaper the New York Post is now inching towards an end as the social media platform has finally lifted the freeze from the media organisation's Twitter account.</p>

<p>New York Post's Twitter account was suspended after the newspaper published various articles targetting Democratic Party's Presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, about the controversy related to taking money from Russia.&nbsp; The ban was lifted on Friday after which Twitter said, "We will no longer restrict their account under the terms of the previous policy and they can now tweet again."&nbsp;</p>

<p>The ban has been lifted after weeks and various statements from several political leaders and a senate hearing of the Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey — along with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai — about alleged selective censorship against the Republican Party.&nbsp;"Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report?" Senator Ted Cruz had asked during the court hearing.</p>

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<p>New York Post announced their comeback on the popular social media platform by tweeting a picture of the Twitter bird (from their logo) flying out of a cage with a caption reading we are back, and a photo caption reading, "Twitter backs down, finally unlocks Post account after Biden ban."</p>

<p>The social media organisation had faced immense backlash from the Republican party after it censored and removed several articles about Hunter Biden related to his controversy about him accepting money from Russia, allegations which have been declined by Joe Biden and his son.</p>

<p>The decision of censoring news articles and freezing New York Post's Twitter account also attracted criticism from the owner of the media organisation.&nbsp;"The arbitrary blocking of the Post was a significant moment during a critical time in this election season," News Corp said in a statement.</p>


The virtual war between the tech giant Twitter and the US national daily newspaper the New York Post is now inching towards an end as the social media platform has finally lifted the freeze from the media organisation's Twitter account.

The virtual war between the tech giant Twitter and the US national daily newspaper the New York Post is now inching towards an end as the social media platform has finally lifted the freeze from the media organisation's Twitter account. New York Post's Twitter account was suspended after the newspaper published various articles targetting Democratic Party's Presidential candidate Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, about the controversy related to taking money from Russia. The ban was lifted on Friday after which Twitter said, "We will no longer restrict their account under the terms of the previous policy and they can now tweet again." The ban has been lifted after weeks and various statements from several political leaders and a senate hearing of the Twitter Chief Executive Jack Dorsey — along with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai — about alleged selective censorship against the Republican Party. "Who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report?" Senator Ted Cruz had asked during the court hearing. We’re baaaaaaack https://t.co/D39qdLGMdV pic.twitter.com/SkVtp4o9ew — New York Post (@nypost) October 30, 2020 × New York Post announced their comeback on the popular social media platform by tweeting a picture of the Twitter bird (from their logo) flying out of a cage with a caption reading we are back, and a photo caption reading, "Twitter backs down, finally unlocks Post account after Biden ban." The social media organisation had faced immense backlash from the Republican party after it censored and removed several articles about Hunter Biden related to his controversy about him accepting money from Russia, allegations which have been declined by Joe Biden and his son. The decision of censoring news articles and freezing New York Post's Twitter account also attracted criticism from the owner of the media organisation. "The arbitrary blocking of the Post was a significant moment during a critical time in this election season," News Corp said in a statement.

'We are back': New York Post returns to Twitter after account is unfrozen

<p>Twitter has removed former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweet, which essentially glorified the terror attack that struck France on Thursday.</p>

<p>The micro-blogging site said the tweet violated its rules.</p>

<p>Twitter first labelled the tweet with a disclaimer stating the post violated its rules but was being left up because it was in public interest. It later completely deleted the tweet but left the remaining of the thread intact.</p>

<p>The violent knife attack in Nice left three people dead.</p>

<p>The attack came in the aftermath of French President Emmanuel Macron's criticism of radical Islam after a school teacher, was beheaded by an 18-year-old for showing cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed in class.</p>

<p>In a series of 13 tweets, Mahathir Mohamad posting from his personal Twitter handle lashed out at Macron for not being "civilised" and for being "very primitive in blaming the religion of Islam and Muslims for the killing of the school teacher".</p>

<p>The tweet sparked an angry outburst on social media with many users calling out the former Malaysian prime minister.</p>

<p>Cedric O, France's Secretary for Digital Sector also condemned the post and urged Twitter to suspend the account of the former Malaysian prime minister and said in a tweet: "If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder."</p>

<p>"I just spoke with the Managing Director of Twitter France. The account of former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad must be immediately suspended. If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder," Cedric O tweeted.</p>

<p>The knife attack followed another attack was witnessed on Thursday where a knife-wielding man killed two women and a man at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice and injured several others. The police detained the attacker and launched an investigation on terrorism grounds.</p>

<p>The attack in Nice followed a knife-stabbing attempt in France's southeastern city of Avignon and another one at the French Consulate in Saudi Arabia.</p>

<p>A few days ago, Samuel Paty, a school teacher, was beheaded by an 18-year-old teenager on the outskirts of Paris after he showed cartoons depicting the Prophet during a lesson.&nbsp;<br />
Paty was posthumously granted France's highest award, the Legion d'Honneur, and commemorated in the national ceremony at the Sorbonne University in Paris.</p>


Twitter has removed former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweet, which essentially glorified the terror attack that struck France on Thursday. The micro-blogging site said the tweet violated its rules.

Twitter has removed former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweet, which essentially glorified the terror attack that struck France on Thursday. The micro-blogging site said the tweet violated its rules. Twitter first labelled the tweet with a disclaimer stating the post violated its rules but was being left up because it was in public interest. It later completely deleted the tweet but left the remaining of the thread intact. The violent knife attack in Nice left three people dead. The attack came in the aftermath of French President Emmanuel Macron's criticism of radical Islam after a school teacher, was beheaded by an 18-year-old for showing cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed in class. In a series of 13 tweets, Mahathir Mohamad posting from his personal Twitter handle lashed out at Macron for not being "civilised" and for being "very primitive in blaming the religion of Islam and Muslims for the killing of the school teacher". The tweet sparked an angry outburst on social media with many users calling out the former Malaysian prime minister. Cedric O, France's Secretary for Digital Sector also condemned the post and urged Twitter to suspend the account of the former Malaysian prime minister and said in a tweet: "If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder." "I just spoke with the Managing Director of Twitter France. The account of former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad must be immediately suspended. If not, Twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder," Cedric O tweeted. The knife attack followed another attack was witnessed on Thursday where a knife-wielding man killed two women and a man at the Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice and injured several others. The police detained the attacker and launched an investigation on terrorism grounds. The attack in Nice followed a knife-stabbing attempt in France's southeastern city of Avignon and another one at the French Consulate in Saudi Arabia. A few days ago, Samuel Paty, a school teacher, was beheaded by an 18-year-old teenager on the outskirts of Paris after he showed cartoons depicting the Prophet during a lesson. Paty was posthumously granted France's highest award, the Legion d'Honneur, and commemorated in the national ceremony at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Twitter deletes former Malaysian PM's tweet that glorified France attack

<p>Social networking platform Twitter on Thursday&nbsp;labelled&nbsp;Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweets on the France knife attack&nbsp;as glorifying violence.</p>

<p>French Minister&nbsp;of State for digital and telecommunications,&nbsp;Cédric O, in a conversation with Twitter's managing director in France, said that Mahathir's account must be immediately suspended.</p>

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<p>It comes after&nbsp;Mahathir&nbsp;made a bizarre assertion saying that Muslims had the right to be angry and to "kill millions of French people".</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/muslims-have-right-to-be-angry-and-kill-millions-of-french-people-former-malaysian-pm-mahathir-mohamad-338808" hreflang="en">Muslims have right to be angry and kill millions of French people: Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad</a></strong></p>

<p>In an apparent reference to the colonial times, Mohamad justified this 'right' by mentioning ''massacres of the past".</p>

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<p>He&nbsp;posted a series of 13 tweets from his personal Twitter handle and aired his opinions on issues ranging from women's clothing in western countries, West's adherence to their 'own religion', gender equality among other things and lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron for not being "civilised" and for being "primitive" for targetting Muslims and Islam.</p>

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<p>Following which, Twitter issued a warning that the tweets violated its guidelines about ''glorifying violence''.</p>

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<p>Several Muslim-majority countries have denounced remarks by French officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, defending the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school classroom. The caricatures are seen as blasphemous by Muslims.</p>

<p>The dispute flared after a French teacher who showed his pupils satirical cartoons of the Prophet during a civics lesson was later beheaded in the street by an attacker of Chechen origin.</p>

<p>French officials said the killing was an attack on the core French value of freedom of expression and defended the right to publish the cartoons. Macron has also said he would redouble efforts to stop conservative Islamic beliefs subverting French values.</p>

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Social networking platform Twitter on Thursday labelled Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweets on the France knife attack as glorifying violence.

Social networking platform Twitter on Thursday labelled Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's tweets on the France knife attack as glorifying violence. French Minister of State for digital and telecommunications, Cédric O, in a conversation with Twitter's managing director in France, said that Mahathir's account must be immediately suspended. I just spoke with the MD of @TwitterFrance. The account of @chedetofficial must be immediately suspended. If not, @twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder. — Cédric O (@cedric_o) October 29, 2020 × It comes after Mahathir made a bizarre assertion saying that Muslims had the right to be angry and to "kill millions of French people". Also read: Muslims have right to be angry and kill millions of French people: Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad In an apparent reference to the colonial times, Mohamad justified this 'right' by mentioning ''massacres of the past". 12. Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past. — Dr Mahathir Mohamad (@chedetofficial) October 29, 2020 × He posted a series of 13 tweets from his personal Twitter handle and aired his opinions on issues ranging from women's clothing in western countries, West's adherence to their 'own religion', gender equality among other things and lashed out at French President Emmanuel Macron for not being "civilised" and for being "primitive" for targetting Muslims and Islam. But irrespective of the religion professed, angry people kill. The French in the course of their history has killed millions of people. Many were Muslims. — Dr Mahathir Mohamad (@chedetofficial) October 29, 2020 × Following which, Twitter issued a warning that the tweets violated its guidelines about ''glorifying violence''. Several Muslim-majority countries have denounced remarks by French officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, defending the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school classroom. The caricatures are seen as blasphemous by Muslims. The dispute flared after a French teacher who showed his pupils satirical cartoons of the Prophet during a civics lesson was later beheaded in the street by an attacker of Chechen origin. French officials said the killing was an attack on the core French value of freedom of expression and defended the right to publish the cartoons. Macron has also said he would redouble efforts to stop conservative Islamic beliefs subverting French values. Also watch| ×

Twitter labels Mahathir's tweet on France for violating rules and 'glorifying violence'

The chief executives of Google, Facebook & Twitter testified before a senate committee on their respective social media moderation practices. But the Senate hearing soon turned into a political scuffle. WION reports

