To address abuse and trolls on its platform, Twitter has introduced new policies on hateful conduct and violent extremism, including a plan to bring in new technology and staff to fight spam and abuse. The micro-blogging platform said that in May, its systems identified and challenged more than 9.9 million potentially “spammy” or automated accounts […]
Facebook said on Tuesday that it is taking steps to ease a January policy banning financial products and services associated with cryptocurrency. Rob Leathern, Product Management Director at Facebook, said in an official blog post that the world’s largest social media network has “looked at the best way to refine this policy — to allow […]
Following the example of Occupy Wall Street, 250 people including many children camped out in front of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters here, defying an order to take down their small tent city and move on. This movement, which has spread to Detroit, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago and New York, seeks […]
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday in favour of anti-abortionists in a dispute over a California statute that was seen as a possible precedent for giving states the power to legislate on the right to abortion, permitted in the country since 1973. The court thus established its position against the law of the state, […]
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court ruling that travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries is lawful and termed it “a tremendous victory” and “moment of profound vindication”. In a 5-4 opinion, the court found that Trump’s executive order on the immigration restriction fell “squarely within the scope of Presidential authority under […]
To combat the spread of fake news, Apple News will have a new “2018 Mid-term Elections” section to provide trustworthy information and helping news seekers access reporting and analysis from a diverse set of publishers. The feature is now live in the US and will be available until the elections end in November, the tech […]
Nikki Haley, the first American of Indian descent to hold a cabinet-level position in the US, begins a three-day visit to India on Tuesday to advance relations between the two countries, according to the US Mission to the UN. Haley, who is the Permanent Representative to the UN with cabinet rank, is to meet senior […]
Australia will buy six Triton drones to monitor its maritime borders, the government said on Tuesday. The six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft will be purchased as part of a cooperative program with the US Navy, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister of Defense Industry Christopher Pyne have said. The drones will be introduced […]
Two Israeli missiles landed near the international airport of Damascus after midnight on Tuesday, the media reported. According to the Syrian state TV, activists on the ground, who reported the sound of explosion, said the Israeli missiles left a “medium” explosion, Xinhua reported. The precise target of the fresh Israeli attack is still unknown. Israel […]
Politicians in Britain’s House of Commons have backed the controversial expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport by a massive majority. British Prime Minister Theresa May, who backs the scheme, was in the Commons as MPs voted 415 to 119 to support a third runway at Heathrow. As the marathon debate continued on Monday, the central lobby […]