US President Donald Trump took a swipe on Tuesday at America’s tech giants, accusing them of having a liberal bias, and claiming Twitter was making it more difficult to follow his account. “Facebook, Twitter and Google are so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!” Trump tweeted. “Twitter, in fact, has made it much more […]
Govt aims to regulate social media in the country, Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said that government wanted to regulate the social media in the country. The Information Minister while speaking at the National Security, nation Building and Mass Media conference in Islamabad said that there was a need for the government to regulate the social media in Pakistan. Fawad said, […]
Fake news: algorithms in the dock
At the heart of the spread of fake news are the algorithms used by search engines, websites and social media which are often accused of pushing false or manipulated information regardless of the consequences. – What are algorithms? – They are the invisible but essential computer programmes and formulas that increasingly run modern life, designed […]
Facebook to offer interactive game shows on video platform
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Tuesday it is offering a series of new formats for its online video platform including interactive game shows, quizzes and polls. The new formats will be available to those creating video content on the social network, which is searching for a niche to compete against rivals ranging from Netflix to Google-owned […]
EU aims to tax internet giants at ‘two to six percent’: France
Paris: The EU will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of two to six percent on revenues in every country where they operate, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday. “The range will be from two to six percent; but closer to two […]
Google pays tribute to Mirza Ghalib on 220th birthday
LAHORE: Google paid tribute to the legendary poet Mirza Ghalib’s on his 220th birth anniversary with a doodle. Ghalib was born in Agra on December 27, 1797 and started composing his poems from the age of 11. The legendary poet, who wrote many ghazals and poems in Urdu, Persian and Arabic language during the […]