Senate hearing turns into a political showdown | U.S. Election 2020 New York Direct

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google clashed with U.S. senators over online content regulation. Can private companies be trusted with regulating social and political discourse, or is it time to rein in big tech? WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Big tech CEOs grilled by US Senators

<p>Facebook shone, Alphabet rallied, Apple sank and Twitter tumbled on Thursday after a mixed bag of quarterly reports from top-tier technology companies that investors have relied on this year to power a stock market rally through the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

<p>Alphabet and Facebook both reported strong rises in advertising sales and some caution about the future. Facebook, which often is conservative with forecasts, said that pandemic-related uncertainty could make for a difficult 2021.</p>

<p>Facebook's stock fell 1%, while Alphabet surged 7%.</p>

<p>"These results are testament to the incredible strength of the Google franchise," said Nicholas Hyett, an equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. "Where other marketing driven businesses are struggling as advertisers become more cost conscious, it seems some of the cash is in fact finding its way to the internet search giant."</p>

<p>Apple fell over 5% after its iPhone sales missed estimates, although its quarterly revenue and profit beat analysts' expectations. That wiped $100 billion from Apple's stock market value.</p>

<p>Twitter reported fewer new users than Wall Street expected, sending its shares 17% lower. If Twitter falls that much in Friday's trading session it will have been its deepest one-day drop since March, when fear related to the pandemic sent global stock markets into a deep selloff.</p>

<p>Amazon reported a record quarterly profit and forecast a jump in holiday sales, but its shares fell almost 2% after it forecast a jump in costs related to COVID-19.</p>

<p>The results come a day after the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before the Senate Commerce Committee, rebuffing accusations of anti-conservative bias and promising to aggressively defend their platforms from being used to sow chaos in next week's election.</p>

<p>Facebook's profit jumped in the recently-ended quarter as it benefitted from a rebounding online ad market despite a boycott.</p>

<p>The leading social network's profit jumped 29 per cent to $7.8 billion in the quarter on revenue that climbed to $21.2 billion as people continued to rely on the internet and social media to stay connected while staying safe from the pandemic.</p>

<p>Total revenue, which primarily consists of ad sales, rose to $21.47 billion from $17.65 billion in the third quarter ended September 30, beating analysts' estimates of $19.82 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.</p>

<p>Organisers of a Facebook ad boycott vowed to continue their campaign, saying the company's top executives failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content.</p>

<p>The company has been under especially strong pressure ahead of next week's US presidential election and is aiming to avoid a repeat of 2016, when Russia used its platforms to spread election-related misinformation.</p>

<p>Conservatives have accused Facebook and others of political bias as the platforms step up their oversight of content to clamp down on false or violent material. US President Donald Trump has threatened new regulatory measures which could impact the business models of platforms.</p>

<p>Also, Facebook Inc on Thursday warned of a tougher 2021 despite beating analysts` estimates for quarterly revenue as businesses adjusting to the global pandemic continued to rely on the company's digital ad tools.</p>

<p>The social media company said in its outlook that it faced "a significant amount of uncertainty," citing impending privacy changes by Apple and a possible reversal in the shift to online commerce prompted by the pandemic.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Twitter Inc on Thursday added fewer users than Wall Street had expected and said expenses would accelerate in the current quarter, sending its shares tumbling 13 per cent.<br />
Shares of Twitter fell to $45.23 in after-market trading.</p>

<p>The San Francisco-based social media company said it had 187 million monetizable daily active users (mDAU) during the third quarter, missing consensus analyst expectations of 195.2 million users, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. The figure stood at 186 million in the previous quarter.</p>

<p>Costs and expenses grew 13 per cent from the same period last year to $880 million, as the company said it spent more on infrastructure-related expenses.</p>

<p>Twitter said it expected its costs and expenses to grow closer to 20 per cent year over year in the current quarter, an acceleration on the rate in the third.</p>

<p>Twitter said total revenue grew 14 per cent year-over-year to $936 million during the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, beating analyst estimates of $777.15 million.</p>

<p>Last year, Twitter suffered from technical glitches that hurt its ability to target ads, though the company has since rolled out fixes.</p>

<p>Ad revenue in the third quarter grew 15 per cent to $808 million from the same period a year ago, surpassing estimates of $645.95 million.</p>

<p>Twitter noted that many companies paused ad spending during the second quarter due to widespread protests after the death of George Floyd in May and said there could be a similar dynamic with the US election.</p>

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Facebook shone, Alphabet rallied, Apple sank and Twitter tumbled on Thursday after a mixed bag of quarterly reports from top-tier technology companies that investors have relied on this year to power a stock market rally through the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook shone, Alphabet rallied, Apple sank and Twitter tumbled on Thursday after a mixed bag of quarterly reports from top-tier technology companies that investors have relied on this year to power a stock market rally through the coronavirus pandemic. Alphabet and Facebook both reported strong rises in advertising sales and some caution about the future. Facebook, which often is conservative with forecasts, said that pandemic-related uncertainty could make for a difficult 2021. Facebook's stock fell 1%, while Alphabet surged 7%. "These results are testament to the incredible strength of the Google franchise," said Nicholas Hyett, an equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown. "Where other marketing driven businesses are struggling as advertisers become more cost conscious, it seems some of the cash is in fact finding its way to the internet search giant." Apple fell over 5% after its iPhone sales missed estimates, although its quarterly revenue and profit beat analysts' expectations. That wiped $100 billion from Apple's stock market value. Twitter reported fewer new users than Wall Street expected, sending its shares 17% lower. If Twitter falls that much in Friday's trading session it will have been its deepest one-day drop since March, when fear related to the pandemic sent global stock markets into a deep selloff. Amazon reported a record quarterly profit and forecast a jump in holiday sales, but its shares fell almost 2% after it forecast a jump in costs related to COVID-19. The results come a day after the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter testified before the Senate Commerce Committee, rebuffing accusations of anti-conservative bias and promising to aggressively defend their platforms from being used to sow chaos in next week's election. Facebook's profit jumped in the recently-ended quarter as it benefitted from a rebounding online ad market despite a boycott. The leading social network's profit jumped 29 per cent to $7.8 billion in the quarter on revenue that climbed to $21.2 billion as people continued to rely on the internet and social media to stay connected while staying safe from the pandemic. Total revenue, which primarily consists of ad sales, rose to $21.47 billion from $17.65 billion in the third quarter ended September 30, beating analysts' estimates of $19.82 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. Organisers of a Facebook ad boycott vowed to continue their campaign, saying the company's top executives failed to offer meaningful action on curbing hateful content. The company has been under especially strong pressure ahead of next week's US presidential election and is aiming to avoid a repeat of 2016, when Russia used its platforms to spread election-related misinformation. Conservatives have accused Facebook and others of political bias as the platforms step up their oversight of content to clamp down on false or violent material. US President Donald Trump has threatened new regulatory measures which could impact the business models of platforms. Also, Facebook Inc on Thursday warned of a tougher 2021 despite beating analysts` estimates for quarterly revenue as businesses adjusting to the global pandemic continued to rely on the company's digital ad tools. The social media company said in its outlook that it faced "a significant amount of uncertainty," citing impending privacy changes by Apple and a possible reversal in the shift to online commerce prompted by the pandemic. Meanwhile, Twitter Inc on Thursday added fewer users than Wall Street had expected and said expenses would accelerate in the current quarter, sending its shares tumbling 13 per cent. Shares of Twitter fell to $45.23 in after-market trading. The San Francisco-based social media company said it had 187 million monetizable daily active users (mDAU) during the third quarter, missing consensus analyst expectations of 195.2 million users, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. The figure stood at 186 million in the previous quarter. Costs and expenses grew 13 per cent from the same period last year to $880 million, as the company said it spent more on infrastructure-related expenses. Twitter said it expected its costs and expenses to grow closer to 20 per cent year over year in the current quarter, an acceleration on the rate in the third. Twitter said total revenue grew 14 per cent year-over-year to $936 million during the quarter ended September 30, beating analyst estimates of $777.15 million. Last year, Twitter suffered from technical glitches that hurt its ability to target ads, though the company has since rolled out fixes. Ad revenue in the third quarter grew 15 per cent to $808 million from the same period a year ago, surpassing estimates of $645.95 million. Twitter noted that many companies paused ad spending during the second quarter due to widespread protests after the death of George Floyd in May and said there could be a similar dynamic with the US election. (with inputs from agencies)

Facebook quarterly profit jumps despite ad boycott; Twitter shares drop

<p>Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday slammed&nbsp;tech giants for removing his posts that glorified the France terror attack.</p>

<p>After sparking&nbsp;outrage by his post that&nbsp;Muslims had the right "to kill millions of French people",&nbsp;Mahathir accused social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook of unfair treatment.</p>

<p>"Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past. But by and large the Muslims have not applied the 'eye for an eye' law. Muslims don't. The French shouldn't," Mahathir said in his posts.</p>

<p>Twitter removed the tweet about the right to kill saying it had violated the platform's rules on glorifying violence. The post was also deleted on Facebook.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-deletes-former-malaysian-pms-tweet-that-glorified-france-attack-338930" hreflang="en">Twitter deletes former Malaysian PM's tweet that glorified France attack</a></strong></p>

<p>The 95-year-old&nbsp;said his comments had been misrepresented and his main intention was to express that Muslims had never sought revenge for injustices.</p>

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<p>He said the posts were removed despite attempts to outline the context, adding that Facebook and Twitter "must at least allow me to explain and defend my position". &nbsp;</p>

<p>"But that is what freedom of speech is to them. On the one hand, they defended those who chose to display offending caricatures of Prophet Mohammed... and expect all Muslims to swallow it in the name of freedom of speech and expression.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"On the other, they deleted deliberately that Muslims had never sought revenge for the injustice against them in the past."</p>

<p>French Minister&nbsp;of State for digital and telecommunications,&nbsp;Cédric O, in a conversation with Twitter's managing director in France, had said that Mahathir's account must be immediately suspended.</p>

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<p>Mahathir's justified his posts saying that ''they did not refer to the Nice attack'', which followed the beheading of a French teacher who had shown pupils cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and subsequent tensions between France and Muslim countries.</p>

<p>He said the French "in the course of their history has killed millions of people. Many were Muslims. Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past."</p>

<p>But he added that "by and large the Muslims have not applied the 'eye for an eye' law. Muslims don't. The French shouldn't."</p>

<p>Several Muslim-majority countries have denounced remarks by French officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, defending the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school classroom. The caricatures are seen as blasphemous by Muslims.</p>

<p>The dispute flared after a French teacher who showed his pupils satirical cartoons of the Prophet during a civics lesson was beheaded in the street by an attacker of Chechen origin.</p>


Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday slammed tech giants for removing his posts that glorified the France terror attack. After sparking outrage by his post that Muslims had the right "to kill millions of French people", Mahathir accused social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook of unfair treatment.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday slammed tech giants for removing his posts that glorified the France terror attack. After sparking outrage by his post that Muslims had the right "to kill millions of French people", Mahathir accused social networking platforms Twitter and Facebook of unfair treatment. "Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past. But by and large the Muslims have not applied the 'eye for an eye' law. Muslims don't. The French shouldn't," Mahathir said in his posts. Twitter removed the tweet about the right to kill saying it had violated the platform's rules on glorifying violence. The post was also deleted on Facebook. Also read: Twitter deletes former Malaysian PM's tweet that glorified France attack The 95-year-old said his comments had been misrepresented and his main intention was to express that Muslims had never sought revenge for injustices. 13. Since you have blamed all Muslims and the Muslims’ religion for what was done by one angry person, the Muslims have a right to punish the French. The boycott cannot compensate the wrongs committed by the French all these years.https://t.co/ysZeXDrQ09 — Dr Mahathir Mohamad (@chedetofficial) October 29, 2020 × He said the posts were removed despite attempts to outline the context, adding that Facebook and Twitter "must at least allow me to explain and defend my position". "But that is what freedom of speech is to them. On the one hand, they defended those who chose to display offending caricatures of Prophet Mohammed... and expect all Muslims to swallow it in the name of freedom of speech and expression. "On the other, they deleted deliberately that Muslims had never sought revenge for the injustice against them in the past." French Minister of State for digital and telecommunications, Cédric O, in a conversation with Twitter's managing director in France, had said that Mahathir's account must be immediately suspended. I just spoke with the MD of @TwitterFrance. The account of @chedetofficial must be immediately suspended. If not, @twitter would be an accomplice to a formal call for murder. — Cédric O (@cedric_o) October 29, 2020 × Mahathir's justified his posts saying that ''they did not refer to the Nice attack'', which followed the beheading of a French teacher who had shown pupils cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and subsequent tensions between France and Muslim countries. He said the French "in the course of their history has killed millions of people. Many were Muslims. Muslims have a right to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past." But he added that "by and large the Muslims have not applied the 'eye for an eye' law. Muslims don't. The French shouldn't." Several Muslim-majority countries have denounced remarks by French officials, including President Emmanuel Macron, defending the use of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in a French school classroom. The caricatures are seen as blasphemous by Muslims. The dispute flared after a French teacher who showed his pupils satirical cartoons of the Prophet during a civics lesson was beheaded in the street by an attacker of Chechen origin.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad slams tech giants for removing posts on France attack

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday said Muslims have the right “to be angry and to kill millions of French people for the massacres of the past”.

Twitter removes former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad’s post justifying attack in France

The leaders of many Islamic nations instead of denouncing the terror attack in France have tried to justify it. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad made a shocking assertions. Watch the report to know more.

Ex-Malaysian PM justifies France knife attack; French govt asks Twitter to block his account

<p>As tech giants faced an intense hearing on Senate on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was in the centre to face the ire of conservative lawmakers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"My concern is that these platforms have become powerful arbiters of what is true and what content users can access," said Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee, as quoted by the news agency AFP.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/pick-eye-pish-eye-senators-struggle-to-pronounce-google-ceo-sundar-pichais-name-338710">'Pick Eye', 'Pish Eye': Senators struggle to pronounce Google CEO Sundar Pichai's name</a></strong></p>

<p>He said the panel had "dozens of examples of conservative content being censored," asking Dorsey on how Twitter decides to label or remove any post.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-hit-by-bad-connection-causes-delay-in-us-senate-hearing-338615">Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit by 'bad connection', causes delay in US Senate hearing</a></strong></p>

<p>"Your platform allows foreign dictators to post propaganda without restriction yet your routinely restrict the president of the United States," the Republican senator said, referring to one post from China accusing the US military of bringing the coronavirus.</p>

<p>Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, came down heavily on Dorsey, even shouting at him at times and accusing Twitter of "silencing people" on speeches which it disagreed with.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also rebuked Dorsey on Twitter's decision to restrict access to a New York Post story of questionable provenance that made corruption allegations against Joe Biden's son.</p>

<p>"Mr Dorsey who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to hear?" Cruz said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump also endorsed in a tweet Republicans criticism during Senate as he faces a tough battle in the upcoming presidential election and accused social media giants to cover up "corruption" of Biden.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He also demanded "Repeal Section 230!", a section that protects social media organisations from content posted by the users.&nbsp;<br />
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As tech giants faced an intense hearing on Senate on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was in the centre to face the ire of conservative lawmakers. "My concern is that these platforms have become powerful arbiters of what is true and what content users can access," said Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee, as quoted by the news agency AFP.

As tech giants faced an intense hearing on Senate on Wednesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was in the centre to face the ire of conservative lawmakers. "My concern is that these platforms have become powerful arbiters of what is true and what content users can access," said Roger Wicker, the Republican chairman of the Commerce Committee, as quoted by the news agency AFP. Also read | 'Pick Eye', 'Pish Eye': Senators struggle to pronounce Google CEO Sundar Pichai's name He said the panel had "dozens of examples of conservative content being censored," asking Dorsey on how Twitter decides to label or remove any post. Also read | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit by 'bad connection', causes delay in US Senate hearing "Your platform allows foreign dictators to post propaganda without restriction yet your routinely restrict the president of the United States," the Republican senator said, referring to one post from China accusing the US military of bringing the coronavirus. Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, came down heavily on Dorsey, even shouting at him at times and accusing Twitter of "silencing people" on speeches which it disagreed with. He also rebuked Dorsey on Twitter's decision to restrict access to a New York Post story of questionable provenance that made corruption allegations against Joe Biden's son. "Mr Dorsey who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to hear?" Cruz said. Trump also endorsed in a tweet Republicans criticism during Senate as he faces a tough battle in the upcoming presidential election and accused social media giants to cover up "corruption" of Biden. He also demanded "Repeal Section 230!", a section that protects social media organisations from content posted by the users.

'Who the hell put you in charge?' Republicans lash out at tech giants during Senate debate

<p>It was billed as a must-watch showdown between US Senators and big tech. What we got instead was a political slugfest. The Q&amp;A revolved around content moderation. Republicans accused big tech of an anti-conservative bias. Democrats did not want to be there at all. They rejected the hearing as a sham. A Republican plan to discredit fact-checking on social media is trying to score political points. Both sides ended up giving a free pass to the 3 CEOs.</p>

<p>The big debate was around the future of Section 230. It is a legal provision that provides immunity to tech giants. It protects their rights to regulate content on their platform. Twitter and Google defended the law fiercely. Facebook was open to possible amendments.</p>

<p>"Section 230 is the most important law protecting Internet speech and removing Section 230 will remove speech from the Internet," said Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.</p>

<p>"Our ability to provide access to a wide range of information is only possible because of existing legal frameworks like Section 230," said Alphabet Inc (Google) CEO Sundar Pichai</p>

<p>"I believe Congress has a role to play, too, in order to give people confidence that the process is carried out in a way that balances societies deeply held values appropriately," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg</p>

<p>When the hearing moved on to the question of anti-conservative bias, things got a bit heated up.</p>

<p>"Mr. Dorsey, who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to hear? And why do you persist in behaving as a Democratic super PAC," said Ted Cruz, Republican Senator from Texas</p>

<p>"We're not doing that and this is why I opened this hearing with calls for more transparency. We realize we need to earn trust more. We realize that more accountability is needed to show our intentions and to show the outcome. So I hear the concerns and acknowledge them but we want to fix it with more transparency," said Jack Dorsey in response.</p>

<p>Jack Dorsey fielded 48 questions compared to 21 for Zuckerberg and 12 for Pichai. The Republican Senators were putting on a show for Donald Trump and from the White House, the President was watching, and tweeting.</p>

<p>Three and half hours of questioning and it again got underlined that tech giants are too big. Their control over political discourse must be reigned in. Big Tech has made enemies everywhere. It plays the role of publisher, fact-checker and arbiter. Ideally, these roles should not be centralised. But ambiguous digital laws let them get away with it.</p>

<p>Fact-checking has been delegated to third party groups. But are these groups truly neutral? Or are they using fact-checking as an excuse for censorship? Can a private company be made the gatekeeper for social and political narratives?</p>

<p>Countries are waking up to the threat this poses. The European Union is preparing a new digital rulebook. India is also mulling regulations on social media content. Big tech is in the dock. The question they face is this, who is fact-checking the fact-checkers?</p>


It was billed as a must-watch showdown between US Senators and big tech. What we got instead was a political slugfest. The Q&A revolved around content moderation.

It was billed as a must-watch showdown between US Senators and big tech. What we got instead was a political slugfest. The Q&A revolved around content moderation. Republicans accused big tech of an anti-conservative bias. Democrats did not want to be there at all. They rejected the hearing as a sham. A Republican plan to discredit fact-checking on social media is trying to score political points. Both sides ended up giving a free pass to the 3 CEOs. The big debate was around the future of Section 230. It is a legal provision that provides immunity to tech giants. It protects their rights to regulate content on their platform. Twitter and Google defended the law fiercely. Facebook was open to possible amendments. "Section 230 is the most important law protecting Internet speech and removing Section 230 will remove speech from the Internet," said Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter. "Our ability to provide access to a wide range of information is only possible because of existing legal frameworks like Section 230," said Alphabet Inc (Google) CEO Sundar Pichai "I believe Congress has a role to play, too, in order to give people confidence that the process is carried out in a way that balances societies deeply held values appropriately," said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg When the hearing moved on to the question of anti-conservative bias, things got a bit heated up. "Mr. Dorsey, who the hell elected you and put you in charge of what the media are allowed to report and what the American people are allowed to hear? And why do you persist in behaving as a Democratic super PAC," said Ted Cruz, Republican Senator from Texas "We're not doing that and this is why I opened this hearing with calls for more transparency. We realize we need to earn trust more. We realize that more accountability is needed to show our intentions and to show the outcome. So I hear the concerns and acknowledge them but we want to fix it with more transparency," said Jack Dorsey in response. Jack Dorsey fielded 48 questions compared to 21 for Zuckerberg and 12 for Pichai. The Republican Senators were putting on a show for Donald Trump and from the White House, the President was watching, and tweeting. Three and half hours of questioning and it again got underlined that tech giants are too big. Their control over political discourse must be reigned in. Big Tech has made enemies everywhere. It plays the role of publisher, fact-checker and arbiter. Ideally, these roles should not be centralised. But ambiguous digital laws let them get away with it. Fact-checking has been delegated to third party groups. But are these groups truly neutral? Or are they using fact-checking as an excuse for censorship? Can a private company be made the gatekeeper for social and political narratives? Countries are waking up to the threat this poses. The European Union is preparing a new digital rulebook. India is also mulling regulations on social media content. Big tech is in the dock. The question they face is this, who is fact-checking the fact-checkers?

