Twitter has announced that it can now selectively censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, a move that may augur well for India, which reportedly urged social media websites to remove offensive contents. In its blog post, titled ‘Tweets Must Flow’,
Ahead of a court hearing, technology giant Google facing controversy in India allegedly for hosting obscene and objectionable content on Thursday made it clear that it is not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website. Google and
It may sound like another Rajinikanth joke, but a new website dedicated to the superstar runs ‘without an internet connection’! Visitors to www.allaboutrajni.com are greeted with a warning that “He is no ordinary man, this is no ordinary website. It
I wonder if it is much of a surprise for us to learn that the official website of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been hacked, yet again, by the Pakistan Cyber Army. And no, it isn’t the first time.
Facebook is facing a crackdown in Europe for harvesting its users’ personal information and ‘selling’ the same to advertisers, a media report said. The European Commission is planning to stop the way the popular social networking website “eavesdrops” on its
These days there are so many sites and accounts you need to log into that it is hard to think of new, unique passwords. So often, when it comes down to creating a new password people either use the same
Kardashian haters have launched an online petition to remove the family from television, following reality star Kim’s filing of divorce just 72 days after a much publicised wedding. More than 125,000 people have already signed the ‘No More Kardashian’ petition
BANGALORE — Internet site Facebook Inc. Thursday said user accounts in India weren’t affected by the spam attack which posted pornographic and violent images on the pages of users of the popular social networking website in the U.S. earlier this
Whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has shut its operations temporarily due to financial problems. In a brief posted on its website, it said, “We are forced to temporarily suspend publishing whilst we secure our economic survival. For almost a year we have
A Hong Kong design student’s poignant tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs became an internet hit on Thursday with its minimalist, touching symbolism and brought a job offer and a flood of commemorative merchandise using his design. 19-year-old Jonathan Mak,