Requiring that app makers list the data they collect reveals a lot about what some apps do with our information (ahem, WhatsApp) but creates confusion about others.
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Mumbai Police Arrest Vikas Khanchandani of Republic TV
Vikas Khanchandani was accused of involvement in an effort to falsely bolster ratings data at Republic TV, a right-wing news broadcaster. The network said the allegations were politically motivated.
Store Accused of Fat Shaming for Calling Large-Size Women’s Clothing ‘Rotten’
The Taiwanese chain RT-Mart apologized for a measurement chart in a store in the Chinese mainland that described bigger sizes as “Rotten,” “Extra Rotten” and “Rotten to the Core.”
Jewelry Ad Featuring Interfaith Couple Sparks Outrage in India
The jeweler withdrew its forty-three second advertisement after Hindu nationalists accused the company of promoting “love jihad” on social media.
Donald Kendall, Pepsi’s Chief During the Cola Wars, Dies at 99
He faced off against Coke, wooed a ‘Pepsi generation’ and bought Frito-Lay, fast food chains and 7Up. Ever loyal, he downed a Pepsi for breakfast.
U.K.’s New Coronavirus Tactic: Urge Britons to Lose Weight
The prime minister, who cited his own problems with obesity, said his hospitalization with Covid-19 had prompted his push to tighten regulations on junk food.
Cracking Open a Bottle of Calgary’s Past
One man’s social media post of archived 19th-century newspaper ads has revived interest in a long forgotten drink.
Tennessee Newspaper Apologizes for ‘Utterly Indefensible’ Anti-Muslim Ad
The full-page ad, which appeared in Sunday’s editions of The Tennessean and claimed “Islam” would detonate a nuclear device in Nashville, “should have never been published,” the editor said.
More Readers, Fewer Ads: Britain’s Local Newspapers Are Struggling
Heavily dependent on advertising and circulation, local and regional newspapers in the U.K. could face financial ruin as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Under Modi, India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore
India’s government has pressured advertisers and even shut down channels to shape the information that 1.3 billion Indians receive. It’s part of a wider assault on dissent.