Big tech CEOs Senate hearing turns into a political slugfest

A U.S. Senate hearing to reform an internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content quickly turned into a political scuffle as lawmakers not only went after the companies but also attacked each other.

US Senate tech hearing becomes political showdown

<p>A unique situation unfolded itself as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled to appear remotely for a US Senate hearing. Network or connection issues are generally faced by ordinary internet users but for Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of a tech giant and social media Czar to have difficulty connecting was a unique situation indeed. He was facing US Senate Commerce Committee. The hearing was on a key social media legal protection.</p>

<p>"We are unable to make contact with Mr. Mark Zuckerberg," Senator Roger Wicker, who chairs the committee, said agreeing to a five-minute delay after the chief executives of Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google had spoken.</p>

<p>Facebook told the committee that Zuckerberg was alone. He was able to get connected in a couple of minutes.</p>

<p>"I was able to hear the other opening statements. I was just having a hard time connecting myself," Zuckerberg said.</p>

<p>Wicker responded: "I know the feeling Mr. Zuckerberg."</p>

<p><strong>(With Reuters inputs)</strong></p>


A unique situation unfolded itself as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled to appear remotely for a US Senate hearing. Network or connection issues are generally faced by ordinary internet users but for Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of a tech giant and social media Czar to have difficulty connecting was a unique situation indeed.

A unique situation unfolded itself as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg struggled to appear remotely for a US Senate hearing. Network or connection issues are generally faced by ordinary internet users but for Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of a tech giant and social media Czar to have difficulty connecting was a unique situation indeed. He was facing US Senate Commerce Committee. The hearing was on a key social media legal protection. "We are unable to make contact with Mr. Mark Zuckerberg," Senator Roger Wicker, who chairs the committee, said agreeing to a five-minute delay after the chief executives of Twitter Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google had spoken. Facebook told the committee that Zuckerberg was alone. He was able to get connected in a couple of minutes. "I was able to hear the other opening statements. I was just having a hard time connecting myself," Zuckerberg said. Wicker responded: "I know the feeling Mr. Zuckerberg." (With Reuters inputs)

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit by 'bad connection', causes delay in US Senate hearing

<p>Social media company&nbsp;Twitter&nbsp;Inc on Monday flagged a tweet by US&nbsp;President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots, adding a disclaimer describing the post's content as "disputed" and potentially misleading.</p>

<p>"Big problems and discrepancies with Mail-In Ballots all over the USA. Must have a final total on November 3rd", Trump tweeted late on Monday, with the tweet giving no evidence for his assertion.</p>

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<p>"Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about how to participate in an election or another civic process",&nbsp;Twitter's disclaimer said. The disclaimer included a link to a page highlighting how mail voting was legal and safe.</p>

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<p>Many states have expanded early voting and the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, as some Americans try to avoid crowded polls during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

<p>Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting, claiming without evidence that it will lead to widespread fraud. Democrats have argued it is a safe and reliable alternative to in-person voting.</p>

<p>Twitter&nbsp;has also previously flagged posts from Trump, including a tweet earlier this month in which Trump claimed he was immune to the coronavirus, with the social media company saying the tweet had made "misleading health claims".</p>


Social media company Twitter Inc on Monday flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots, adding a disclaimer describing the post's content as "disputed" and potentially misleading.

Social media company Twitter Inc on Monday flagged a tweet by US President Donald Trump about mail-in ballots, adding a disclaimer describing the post's content as "disputed" and potentially misleading. "Big problems and discrepancies with Mail-In Ballots all over the USA. Must have a final total on November 3rd", Trump tweeted late on Monday, with the tweet giving no evidence for his assertion. Big problems and discrepancies with Mail In Ballots all over the USA. Must have final total on November 3rd. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 26, 2020 × "Some or all of the content shared in this Tweet is disputed and might be misleading about how to participate in an election or another civic process", Twitter's disclaimer said. The disclaimer included a link to a page highlighting how mail voting was legal and safe. Many states have expanded early voting and the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 election, as some Americans try to avoid crowded polls during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting, claiming without evidence that it will lead to widespread fraud. Democrats have argued it is a safe and reliable alternative to in-person voting. Twitter has also previously flagged posts from Trump, including a tweet earlier this month in which Trump claimed he was immune to the coronavirus, with the social media company saying the tweet had made "misleading health claims".

Twitter flags Trump tweet on mail-in ballots over 'disputed' content

<p>The US Senate Judiciary Committee has declared the Chief Executive Officers of social media giants <strong>Facebook </strong>and <strong>Twitter</strong> will have to testify in the court post <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/us-election">US elections</a></strong>.</p>

<p>This decision was announced after the Judiciary Committee held a vote on Thursday to subpoena <strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/mark-zuckerberg">Mark Zuckerberg</a></strong> and&nbsp;<strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>.</p>

<p>As per the orders, the two CEOs will have to appear before the US&nbsp;Senate panel on November 17 — days after the <strong>US election 2020.</strong></p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trumps-loss-joe-biden-breaks-television-spending-record-week-before-us-election-2020-337663">Also read|&nbsp;Trump's loss: Joe Biden breaks television spending record week before US Election 2020</a></strong></p>

<p>The two bosses of the social media giants have been&nbsp;subpoenaed over the allegations of taking the decision&nbsp;to block stories that made claims about the Democratic nominee and former Vice President&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a></strong>'s son.</p>

<p>The two&nbsp;social media platforms,&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Facebook</strong> and <strong>Twitter,</strong> had gained criticism for reportedly&nbsp;flagging two New York Post stories as spreading disinformation.&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>, </strong>the US President, had also criticised the social media platforms for flagging the New York Post stories.</p>

<p>Zuckerberg and Dorsey&nbsp;will testify on allegations of anti-conservative bias, the committee said.</p>

<p>The two CEOs along with the head of Alphabet will also be appearing before the US Senate Commerce Committee on October 28&nbsp;about a key law protecting internet companies.</p>


The US Senate Judiciary Committee has declared the Chief Executive Officers of social media giants Facebook and Twitter will have to testify in the court post US elections.

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has declared the Chief Executive Officers of social media giants Facebook and Twitter will have to testify in the court post US elections. This decision was announced after the Judiciary Committee held a vote on Thursday to subpoena Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. As per the orders, the two CEOs will have to appear before the US Senate panel on November 17 — days after the US election 2020. Also read| Trump's loss: Joe Biden breaks television spending record week before US Election 2020 The two bosses of the social media giants have been subpoenaed over the allegations of taking the decision to block stories that made claims about the Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden's son. The two social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, had gained criticism for reportedly flagging two New York Post stories as spreading disinformation. Donald Trump, the US President, had also criticised the social media platforms for flagging the New York Post stories. Zuckerberg and Dorsey will testify on allegations of anti-conservative bias, the committee said. The two CEOs along with the head of Alphabet will also be appearing before the US Senate Commerce Committee on October 28 about a key law protecting internet companies.

Facebook's Zuckerberg, Twitter's Dorsey to testify before US Senate panel after US election

<p>When is a burger not a burger? When it contains no meat. At least according to a divisive proposal that was in front of the European Parliament this week, part of a set of measures that would have banned the use of terms like “steak,” “sausage,” “escallop” or “burger” on labels for plant-based alternative products.</p>

<p>But after a decisive vote against the measure Friday, it seems veggie burgers will still be on the menu.</p>

<p>“Reason prevailed, and climate sinners lost,” Nikolaj Villumsen, a member of the European Parliament from Denmark posted on Twitter. “It’s worth celebrating with a veggie burger.”</p>

<p>A proposal to expand a ban on descriptions such as “yogurt-style” or “cream imitation” for non-dairy replacements did pass, extending previous limitations on the use of words like “milk” and “butter” on non-dairy alternatives.</p>

<p>The proposed changes — a small part of a package of agricultural measures — received more attention than perhaps desired either by their proponents among meat and livestock groups, who said they would prefer to focus on helping farmers work sustainably, or the environmentalists and food manufacturers opposing it, for whom it is a distraction from the climate-change policy.</p>

<p>Jasmijn de Boo, vice president of ProVeg International, a group aimed at reducing meat consumption, said that the proposal was not in the interest of consumers or manufacturers and that shoppers were not confused by the labels currently on store shelves.</p>

<p>“Why to change something to a ‘veggie disc’ or ‘tube’ instead of a sausage?” she said. “It’s ridiculous.”</p>

<p>Those in favor of the change said that labeling plant-based products with meat terms were misleading and could open the door for other confusing labels.</p>

<p>“We simply call for the work of millions of European farmers and livestock sector workers to be acknowledged and respected,” Jean-Pierre Fleury, chairman of Copa-Cogeca, Europe’s largest farming lobby group, said in a statement this month. He described the use of meatlike names for plant-based products as “cultural hijacking.”</p>

<p>“Consumers are in no way confused by a soy steak or chickpea-based sausage, so long as it is clearly labeled as vegetarian or vegan,” she said in a statement after the vote. “Terms such as ‘burger’ or ‘steak’ on plant-based items simply make it much easier for consumers to know how to integrate these products within a meal.”</p>


When is a burger not a burger? When it contains no meat. At least according to a divisive proposal that was in front of the European Parliament this week, part of a set of measures that would have banned the use of terms like “steak,” “sausage,” “escallop” or “burger” on labels for plant-based alternative products.

