Page 3 - Digital Platform

India's public digital platforms have delivered social inclusion: Vaishnaw

"India believes in the philosophy of inclusion. India's population scale and open source 'public digital platforms' such as UPI and Aadhaar have delivered economic and social inclusion," he added

Twitter not on track of bankruptcy, but isn't fully secure yet: Elon Musk

Responding to a Twitter user, Elon Musk has said that the microblogging platform is not going bankrupt but is not secure yet

YouTube tests 'play last in queue' feature for videos in iOS, Android apps

Video-streaming platform YouTube is reportedly testing its Queue system feature for iOS and Android apps

Twitter didn't remove suicide prevention tool, it is fake news: Elon Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has denied that the micro-blogging platform removed suicide prevention feature for its users, said the reports were "fake"

Twitter restores suicide prevention hotlines, other safety resources

Reportedly, the removal was ordered by the social media platform's new owner Elon Musk

Twitter's grey verification mark for government officials is live now

The colours of Twitter's new verification system are now visible on the site

Twitter revamp: A shaky, whiplash-inducing timeline since Musk's takeover

Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant. Rules and policies can change daily, or even hourly. Little of what's transpired at Twitter in almost two months under Musk's leadership has anything to do with what was originally his biggest complaint about the platform: the scourge of bots, or spam accounts. Here's a rundown of some of the events, policy changes and confusion that has been a hallmark of Musk's Twitter. Oct. 27: Musk takes control of Twitter and fires the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's top attorney. Oct. 28: Some accounts recirculate long-debunked conspiracy theories in an attempt to test whether Twitter's policies on misinformation were still being enforced. Oct. 30: Musk tweets a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. He later deleted the tweet. Oct. 31: Musk fires Twitter's board

Multiple algorithms will guide Twitter users on their timelines: Elon Musk

Amid the "doxxing" row with journalists, Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter users will soon see multiple algorithms that will guide them about which kind of tweets they would like to see

Tech giants doing too little on abuse content, says Australian govt report

Apple and Microsoft don't pro-actively detect child abuse material stored on their iCloud and OneDrive services, despite the wide availability of identifying technology, the report found

Elon Musk's Twitter disbands its 100-member Trust and Safety advisory group

Elon Musk's Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of around 100 independent civil, human rights and other organisations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives Monday night. But Twitter informed the group via email that it was disbanding it shortly before the meeting was to take place, according to multiple members. The council members, who provided images of the email from Twitter to The Associated Press, spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fears of retaliation. Our work to make Twitter a safe, informative place will be moving faster and more aggressively than ever before and we will continue to welcome your ideas going forward about how to achieve this goal, said the email, which was signed Twitter. The volunteer group provided expertise and guidance on how Twitter could better combat

Meta shuts down Connectivity division; plans to split segment across teams

Meta has reportedly shut down its Connectivity division almost 10 years after launching the initiative

Twitter Blue premium service is back, including 'verified' badges

Twitter's updated account verification program has finally launched

Elon Musk to sue Twitter employees for leaking company info to media

Elon Musk has reportedly threatened to sue Twitter employees who leak company information to the media and has told them to sign a pledge indicating they've understood him clearly

Google restores Gmail services after massive outage for millions globally

Google finally restored Gmail service after it suffered a massive outage for millions of users globally, including in India, on Saturday

Twitter Files: Select group placed people on secret blacklists, says report

Twitter employees build blacklists and actively limited the visibility of entire accounts, according to the second installment of Elon Musk's "Twitter Files"

Twitter to hike Blue subscription price to $11 for iPhone app users: Report

The move was likely a pushback against Apple Inc's 30% cut on any payments made by users via apps on the iOS operating system, the report said

Indiana sues TikTok for misleading users, breaching information security

Indiana's attorney general on Wednesday sued Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, claiming the video-sharing platform misleads its users, particularly children, about the level of inappropriate content and security of consumer information. Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed in a complaint filed Wednesday that while the social video app says it is safe for users 13 years and older, the app contains salacious and inappropriate content" available to young users for unlimited periods of time, day and night, in an effort to line TikTok's pockets with billions of dollars from US consumers. A separate complaint from Rokita argues the app has users' sensitive and personal information but deceives consumers into believing that information is secure. At the very least, the company owes consumers the truth about the age-appropriateness of its content and the insecurity of the data it collects on users," Rokita said in a press release Wednesday. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a .

Meta to verify user age on Facebook Dating through AI face scanning

Social media giant Facebook is experimenting with methods, such as using an AI face scanner, to allow users of the platform's dating service to verify their age

Twitter faces new legal fallout over employee layoffs under Elon Musk

The latest legal actions follow a class-action lawsuit filed when the layoffs first began in early November which accused the company of failing to give enough notice to hundreds of employees

YouTube removed 1.7 mn videos in India in July-Sept, most in world

Around 5.6 million videos were removed globally for violating platform's community guidelines