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US rights groups seek secret documents describing Facebook's encryption case

A secret US government effort forced Facebook to decrypt voice conversations on its Messenger app.

Facebook accused of gender bias, allowing job ads that discriminate against women

Facebook has "long known" that employers were using its platform for gender discrimination.

Donald Trump's NSA John Bolton threatens war crimes court with sanctions; says 'we will not co-operate, the ICC is already dead to us'

America's long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and its global jurisdiction spilled into open hostility, amid threats of sanctions if it investigates U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Trump administration backs FCC ruling on net neutrality repeal; but adds that it also supports free and fair internet

The Trump administration supports the FCC's effort to roll back burdensome regulations. But as we have always done and will continue to do, we certainly support a free and fair Internet

Donald Trump sued by free speech advocates on Twitter; US president blocked them over critical comments

New York: First Amendment advocates are suing President Donald Trump, saying some of his critics have been unconstitutionally blocked from following him on Twitter.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott sings bill banning 'sanctuary cities'

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that would ban sanctuary cities in the US state, the media reported.

Facebook bans developers from using its data like location for surveillance and tracking tools

Facebook Inc barred software developers on Monday from using the massive social network's data to create surveillance tools, closing off a process that had been exploited by U.S. police departments to track protesters.

Donald Trump's US Congress address: Democrat women wear white and ACLU ribbons to make statement

Democratic women in the House are wearing white in honor of women's suffrage to President Donald Trump's first address to a joint session of Congress.

Donald Trump's travel ban: As US rights groups fight back, India must reflect on its own history

Many Americans felt offended by an order of their new president banning immigrants from seven nations. Donald Trump had made a campaign promise to end terrorism by stopping the entry of Muslims coming into the United States. He said this ban would remain till he could 'figure out what's going on'.

US travel ban: Twitter employees donate $1.59 mn to ACLU to fight Donald Trump's policies

Despite US President Donald Trump being a prolific Twitter user, the employees of the micro-blogging site donated $1.59 million to an organisation to fight Trump, a media report said.