When is a burger not a burger? When it contains no meat. At least according to a divisive proposal that was in front of the European Parliament this week, part of a set of measures that would have banned the use of terms like “steak,” “sausage,” “escallop” or “burger” on labels for plant-based alternative products. But after a decisive vote against the measure Friday, it seems veggie burgers will still be on the menu. “Reason prevailed, and climate sinners lost,” Nikolaj Villumsen, a member of the European Parliament from Denmark posted on Twitter. “It’s worth celebrating with a veggie burger.” A proposal to expand a ban on descriptions such as “yogurt-style” or “cream imitation” for non-dairy replacements did pass, extending previous limitations on the use of words like “milk” and “butter” on non-dairy alternatives. The proposed changes — a small part of a package of agricultural measures — received more attention than perhaps desired either by their proponents among meat and livestock groups, who said they would prefer to focus on helping farmers work sustainably, or the environmentalists and food manufacturers opposing it, for whom it is a distraction from the climate-change policy. Jasmijn de Boo, vice president of ProVeg International, a group aimed at reducing meat consumption, said that the proposal was not in the interest of consumers or manufacturers and that shoppers were not confused by the labels currently on store shelves. “Why to change something to a ‘veggie disc’ or ‘tube’ instead of a sausage?” she said. “It’s ridiculous.” Those in favor of the change said that labeling plant-based products with meat terms were misleading and could open the door for other confusing labels. “We simply call for the work of millions of European farmers and livestock sector workers to be acknowledged and respected,” Jean-Pierre Fleury, chairman of Copa-Cogeca, Europe’s largest farming lobby group, said in a statement this month. He described the use of meatlike names for plant-based products as “cultural hijacking.” “Consumers are in no way confused by a soy steak or chickpea-based sausage, so long as it is clearly labeled as vegetarian or vegan,” she said in a statement after the vote. “Terms such as ‘burger’ or ‘steak’ on plant-based items simply make it much easier for consumers to know how to integrate these products within a meal.”

EU says veggie burgers can keep their name

<p>Age is just a number for veteran Bollywood star Hema Malini. The actress-turned- MP recently celebrated her 72nd birthday with husband, veteran star Dharmendra and daughters Esha and Ahana.<br />
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Hema Malini took to Twitter to share a few photos of her birthday celebration. "Time to share a few of my birthday photos with all of you!" wrote the actress.<br />
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In one of the pictures that she has shared on social media,&nbsp; the actress is seen twinning with Dharmendra in blue.<br />
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"The most beautiful couple," a user tweeted. "Lovely pictures. Miss seeing you both together in films," another user commented.<br />
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Age is just a number for veteran Bollywood star Hema Malini. The actress-turned- MP recently celebrated her 72nd birthday with husband, veteran star Dharmendra and daughters Esha and Ahana.

Age is just a number for veteran Bollywood star Hema Malini. The actress-turned- MP recently celebrated her 72nd birthday with husband, veteran star Dharmendra and daughters Esha and Ahana. Hema Malini took to Twitter to share a few photos of her birthday celebration. "Time to share a few of my birthday photos with all of you!" wrote the actress. In one of the pictures that she has shared on social media, the actress is seen twinning with Dharmendra in blue. In another photo, Hema can be seen in a pink saree while Dharmendra looks dapper in a white shirt. Time to share a few of my birthday photos with all of you! pic.twitter.com/kwyZBdNvFj — Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) October 20, 2020 × Fans couldnt stop gushing at the pictures of the evergreen couple of Bollywood. "The most beautiful couple," a user tweeted. "Lovely pictures. Miss seeing you both together in films," another user commented. Another photo has Hema Malini and Dharmendra posing with their daughters Ahana and, Esha. One of the most popular onscreen pairs in Bollywood, Dharmendra and Hema Malini have starred in several blockbusters like 'Sholay', 'Seeta Aur Geeta', 'Charas' and 'Dream Girl' . They couple got married in August 1979.

Hema Malini glows as she shares photos of 72nd birthday celebrations with Dharmendra and daughters

How social media companies will handle post-US election scenarios

<p>In a strongly-worded letter to Twitter CEO, the Indian government has expressed its dismay over the social media giants' act of misrepresentation of the Indian map and asserted any attempts to disrespect the country's sovereignty and integrity would not be accepted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>IT Secretary Ajay Sawhney has penned a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after Twitter in a recent post showed geo-location of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir as a Chinese region.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/twitter-under-fire-as-it-shows-jk-as-part-of-china-336260">Twitter issues clarification following backlash for showing J&amp;K in China</a></strong></p>

<p>Such acts bring not only disrepute to Twitter but also raises the question about its neutrality and fairness as an intermediary, the letter said.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/twitter-under-fire-as-it-shows-jk-as-part-of-china-336260">Twitter under fire as it shows J&amp;K as part of China</a></strong></p>

<p>Sawhney has also reminded the social media giant that Leh is the headquarter of Union Territory of Ladakh and both Ladakh as well as Jammu and Kashmir are India's integral and inalienable parts of India, governed by the Indian constitution.</p>

<p>The Indian government had asked Twitter to respect the sensitivities of Indians and has also firmly said that any effort to disrespect sovereignty and integrity of India, which is also reflected through its maps, is completely unacceptable and unlawful.</p>

<p>Earlier, the incident happened Nitin Gokhale’s was conducting a live broadcast from Leh’s Hall of Fame, a war memorial for martyred soldiers, and Twitter's geotagging feature showed Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, People's Republic of China.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, &amp; understand &amp; respect the sensitivities around it. Teams have worked swiftly to investigate &amp; resolve the concerned geotag issue: Twitter Spokesperson on location tag in a live broadcast showing Jammu &amp; Kashmir as part of China. <a href="https://t.co/UqpCCgma1q">pic.twitter.com/UqpCCgma1q</a></p>
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<p>Twitter called the issue "technical" and said it has been resolved swiftly.&nbsp;</p>


In a strongly-worded letter to Twitter CEO, the Indian government has expressed its dismay over the social media giants' act of misrepresentation of the Indian map and asserted any attempts to disrespect the country's sovereignty and integrity would not be accepted.

In a strongly-worded letter to Twitter CEO, the Indian government has expressed its dismay over the social media giants' act of misrepresentation of the Indian map and asserted any attempts to disrespect the country's sovereignty and integrity would not be accepted. IT Secretary Ajay Sawhney has penned a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey after Twitter in a recent post showed geo-location of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir as a Chinese region. Also read | Twitter issues clarification following backlash for showing J&K in China Such acts bring not only disrepute to Twitter but also raises the question about its neutrality and fairness as an intermediary, the letter said. Also read | Twitter under fire as it shows J&K as part of China Sawhney has also reminded the social media giant that Leh is the headquarter of Union Territory of Ladakh and both Ladakh as well as Jammu and Kashmir are India's integral and inalienable parts of India, governed by the Indian constitution. The Indian government had asked Twitter to respect the sensitivities of Indians and has also firmly said that any effort to disrespect sovereignty and integrity of India, which is also reflected through its maps, is completely unacceptable and unlawful. Earlier, the incident happened Nitin Gokhale’s was conducting a live broadcast from Leh’s Hall of Fame, a war memorial for martyred soldiers, and Twitter's geotagging feature showed Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, People's Republic of China. We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, & understand & respect the sensitivities around it. Teams have worked swiftly to investigate & resolve the concerned geotag issue: Twitter Spokesperson on location tag in a live broadcast showing Jammu & Kashmir as part of China. pic.twitter.com/UqpCCgma1q — ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2020 × Twitter called the issue "technical" and said it has been resolved swiftly.

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<p>A day after facing severe backlash for showing Jammu and Kashmir as a Chinese territory, Twitter has issued a clarification on Monday and called it a "technical issue".</p>

<p>"We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and understand and respect the sensitivities around it. Teams have worked swiftly to investigate and resolve the concerned geotag issue," a Twitter spokesperson said on Monday, as quoted by news agency ANI.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>On Sunday, the social media giant was harshly criticised after its location tag in a live broadcast displayed Jammu and Kashmir as a region in China.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/twitter-under-fire-as-it-shows-jk-as-part-of-china-336260">Twitter under fire as it shows J&amp;K as part of China</a></strong></p>

<p>The issue first came into fore after Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) raised the matter on Sunday, calling Twitter's actions as a move to "reconfigure history".</p>

<p>"So Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography and declare Jammu &amp; Kashmir as part of People's Republic of China. If this is not a violation of India laws, what is? Citizens of India have been punished for far less. But US Big Tech is above the law?, Gupta tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

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A day after facing severe backlash for showing Jammu and Kashmir as a Chinese territory, Twitter has issued a clarification on Monday and called it a "technical issue".

A day after facing severe backlash for showing Jammu and Kashmir as a Chinese territory, Twitter has issued a clarification on Monday and called it a "technical issue". "We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and understand and respect the sensitivities around it. Teams have worked swiftly to investigate and resolve the concerned geotag issue," a Twitter spokesperson said on Monday, as quoted by news agency ANI. We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, & understand & respect the sensitivities around it. Teams have worked swiftly to investigate & resolve the concerned geotag issue: Twitter Spokesperson on location tag in a live broadcast showing Jammu & Kashmir as part of China. pic.twitter.com/UqpCCgma1q — ANI (@ANI) October 19, 2020 × On Sunday, the social media giant was harshly criticised after its location tag in a live broadcast displayed Jammu and Kashmir as a region in China. Also read | Twitter under fire as it shows J&K as part of China The issue first came into fore after Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) raised the matter on Sunday, calling Twitter's actions as a move to "reconfigure history". "So Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography and declare Jammu & Kashmir as part of People's Republic of China. If this is not a violation of India laws, what is? Citizens of India have been punished for far less. But US Big Tech is above the law?, Gupta tweeted.

Twitter issues clarification following backlash for showing J&K in China

<p>Facebook’s vice president Nick Clegg has said that the social media giant rejected a total of 2.2 million ads on Facebook and Instagram and withdrawn 120,000 posts for attempting to “obstruct voting” in the upcoming US presidential election.<br />
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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-fumes-as-facebook-twitter-limit-reach-of-smoking-gun-article-on-biden-and-his-son-335344"><strong>Also read | Trump fumes as Facebook, Twitter limit reach of 'smoking gun' article on Biden and his son</strong></a><br />
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Earlier in September, the social network site had said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.</p>

<p>Facebook had said that it will also remove misinformation about the pandemic and voting as well as any premature posts from candidates declaring victory.</p>

<p>Facebook has been increasing its efforts to avoid a repeat of events leading up to the 2016 US presidential election, won by Donald Trump, when its network was used for attempts at voter manipulation, carried out from Russia.</p>

<p>There were similar problems ahead of Britain's 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union.</p>

<p>"Thirty-five thousand employees take care of the security of our platforms and contribute for elections," said Clegg, who is vice president of global affairs and communications at Facebook.</p>

<p>"We have established partnerships with 70 specialised media, including five in France, on the verification of information", he added.</p>

<p>In 2016, while he was still deputy prime minister, Clegg complained to the Journal du Dimanche that Facebook had not identified or suppressed a single foreign network interfering in the US election.</p>

<p>On Wednesday President Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter in Ukraine.<br />
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The story had raised&nbsp;allegations against Hunter Biden and his actions that involved Joe Biden.</p>

<p>"So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the @NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!" tweeted Trump.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Facebook’s vice president Nick Clegg has said that the social media giant rejected a total of 2.2 million ads on Facebook and Instagram and withdrawn 120,000 posts for attempting to “obstruct voting” in the upcoming US presidential election.

