Facebook says it will ban ads on its platform that discourage vaccinations – with an exception carved out for advocacy ads about government vaccine policies. The company already bans ads about vaccine “hoaxes,” such as the false idea that vaccinations cause autism. The latest policy expands the ban to ads that discourage vaccines for any […]

About four days ago, Rahul Katakey, superintendent of police in Pali, Rajasthan alerted his Facebook contacts through the following message: “Somebody has made a fake id in my name. Please ignore. This is my only Facebook id. I will also be taking action against the person who created this id.” Around a week ago, Sushil […]

Netflix, the world’s largest streaming service, said on Tuesday it has stopped offering free trials in the United States. “We’re looking at different marketing promotions in the U.S. to attract new members and give them a great Netflix experience”, a Netflix spokesperson said, confirming media reports. The company has pulled down the free-trial option from […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi With people largely staying at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, e-commerce firms are ramping up their selection and revamping policies to cater to online gifting, a segment that is expected to spike during the festive season. In fact, online has become the platform of choice for customers amid the virus outbreak […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Brands that sell directly to consumers are seeing higher growth in sales via their own websites and apps, compared to when they sell through leading e-commerce marketplaces such as Flipkart and Amazon, according to third party data shared with ET.’ The shift in consumer buying patterns, across large trusted brands, comes at […]

Walt Disney said on Monday it had restructured its media and entertainment businesses to accelerate growth of Disney+ and other streaming services as consumers increasingly gravitate to digital viewing. Under the reorganization, Disney will separate the development and production of programming from distribution to be more responsive to consumer demands. The move came days after […]

Image Credit: Kamal Kishore Somewhere in the middle of September, a new conspiracy theory emerged in one of the several “Justice for Sushant Singh Rajput” groups on Facebook. The post, which showed a picture of Rajput’s body, with several marks, with a zoom into his eyes was shared by users who believed that the actor […]

Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the Nazi genocide. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new policy Monday, the latest attempt by the company to take action against conspiracy theories and misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential […]

The ongoing ‘infodemic’ has prompted companies like Flipkart, entities like Tata Trusts, as well as a bunch of content creators to take matters into their own hands and debunk fake news. Till recently, the onus of curbing the spread of such news and misinformation rested on social media and messaging platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, […]

The ongoing ‘infodemic’ has prompted companies like Flipkart, entities like Tata Trusts, as well as a bunch of content creators to take matters into their own hands and debunk fake news. Till recently, the onus of curbing the spread of such news and misinformation rested on social media and messaging platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, […]