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A history of Warner Bros Discovery as it rebuffs Paramount's revised bid despite Ellison's backing

A history of Warner Bros Discovery as it rebuffs Paramount's revised bid despite Ellison's backing
Published on Jan 07, 2026 05:46 pm IST

Trump Media shares gain 31% soar on reelection bid boost

Donald Trump greeted with massive applause as he appears at RNC with bandaged ear.
Published on Jul 16, 2024 10:38 am IST

HT Media launches HT AdWorks, first-of-its-kind affordable advertising programme

Hindustan Times AdWorks is a business-friendly program that provides the ease of advertising across print, internet and radio on a single integrated platform to reach more than 20 crore customers across India.
Updated on Sept 01, 2020 02:17 pm IST

Trump’s social-media order may fail, but scores political points

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about an executive order regarding social media companies as Attorney General Bill Barr listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
Updated on May 29, 2020 07:35 pm IST

Digital platforms cornering ad revenue from news, govt told

In a letter to I&B secretary Amit Khare, INS president Shailesh Gupta has sought the creation of a level playing field for the Indian media organizations vis-a-vis foreign platforms operating beyond the law. (Representative Image)
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 01:09 am IST

Fake accounts evolve, able to copy human behaviour

As human social activity online has evolved, so have bots. Bots, the researchers discovered, were more likely to employ a multi-bot approach as if to mimic authentic human engagement around an idea.
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 09:16 am IST

Intermediaries must be accountable

Intermediaries located outside India must be compelled to comply with applicable Indian cyber laws
Published on Sept 04, 2019 06:58 pm IST

The FDI cap in digital media will create an equitable field

Minister of environment, forest and climate change Prakash Javadekar and minister of railways, Piyush Goyal during a press conference after the cabinet meeting, New Delhi, August 28
Published on Aug 29, 2019 07:46 pm IST

‘Have to seriously take look at breaking up Facebook’: Indian-origin US senator Kamala Harris

Harris, Senator from California where all the major US tech giants are based, said that Facebook has experienced massive growth and has prioritised its growth consumers’ interests, especially on privacy, she said.
Updated on May 13, 2019 02:23 pm IST

Indian man convicted in Dubai for hacking 15 client websites

Indian man convicted in Dubai for hacking 15 client websites. (Representative Image)
Updated on Apr 17, 2019 09:18 am IST

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams stepping down from board

Twitter Inc. co-founder Evan Williams will step down from the company’s board at the end of February.
Updated on Feb 23, 2019 08:28 am IST

Government renews warnings to social media sites on polls

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Published on Feb 22, 2019 11:34 pm IST

Facebook removes pages, accounts with Russia links

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it has removed a number of pages, accounts and groups that were involved in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.
Updated on Jan 17, 2019 03:16 pm IST

YouTube king PewDiePie surrenders crown to Indian record label T-Series

T-Series operates 29 channels and boasts more than 100 million combined YouTube subscribers. Its flagship, also called T-Series, has been adding three million subscribers a month and will be the first non-English-language channel to hit No. 1.
Updated on Nov 18, 2018 11:15 am IST

SC slams ‘irresponsible’ social media companies

The court warned the social media giants that a fine of Rs5 lakh per day would be imposed on them if they failed to develop a foolproof mechanism to prevent circulation of sexual assault videos and child pornography through their platforms within a month.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 10:19 am IST

Media firms write to PM on Press Council of India issue

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Updated on Apr 10, 2018 11:31 pm IST

While Facebook faces the music, maybe it is time to #DeleteWhatsApp | Opinion

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton expressed outrage at Facebook’s privacy policies by tweeting: “It is time. #deletefacebook”.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 11:15 am IST