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Tech companies to change how they moderate online platforms in response to new laws

Witnesses will discuss how companies are working with law enforcement when violent content is identified

Accused brought back from Malaysia after protest

More than 181,000 tweets were posted using # KashmirHour globally

Despite a last-minute delay

Social media platforms are often unwilling to hand over data to local authorities

Govt officials, celebrities lend support to social media campaign to express solidarity with Kashmiris

Upward of 62,000 users following Instagram account remain united against Indian atrocities in IoK

Two cases in Lahore highlight how criminals are using popular apps to lure potential victims

The US Department of Justice is investigating whether big technology companies are engaged in anticompetitive behavior

Suspect’s father gets involved, breaks into police station

Law minister says amendments in the cybercrime law will aim to discourage anti-state and fake news

Figures on violence are difficult to come by, particularly intimate partner violence

Collaborators could be listening to the same music together, whether physically together or not

The commitment to the vertical video was the main focus point in its’ launch almost a year ago

The odds of these unhealthy dietary restrictions and behaviours were seen to be associated with gender

Authorities in India stated the game was a compelling distraction from school work and academics

This unauthorised person has been able to access Flipboard users’ information for over nine months

Data access tools, such as SnapLion, allows them to peel back the curtain on users’ pages

Investigators find a series of threatening messages posted on social media by Jonathan Xie

HBO fantasy series faces heavy criticism when eagle-eyed fans point out water bottle

The US pop singer says it's dangerous and contributes to a world of disinformation and bullying.

Instagram announced a clampdown on images of self-harm in February

Dana Al-Qahtani had a Snapchat account that she shared with her two sisters

Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores

As the clip surfaced on social media, many slammed the actors for their mocking comments

Films will document animals found in Potohar, Cholistan

During the Social Media Conclave 2019 at the Aiwan-e-Quaid

Personal attacks have been a regular feature of disagreements and debate

In the wake of the Christchurch attack

As its latest report showed a lack of progress in some areas

Lijian Zhao shares BBC video clip showing ex-finance minister chastise West for criticising Pak-China ties

When a password was entered, a message popped up saying it was “importing” contacts without asking for permission

Organisations should demonstrate that their services use children's data in compliance with data protection law

Despite controversies over privacy and misinformation

It would bar companies from choosing groups of people for experiments unless the companies get informed consent

Political news is the most likely to contain misinformation, according to respondents

From encouraging violence and suicide to spreading disinformation and cyberbullying

We expect too much from friends, given the demographic and socio-psychological underpinnings of our nation

The foundational notion of the Internet needs to change

AFP fact-checks photo of an Israeli Air Force pilot who died in a helicopter crash six years ago

Accused is allegedly involved in fake schemes on FB, OLX and in corruption of over Rs21m

Research links heavy internet use with increased depression

The petitioner maintained that a private taxi company has breached the law by putting up the immoral billboard

Victim's family approached Women Protection Cell to lodge complaint online

The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party said after a gunman in New Zealand broadcast a shooting rampage

Both Facebook and Youtube said they are also using automated tools to identify violent content and remove them

Almost 20% of Indian Twitter traffic on some trending issues is generated by BJP IT cell: researcher

The major internet platforms have pledged to crack down on sharing of violent images

On the request of one of the users, Apple CEO changed his Twitter handle to Tim and a Mac emoji of an apple