Facebook’s vice president Nick Clegg has said that the social media giant rejected a total of 2.2 million ads on Facebook and Instagram and withdrawn 120,000 posts for attempting to “obstruct voting” in the upcoming US presidential election. Also read | Trump fumes as Facebook, Twitter limit reach of 'smoking gun' article on Biden and his son Earlier in September, the social network site had said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference. Facebook had said that it will also remove misinformation about the pandemic and voting as well as any premature posts from candidates declaring victory. Facebook has been increasing its efforts to avoid a repeat of events leading up to the 2016 US presidential election, won by Donald Trump, when its network was used for attempts at voter manipulation, carried out from Russia. There were similar problems ahead of Britain's 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. "Thirty-five thousand employees take care of the security of our platforms and contribute for elections," said Clegg, who is vice president of global affairs and communications at Facebook. "We have established partnerships with 70 specialised media, including five in France, on the verification of information", he added. In 2016, while he was still deputy prime minister, Clegg complained to the Journal du Dimanche that Facebook had not identified or suppressed a single foreign network interfering in the US election. On Wednesday President Trump rebuked Facebook and Twitter for blocking links to a New York Post article purporting to expose corrupt dealings by election rival Joe Biden and his son Hunter in Ukraine. The story had raised allegations against Hunter Biden and his actions that involved Joe Biden. "So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the @NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!" tweeted Trump. (With inputs from agencies)

Rejected 2.2 million advertisements seeking to obstruct voting in US election: Facebook

<p>A major controversy has erupted after Twitter India showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Peoples Republic of China in the timelines.</p>

<p>The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&amp;K as a part of China.</p>

<p>"So @Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography and declare Jammu &amp; Kashmir as part of People`s Republic of #China . If this is not a violation of #India laws, what is? Citizens of India have been punished for far less. But US Big Tech is above the law?", Gupta wrote tagging Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.</p>

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<p>Several netizens also asked Prasad and the government to take action against Twitter India.</p>

<p>"No @Twitter this is not a freak happenstance," Gupta said in another tweet.</p>

<p>"@Twitter @TwitterIndia so according to you Leh is a part of People`s Republic of China," said a netizen.</p>

<p>"Kindly look into this and take action appropriately. It`s high time that these social media giants be held accountable for their stupidity," a netizen said asking Prasad to action.</p>

<p>"Please take cognizance of this serious matter and take necessary action against @TwitterIndia. They cannot take Indian sovereignty for granted. Don`t let them normalize this misadventure," another another Twitterati.</p>


A major controversy has erupted after Twitter India showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Peoples Republic of China in the timelines. The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&K as a part of China.

A major controversy has erupted after Twitter India showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Peoples Republic of China in the timelines. The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&K as a part of China. "So @Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography and declare Jammu & Kashmir as part of People`s Republic of #China . If this is not a violation of #India laws, what is? Citizens of India have been punished for far less. But US Big Tech is above the law?", Gupta wrote tagging Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. So @Twitter has decided to reconfigure geography and declare Jammu & Kashmir as part of People's Republic of #China . If this is not a violation of #India laws, what is? Citizens of India have been punished for far less. But US Big Tech is above the law? @nitingokhale @rsprasad pic.twitter.com/euelMvCxTy — Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) October 18, 2020 × Several netizens also asked Prasad and the government to take action against Twitter India. "No @Twitter this is not a freak happenstance," Gupta said in another tweet. "@Twitter @TwitterIndia so according to you Leh is a part of People`s Republic of China," said a netizen. "Kindly look into this and take action appropriately. It`s high time that these social media giants be held accountable for their stupidity," a netizen said asking Prasad to action. "Please take cognizance of this serious matter and take necessary action against @TwitterIndia. They cannot take Indian sovereignty for granted. Don`t let them normalize this misadventure," another another Twitterati.

Twitter under fire as it shows J&K as part of China

<p>A day after the&nbsp;Republican Senator&nbsp;David Perdue mispronounced the Democratic VP elect Kamala Harris' name, Twitter slammed the Senator by starting a unique campaign against the Senator.</p>

<p>The incident happened when&nbsp;Perdue spoke ahead of US President Donald Trump in his rally in Georgia on Friday. He was caught on tape making sun of Harris' name by pronouncing her name in a weird exaggerated manner and then ending it by saying "I don`t know, whatever".</p>

<p>When the video surfaced in the popular social media platform&nbsp;Twitter, people of colour started a campaign in which several users came forward and explained their name and the meaning behind it.</p>

<p>Several South Asian-origin users came forward claiming that their grandmothers mothers were also named Kamala, and not "Kamala-mala-mala, I don’t know, whatever.”</p>

<p>One such user, Gautam Raghavan, tweeted, "#MyNameIs Gautam. It means bright light. The kind of bright light a Biden-Harris Administration will represent. And that is why #IWillVote."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My great grandmother’s name was Kamala. Not “Kamala-mala-mala, I don’t know, whatever.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyNameIs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyNameIs</a> Gautam. It means bright light. The kind of bright light a Biden-Harris Administration will represent. And that is why <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IWillVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IWillVote</a>.<br />
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<p>The campaign was joined by Maya Harris' daughter and Kamala Harris' relative, Meena Harris, who tweeted, "#MyNameIs Meenakshi. I'm named after the Hindu goddess, as well as my great great grandmother. I come from a long line of strong women who taught me to be proud of my heritage and to demand respect—especially from racist white men like&nbsp;@sendavidperdue who are threatened by us."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Scrolling through <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyNameIs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyNameIs</a> at the end of a long day &amp; it’s giving me life.💜<br />
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My name is Maya (magic/illusion) Lakshmi (goddess of beauty &amp; wealth).<br />
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People mispronounce my names all the time, but you can’t tell me nothin’. I know who I am.<br />
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Show these folks who we are. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VOTE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VOTE</a></p>
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<p>African-Americans and people of colour also joined in and said they are thankful to their parents for giving them a name that represents their&nbsp;ancestral birthplace.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyName?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyName</a> is Oni Jahi. My parents gave my sister and me <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WestAfrican?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WestAfrican</a> first names &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EastAfrican?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#EastAfrican</a> middle names.<br />
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— Oni #BraylaStone Blackstock (@DrOniBee) <a href="https://twitter.com/DrOniBee/status/1317661784376070145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>Take a look at some of the other Twitter users who joined the campaign to amplify the fight against 'white priviledge'.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyNameIs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyNameIs</a> Ted W. Lieu. The “W” is short for “Win-Ping” which in Mandarin means Cloud of Peace.<br />
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Also, make sure you vote. And if you are voting by mail, don’t forget the stupid secrecy envelope if your state requires it.</p>
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedlieu/status/1317614327478644737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyNameIs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyNameIs</a> Malcolm Kenyatta. My father named me to honor the legacy of two giants in the black diaspora: Malcolm X and Jomo Kenyatta. <a href="https://twitter.com/sendavidperdue?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sendavidperdue</a> might not care, but my name reminds me everyday the systems of discrimination we must uproot. <a href="https://t.co/vY5JwuYXbz">https://t.co/vY5JwuYXbz</a></p>
— Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta) <a href="https://twitter.com/malcolmkenyatta/status/1317575057611366403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 17, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyNameIs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyNameIs</a> Sikanyiselwe. Its Xhosa meaning is “we have been shone upon” or, “the light at the end of the tunnel”.<br />
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My parents chose it believing they had better times ahead — just as so many of us do now. Go vote and make it true. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BidenHarris2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BidenHarris2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/RYB2KfASHI">https://t.co/RYB2KfASHI</a></p>
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My parents chose it believing they had better times ahead — just as so many of us do now. Go vote and make it true. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BidenHarris2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BidenHarris2020</a> <a href="https://t.co/RYB2KfASHI">https://t.co/RYB2KfASHI</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MyNameIs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MyNameIs</a> Chris, but my middle name is Pey-Ning. In Chinese, it means abundance of peace. It's the kind of peace we'll all feel with Joe Biden as president<br />
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This country belongs as much to me, <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> and every kid with an ethnic name - as it does to David Perdue <a href="https://t.co/4mkUCq1aic">https://t.co/4mkUCq1aic</a></p>
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<p>Gautam Raghavan, a user who participated in the campaign, also retweeted an old video posted by Kamala Harris in 2016 captioned, "People pronounce my name many different ways. Let #KidsForKamala show you how it’s done."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">People pronounce my name many different ways. Let <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KidsForKamala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KidsForKamala</a> show you how it’s done. <a href="https://t.co/7QoQGN0B4k">pic.twitter.com/7QoQGN0B4k</a></p>
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/735197253153914881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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A day after the Republican Senator David Perdue mispronounced the Democratic VP elect Kamala Harris' name, Twitter slammed the Senator by starting a unique campaign against the Senator.

