India
Twitter in standoff with India’s government over free speech and local law — NPR
Twitter is caught between complying with Indian law and defending free speech, in what could eventually be its biggest market, says Lauren Frayer and...
Facebook, Google and Microsoft ‘avoiding $3bn in tax in poorer nations’ — BBC
Google, Facebook and Microsoft should be paying more corporation tax in developing nations, says ActionAid; according to the BBC report.
Here is the link: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54691572
Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors — ZDNet
The Five Eyes alliance, comprised of the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, have made similar calls to tech giants in 2018 and 2019, respectively,...
Payments giant Paytm says Google’s Android monopoly is of grave concern to Indian start-ups — CNBC
India’s payments giant Paytm claims Google’s monopoly over Android is a major concern for Indian start-ups since the U.S. tech firm can “arbitrarily” shut...
MPL raises $90M (India)
Mobile Premier League (MPL), one of Asia’s largest esports and mobile gaming platform, has raised $90 million in Series C funding.