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 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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

EU says veggie burgers can keep their name

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

How social media companies will handle post-US election scenarios

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.

Indian govt issues stern warning to Twitter over settings showing Leh in China

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".

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 changes policy on hacking after Biden censorship expose fiasco

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.

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

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'.

#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.

Gravitas: Is social media manipulating U.S. polls?

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 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

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.

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

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