A day after the Republican Senator David Perdue mispronounced the Democratic VP elect Kamala Harris' name, Twitter slammed the Senator by starting a unique campaign against the Senator. The incident happened when Perdue spoke ahead of US President Donald Trump in his rally in Georgia on Friday. He was caught on tape making sun of Harris' name by pronouncing her name in a weird exaggerated manner and then ending it by saying "I don`t know, whatever". When the video surfaced in the popular social media platform Twitter, people of colour started a campaign in which several users came forward and explained their name and the meaning behind it. Several South Asian-origin users came forward claiming that their grandmothers mothers were also named Kamala, and not "Kamala-mala-mala, I don’t know, whatever.” One such user, Gautam Raghavan, tweeted, "#MyNameIs Gautam. It means bright light. The kind of bright light a Biden-Harris Administration will represent. And that is why #IWillVote." My great grandmother’s name was Kamala. Not “Kamala-mala-mala, I don’t know, whatever.”#MyNameIs Gautam. It means bright light. The kind of bright light a Biden-Harris Administration will represent. And that is why #IWillVote. Join me & make a plan at https://t.co/M8JYgEwDe2. https://t.co/B1JTEbaEYx — Gautam Raghavan (@gauragDC) October 17, 2020 × The campaign was joined by Maya Harris' daughter and Kamala Harris' relative, Meena Harris, who tweeted, "#MyNameIs Meenakshi. I'm named after the Hindu goddess, as well as my great great grandmother. I come from a long line of strong women who taught me to be proud of my heritage and to demand respect—especially from racist white men like @sendavidperdue who are threatened by us." #MyNameIs Meenakshi. I'm named after the Hindu goddess, as well as my great great grandmother. I come from a long line of strong women who taught me to be proud of my heritage and to demand respect—especially from racist white men like @sendavidperdue who are threatened by us. https://t.co/Bonzz5n3Xu — Meena Harris (@meenaharris) October 17, 2020 × Scrolling through #MyNameIs at the end of a long day & it’s giving me life.💜 My name is Maya (magic/illusion) Lakshmi (goddess of beauty & wealth). People mispronounce my names all the time, but you can’t tell me nothin’. I know who I am. Show these folks who we are. #VOTE — Maya Harris (@mayaharris_) October 18, 2020 × African-Americans and people of colour also joined in and said they are thankful to their parents for giving them a name that represents their ancestral birthplace. #MyName is Oni Jahi. My parents gave my sister and me #WestAfrican first names & #EastAfrican middle names. Oni means “desired” in Yoruba; Jahi means “dignity” in Swahili. I’m grateful that my parents gave me names that tie me to my ancestral birthplace. https://t.co/mHr08Yz87u — Oni #BraylaStone Blackstock (@DrOniBee) October 18, 2020 × Take a look at some of the other Twitter users who joined the campaign to amplify the fight against 'white priviledge'. #MyNameIs Ted W. Lieu. The “W” is short for “Win-Ping” which in Mandarin means Cloud of Peace. Also, make sure you vote. And if you are voting by mail, don’t forget the stupid secrecy envelope if your state requires it. — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) October 17, 2020 × #MyNameIs Malcolm Kenyatta. My father named me to honor the legacy of two giants in the black diaspora: Malcolm X and Jomo Kenyatta. @sendavidperdue might not care, but my name reminds me everyday the systems of discrimination we must uproot. https://t.co/vY5JwuYXbz — Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta) October 17, 2020 × #MyNameIs Sikanyiselwe. Its Xhosa meaning is “we have been shone upon” or, “the light at the end of the tunnel”. My parents chose it believing they had better times ahead — just as so many of us do now. Go vote and make it true. #BidenHarris2020 https://t.co/RYB2KfASHI — Kanyi Maqubela (@km) October 17, 2020 × #MyNameIs Sikanyiselwe. Its Xhosa meaning is “we have been shone upon” or, “the light at the end of the tunnel”. My parents chose it believing they had better times ahead — just as so many of us do now. Go vote and make it true. #BidenHarris2020 https://t.co/RYB2KfASHI — Kanyi Maqubela (@km) October 17, 2020 × #MyNameIs Chris, but my middle name is Pey-Ning. In Chinese, it means abundance of peace. It's the kind of peace we'll all feel with Joe Biden as president This country belongs as much to me, @KamalaHarris and every kid with an ethnic name - as it does to David Perdue https://t.co/4mkUCq1aic — Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) October 17, 2020 × Gautam Raghavan, a user who participated in the campaign, also retweeted an old video posted by Kamala Harris in 2016 captioned, "People pronounce my name many different ways. Let #KidsForKamala show you how it’s done." People pronounce my name many different ways. Let #KidsForKamala show you how it’s done. pic.twitter.com/7QoQGN0B4k — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 24, 2016 ×

Twitter reacts with '#MyNameIs' after Senator mispronounces Kamala Harris' name

<p>Tech giant&nbsp;Twitter has annouced&nbsp;changes in its&nbsp;hacking policy after trying to bury&nbsp;a controversial story about US presidential Democratic candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.</p>

<p>Twitter&nbsp;policy chief Vijaya Gadde tweeted that the company has made the decision after receiving&nbsp;feedback on its enforcement earlier.</p>

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2. We will label Tweets to provide context instead of blocking links from being shared on Twitter</p>
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<p>Twitter and&nbsp;Facebook had&nbsp;limited the online distribution of a New York Post article on Joe Biden and his son Hunter.</p>

<p><strong>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-fumes-as-facebook-twitter-limit-reach-of-smoking-gun-article-on-biden-and-his-son-335344">Trump fumes as Facebook, Twitter limit reach of 'smoking gun' article on Biden and his son</a></strong></p>

<p>Facebook reduced how often the story shows up in users' news feeds and elsewhere on the platform, an action spokesman Andy Stone said the company takes temporarily pending fact checker review "if we have signals that a piece of content is false."</p>

<p>The New York Post story stated&nbsp;that Hunter Biden tried introducing a top executive of a Ukrainian firm to his father Joe Biden. Hunter Biden worked for this firm.</p>

<p>Spokesperson for Biden campaign defended Joe Biden and Hunter Biden by saying that there was "no wrongdoing" on part of Joe Biden. He added that New York Post never reached out to Biden campaign for their response on this.</p>

<p>US President Donald Trump had congratulated The New York post and condemned the social media titans for the step.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Congratulations to the <a href="https://twitter.com/nypost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nypost</a> for having exposed the massive corruption surrounding Sleepy Joe Biden and our Country. He’s always been a corrupt politician. Disgraceful!</p>
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<p>"So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the&nbsp;@NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!" tweeted Trump.</p>

<p>However, despite the changes in the 'hacking materials' policy,&nbsp;the New York Post story would still be blocked.</p>

<p>A company spokesman said the stories would still be blocked for "violating the rules on private personal information."</p>

<p>Twitter's Chief Executive&nbsp;Jack Dorsey said&nbsp;blocking New York Post article without context was wrong.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix. Our goal is to attempt to add context, and now we have capabilities to do that. <a href="https://t.co/ZLUw3YD887">https://t.co/ZLUw3YD887</a></p>
— jack (@jack) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack/status/1317081843443912706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Tech giant Twitter has annouced changes in its hacking policy after trying to bury a controversial story about US presidential Democratic candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden.

Tech giant Twitter has annouced changes in its hacking policy after trying to bury a controversial story about US presidential Democratic candidate Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden. Twitter policy chief Vijaya Gadde tweeted that the company has made the decision after receiving feedback on its enforcement earlier. So, what’s changing? 1. We will no longer remove hacked content unless it is directly shared by hackers or those acting in concert with them 2. We will label Tweets to provide context instead of blocking links from being shared on Twitter — Vijaya Gadde (@vijaya) October 16, 2020 × Twitter and Facebook had limited the online distribution of a New York Post article on Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Also read: Trump fumes as Facebook, Twitter limit reach of 'smoking gun' article on Biden and his son Facebook reduced how often the story shows up in users' news feeds and elsewhere on the platform, an action spokesman Andy Stone said the company takes temporarily pending fact checker review "if we have signals that a piece of content is false." The New York Post story stated that Hunter Biden tried introducing a top executive of a Ukrainian firm to his father Joe Biden. Hunter Biden worked for this firm. Spokesperson for Biden campaign defended Joe Biden and Hunter Biden by saying that there was "no wrongdoing" on part of Joe Biden. He added that New York Post never reached out to Biden campaign for their response on this. US President Donald Trump had congratulated The New York post and condemned the social media titans for the step. Congratulations to the @nypost for having exposed the massive corruption surrounding Sleepy Joe Biden and our Country. He’s always been a corrupt politician. Disgraceful! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 15, 2020 × "So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the @NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!" tweeted Trump. However, despite the changes in the 'hacking materials' policy, the New York Post story would still be blocked. A company spokesman said the stories would still be blocked for "violating the rules on private personal information." Twitter's Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said blocking New York Post article without context was wrong. Straight blocking of URLs was wrong, and we updated our policy and enforcement to fix. Our goal is to attempt to add context, and now we have capabilities to do that. https://t.co/ZLUw3YD887 — jack (@jack) October 16, 2020 ×

Twitter changes policy on hacking after Biden censorship expose fiasco

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/peaceful-transfer-i-absolutely-want-it-says-trump-at-town-hall-meeting-335600"><strong>Peaceful transfer, I absolutely want it, says Trump at town hall meeting</strong></a></p>

<p>On the question of herd immunity as a strategy, Trump said: 'The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. We did the right thing." ..<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/peaceful-transfer-i-absolutely-want-it-says-trump-at-town-hall-meeting-335600">Read More</a></strong></p>

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<p>The protesters have decided to return as student leader Jutatip Sirikhan called everyone at 5 pm on Friday...<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/thousands-protest-in-bangkok-defy-thai-governments-emergency-decree-335598"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>

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<p>The Trump administration had appointed Robert Destro as the "special coordinator" on Tibetan issues amid tension between China and the US...<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-should-stop-using-tibet-to-interfere-in-our-internal-affairs-china-335596"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-service-restored-following-global-platform-outage-335610"><strong>Twitter service restored following global platform outage</strong></a></p>

<p>The outage marked a new setback for the company, which for the past two days has been fending off accusations of bias over its decision to block a news report critical of Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden..<strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-service-restored-following-global-platform-outage-335610">Read More</a></strong></p>

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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/kamala-harris-suspends-travel-plans-harris-shared-flight-with-2-people-who-later-tested-positive-335606"><strong>Kamala Harris suspends travel plans: Harris shared flight with 2 people who later tested positive</strong></a></p>

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Peaceful transfer, I absolutely want it, says Trump at town hall meeting On the question of herd immunity as a strategy, Trump said: 'The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself.

Peaceful transfer, I absolutely want it, says Trump at town hall meeting On the question of herd immunity as a strategy, Trump said: 'The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. We did the right thing." ..Read More Thousands protest in Bangkok, defy Thai government's emergency decree The protesters have decided to return as student leader Jutatip Sirikhan called everyone at 5 pm on Friday...Read More US should stop using Tibet to interfere in our internal affairs: China The Trump administration had appointed Robert Destro as the "special coordinator" on Tibetan issues amid tension between China and the US...Read More Twitter service restored following global platform outage The outage marked a new setback for the company, which for the past two days has been fending off accusations of bias over its decision to block a news report critical of Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden..Read More Kamala Harris suspends travel plans: Harris shared flight with 2 people who later tested positive ×

Morning news brief: Trump talks of peaceful transfer, protesters defy Thai govt & more

<p>Another day in India, another new issue to outrage upon. After Tanishq Jewellery brand was accused of promoting 'Love Jihad', now a certain section on social media are targetting Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's new film 'Laxmmi Bomb'.</p>

<p>On Friday #ShameOnUAkshayKumar started trending on Twitter. Reason? Several fans allege that his film 'Laxxmi Bomb' also promotes love jihad. The trailer shows Akshay Kumar's character Arif married to a presumably Hindu girl Priya played by Kiara Advani.</p>

<p>Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Patel Umrao took to Twitter and posted, “Canada Kumar’s film is promoting Love Jihad. Film is Produced By Separatist Shabeena Khan. Content is Hinduphobic (sic),” he posted.</p>

