FB, Twitter to face new probe
UN lauds decriminalisation of gay sex
SAN FRANCISCO: After Wednesday’s congressional hearings, Facebook and Twitter will now face questions from the Justice Dept over allegations of political bias, an issue flagged by President Trump.
In a meeting in September, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, along with state attorneys general, would look into whether Facebook and Twitter are “intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas on their platforms”, CNET reported. The DOJ announced the meet when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and FB COO Sheryl Sandberg appeared before the US Congress, admitting they were “too slow to act” and “ill-prepared” to tackle foreign interference on their platforms.
act in a manner that is detrimental to the health of our republic. "That is why many Trump appointees have vowed to do what we can to preserve our democratic institutions while thwarting Mr Trump's more misguided impulses until he is out of office,” he said. NEW DELHI: The United Nations in India welcomed Thursday’s landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of India that decriminalised gay sex. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Rohinton Fali Nariman, A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, issued the verdict on a bunch of petitions filed to scrap Section 377 of the IPC. The world media hailed the overturning of a colonial-era law, saying the landmark ruling was a boost for gay rights not only in the world's largest democracy but also across the world.