After a recent spate of violence instigated via WhatsApp the Indian government is asking the app maker for help in cracking down on irresponsible messaging blamed for inflaming tensions. But what can WhatsApp really do and what civic and legal responsibilities do messaging platforms aren’t used to incite violence.
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- Quick Hits
- (01:15) Kenya to use Alphabet’s balloons for rural internet | reuters
- (01:30) Apple dropping Intel as radio chip supplier, killing off the product – report | 9to5mac
- (01:55) China’s ZTE Replaces Executives in Rush to Comply With U.S. Mandate | wall street journal
- (02:15) Kuo: New 2018 iPhone models to come in gold, grey, white, blue, red and orange colors | 9to5mac
- (02:55) Tinder adds GIF-like video loops to spice up your dating profile | engadget
- More Top Stories
- (03:15) Amazon Takes a Page From Toys ‘R’ Us With a Holiday Catalog | bloomberg
- (06:15) MEPs vote to reopen copyright debate over ‘censorship’ controversy | tech crunch
- (08:10) London police chief ‘completely comfortable’ using facial recognition with 98 percent false positive rate | the verge
- (09:55) Meet the Numtots: the millennials who find fixing public transport sexy | the guardian
- (13:55) Baidu partners with Intel’s Mobileye to enhance Apollo self-driving platform | venture beat
- Discussion Story (15:15)
- Thing of the Day
- Messages of the Day
- (27:15) Adena – DTNS sharing
- (28:30) Jenny – DTNS swag
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