<p>Fans have been demanding a ban on the film's digital release. 'Laxmmi Bomb' is slated to release around Diwali on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Remove the word "Bomb" after "Laxmi". It's a very pious name and of Goddess, don't play with one's religious sentiments. We will Boycott your movies Mr Anari Kumar aka Canadian citizen. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottLaxmmiBomb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoycottLaxmmiBomb</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShameOnUAkshayKumar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShameOnUAkshayKumar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Justice4SSR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Justice4SSR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/iujjawaltrivedi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@iujjawaltrivedi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ishkarnBHANDARI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ishkarnBHANDARI</a> <a href="https://t.co/n2YPj2b6gR">pic.twitter.com/n2YPj2b6gR</a></p>
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<p>Several others have objected to the wrong usage of the word Laxmi, a Hindu goddess.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The name <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaxmiBomb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LaxmiBomb</a> is an insult to the Hindu deity..which none of you are speaking about. Yahi agar naam Paigambar Rangeela hota toh? Just saying!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottLaxmmiBomb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoycottLaxmmiBomb</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bollywood intentionally insult our goodness laxmi ma ..&amp; this loop is continue..<br />
have a dare to replace it with common Muslim women..<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BoycottLaxmmiBomb?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BoycottLaxmmiBomb</a> <a href="https://t.co/i7GtCLcjUx">pic.twitter.com/i7GtCLcjUx</a></p>
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<p>A few days earlier, jewellery brand Tanishq had to pull down its advertisement as several objected to it and alleged that the ad featuring a Hindu woman and her Muslim mother-in-law was promoting love jihad.</p>


Another day in India, another new issue to outrage upon. After Tanishq Jewellery brand was accused of promoting 'Love Jihad', now a certain section on social media are targetting Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's new film 'Laxmmi Bomb'.

Another day in India, another new issue to outrage upon. After Tanishq Jewellery brand was accused of promoting 'Love Jihad', now a certain section on social media are targetting Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar's new film 'Laxmmi Bomb'. On Friday #ShameOnUAkshayKumar started trending on Twitter. Reason? Several fans allege that his film 'Laxxmi Bomb' also promotes love jihad. The trailer shows Akshay Kumar's character Arif married to a presumably Hindu girl Priya played by Kiara Advani. Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Patel Umrao took to Twitter and posted, “Canada Kumar’s film is promoting Love Jihad. Film is Produced By Separatist Shabeena Khan. Content is Hinduphobic (sic),” he posted. Fans have been demanding a ban on the film's digital release. 'Laxmmi Bomb' is slated to release around Diwali on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar. Remove the word "Bomb" after "Laxmi". It's a very pious name and of Goddess, don't play with one's religious sentiments. We will Boycott your movies Mr Anari Kumar aka Canadian citizen. #BoycottLaxmmiBomb #ShameOnUAkshayKumar #Justice4SSR @iujjawaltrivedi @ishkarnBHANDARI pic.twitter.com/n2YPj2b6gR — Kumar Mayank (@KumarMayank02) October 16, 2020 × Several others have objected to the wrong usage of the word Laxmi, a Hindu goddess. The name #LaxmiBomb is an insult to the Hindu deity..which none of you are speaking about. Yahi agar naam Paigambar Rangeela hota toh? Just saying!#BoycottLaxmmiBomb — StyleRug (@StyleRug) October 15, 2020 × Bollywood intentionally insult our goodness laxmi ma ..& this loop is continue.. have a dare to replace it with common Muslim women..#BoycottLaxmmiBomb pic.twitter.com/i7GtCLcjUx — Mukesh Amrito (@imkamrito) October 16, 2020 × A few days earlier, jewellery brand Tanishq had to pull down its advertisement as several objected to it and alleged that the ad featuring a Hindu woman and her Muslim mother-in-law was promoting love jihad.

#ShameOnYouAkshayKumar trends as Twitter raises objection to 'Laxmmi Bomb'

Are social media giants trying to manipulate the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections? If not, why then have Facebook and Twitter restricted the reach of an article on Hunter Biden? Palki Sharma Upadhyay has the details.

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<p>Twitter was &nbsp;restored &nbsp;Thursday evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide.</p>

<p>The outage marked a new setback for the company, which for the past two days has been fending off accusations of bias over its decision to block a news report critical of Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden.</p>

<p>"We are continuing to monitor the issue, and things appear to have returned to normal," Twitter's application programming interface site said at 0011 GMT Friday.</p>

<p>The California-based company tweeted earlier: "We had some trouble with our internal systems and don't have any evidence of a security breach or hack."</p>

<p>According to downdetector.com, users on every continent had reported being unable to use the platform, but the outages were concentrated on the east and west coasts of the United States, as well as Japan.<br />
The outage appeared to have started around 2130 GMT.</p>

<p><strong>Bias?</strong></p>

<p>The Twitter shutdown came at a delicate moment. The company this week took the dramatic step of reducing the reach of a New York Post article critical of Biden, drawing a harsh rebuke from conservatives.</p>

<p>Thursday's outage was the latest technical breakdown to knock Twitter offline. The platform experienced an hour-long outage in July 2019, one lasting several hours a year ago and yet another last February.</p>

<p>More worrisome are hacking attacks on popular social media platforms like Twitter.</p>

<p>In July, prominent Americans including former president Barack Obama, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Tesla chief Elon Musk saw their Twitter accounts hacked.</p>

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<p>The attack targeted at least 130 accounts, with tweets posted by the intruders duping people into sending $100,000 in Bitcoin, supposedly in exchange for double the amount sent.</p>

<p>Several people aged 17 to 22 have since been charged for the hack, in which they targeted Twitter employees for personal passcodes to get into the company's internal systems.</p>

<p>In September 2019, Twitter experienced a brief but embarrassing attack: the account of its founder Jack Dorsey was hacked and erratic and offensive messages were posted from it.</p>


Twitter was restored Thursday evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide.

Twitter was restored Thursday evening after a technical problem caused a global outage of nearly two hours on the social media platform used by hundreds of millions worldwide. The outage marked a new setback for the company, which for the past two days has been fending off accusations of bias over its decision to block a news report critical of Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden. "We are continuing to monitor the issue, and things appear to have returned to normal," Twitter's application programming interface site said at 0011 GMT Friday. The California-based company tweeted earlier: "We had some trouble with our internal systems and don't have any evidence of a security breach or hack." According to downdetector.com, users on every continent had reported being unable to use the platform, but the outages were concentrated on the east and west coasts of the United States, as well as Japan. The outage appeared to have started around 2130 GMT. Bias? The Twitter shutdown came at a delicate moment. The company this week took the dramatic step of reducing the reach of a New York Post article critical of Biden, drawing a harsh rebuke from conservatives. Thursday's outage was the latest technical breakdown to knock Twitter offline. The platform experienced an hour-long outage in July 2019, one lasting several hours a year ago and yet another last February. More worrisome are hacking attacks on popular social media platforms like Twitter. In July, prominent Americans including former president Barack Obama, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Tesla chief Elon Musk saw their Twitter accounts hacked. Also Read | Facebook, Twitter, Google bosses decline to appear before US Senate The attack targeted at least 130 accounts, with tweets posted by the intruders duping people into sending $100,000 in Bitcoin, supposedly in exchange for double the amount sent. Several people aged 17 to 22 have since been charged for the hack, in which they targeted Twitter employees for personal passcodes to get into the company's internal systems. In September 2019, Twitter experienced a brief but embarrassing attack: the account of its founder Jack Dorsey was hacked and erratic and offensive messages were posted from it.

Twitter service restored following global platform outage

Millions of more Americans than usual have been working from home since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and with this workers are rethinking where to live. Watch report.

Remote working soars due to pandemic: Google employees to work from home till July 2021

<p>US President Donald Trump on Thursday fired an angry tweet against Facebook and Twitter's decision to limit online distribution of a New York Post article on Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The story raises allegations against Hunter Biden and his actions that involved Joe Biden.</p>

<p>"So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the&nbsp;@NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!" tweeted Trump.</p>

<p>The New York Post story says that Hunter Biden tried introducing a top executive of a Ukrainian firm to his father Joe Biden. Hunter Biden worked for this firm.</p>

<p>Donald Trump has been in dock in past over allegations that he colluded with Russia to secure victory in US Presidential elections 2020. Donald Trump's son was investigated for his contact with a Russian lawyer who had Russian spy agency as her client.</p>

<p>Given the background, latest allegations against Hunter Biden and Joe Biden may well present Trump with an opportunity to score political brownie points close to elections.</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, Facebook Spokesperson Andy Stone said that the New York Post story had enough for it to be eligible for a fact check.</p>

<p>"While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want be clear that this story is eligible to be fact-checked by Facebook's third-party fact-checking partners. In the meantime, we are reducing its distribution on our platform," tweeted Andy Stone, Facebook Spokesperson.</p>

<p>Spokesperson for Biden campaign defended Joe Biden and Hunter Biden by saying that there was "no wrongdoing" on part of Joe Biden. He added that New York Post never reached out to Biden campaign for their response on this.</p>


US President Donald Trump on Thursday fired an angry tweet against Facebook and Twitter's decision to limit online distribution of a New York Post article on Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday fired an angry tweet against Facebook and Twitter's decision to limit online distribution of a New York Post article on Joe Biden and his son Hunter. The story raises allegations against Hunter Biden and his actions that involved Joe Biden. "So terrible that Facebook and Twitter took down the story of “Smoking Gun” emails related to Sleepy Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, in the @NYPost. It is only the beginning for them. There is nothing worse than a corrupt politician. REPEAL SECTION 230!!!" tweeted Trump. The New York Post story says that Hunter Biden tried introducing a top executive of a Ukrainian firm to his father Joe Biden. Hunter Biden worked for this firm. Donald Trump has been in dock in past over allegations that he colluded with Russia to secure victory in US Presidential elections 2020. Donald Trump's son was investigated for his contact with a Russian lawyer who had Russian spy agency as her client. Given the background, latest allegations against Hunter Biden and Joe Biden may well present Trump with an opportunity to score political brownie points close to elections. Also Read | Trump's son Barron tests positive for COVID-19 Meanwhile, Facebook Spokesperson Andy Stone said that the New York Post story had enough for it to be eligible for a fact check. "While I will intentionally not link to the New York Post, I want be clear that this story is eligible to be fact-checked by Facebook's third-party fact-checking partners. In the meantime, we are reducing its distribution on our platform," tweeted Andy Stone, Facebook Spokesperson. Spokesperson for Biden campaign defended Joe Biden and Hunter Biden by saying that there was "no wrongdoing" on part of Joe Biden. He added that New York Post never reached out to Biden campaign for their response on this.

Trump fumes as Facebook, Twitter limit reach of 'smoking gun' article on Biden and his son

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