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Disney CEO says social media platform a powerful marketing tool for extremists : As per news report, Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger said that Adolf Hitler would have 'loved social media' as a tool to spread extremist propaganda. He has also criticised social media platform for allowing hate to spread. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Instagram stories of some users exposed to strangers due to bug : After Facebook and WhatsApp, Instagram is accused to expose Stories from certain users to complete strangers. The complaint has been first received from a user InternetRyan via Twitter, who was confused about seeing strangers in his Instagram Stories tray. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Danielle Brown steps down as CDO of Google, joins payroll and benefits startup Gusto : Danielle Brown, Google’s Chief Diversity Office (CDO) has stepped down from his position. She became Google’s CDO in the year 2017. She has joined payroll and benefits startup Gusto to lead its Chief People Operations. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Hatem Naguib, SVP Security - Barracuda Networks : Barracuda aims to protect customers and hopes to deploy robust security globally: Hatem Naguib, SVP Security - Barracuda Networks VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TikTok  to provide a positive in-app environment for its users in India, has revealed the removal of over six million videos that have violated its Community Guidelines. This is part of TikTok’s ongoing efforts to make its millions of users feel safe and comfortable within the community by empowering them with the right tools and resources. TikTok has also introduced its age-gate feature for its new users, which will only allow users age 13 years and above to login and create an account on TikTok, further adding to the safety mechanisms in place to ensure that underage users do not use the platform. Helena Lersch, Director, Global Public Policy, TikTok , says, “As a global community, safety has been one of TikTok’s key priorities. The launch of our age-gate feature in addition to our existing takedown of content that violates our Community Guidelines reinforce our ongoing commitment to ensure that our platform remains a safe and positive space for our Indian users an...