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Govt asks Meta, X to share data on hoax bomb-threat calls: Sources

The government has also asked top multinational technology conglomerates to cooperate with it in helping identifying those behind such hoax calls, saying this involves public good.
24 October 2024, 14:16 IST
Govt asks Meta, X to share data on hoax bomb-threat calls: Sources
Govt asks Meta, X to share data on hoax bomb-threat calls: Sources

Govt asks Meta, X to share data on hoax bomb-threat calls: Sources

24 October 2024, 14:16 IST

US social media users, including minors, under 'vast surveillance': Govt study

The Federal Trade Commission said the report showed the need for federal privacy legislation and restrictions on how companies collect and use data.
26 September 2024, 03:49 IST
US social media users, including minors, under 'vast surveillance': Govt study
US social media users, including minors, under 'vast surveillance': Govt study

US social media users, including minors, under 'vast surveillance': Govt study

26 September 2024, 03:49 IST

Social media intermediaries can't claim protection if no due diligence observed: Supreme Court

The bench said it has been brought to the notice of the court that social media intermediaries do not report cases of child abuse and exploitation to local authorities, as specified under POCSO but only comply with requirements stipulated in the MOU.
23 September 2024, 15:19 IST
Social media intermediaries can't claim protection if no due diligence observed: Supreme Court
Social media intermediaries can't claim protection if no due diligence observed: Supreme Court

Social media intermediaries can't claim protection if no due diligence observed: Supreme Court

23 September 2024, 15:19 IST

Koo shuts shop: 'The little yellow bird says its final goodbye'

At its peak, Koo had more than 2.1 million daily active users and more, and around 10 million monthly active users. It had more than 9.000 celebrities, including union ministries' accounts.
03 July 2024, 08:49 IST
Koo shuts shop: 'The little yellow bird says its final goodbye'
Koo shuts shop: 'The little yellow bird says its final goodbye'

Koo shuts shop: 'The little yellow bird says its final goodbye'

03 July 2024, 08:49 IST

Notice issued to social media firms to remove child sex abuse material: MoS IT

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said social media platforms need to make reasonable efforts to cause the users not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share, information which is harmful to children or violates any law.
08 December 2023, 13:56 IST
Notice issued to social media firms to remove child sex abuse material: MoS IT
Notice issued to social media firms to remove child sex abuse material: MoS IT

Notice issued to social media firms to remove child sex abuse material: MoS IT

08 December 2023, 13:56 IST

Safe harbour immunity to online platforms won't apply if they don't take steps against deepfakes: Centre

Vaishnaw told reporters that the government had recently issued a notice to companies on the deepfake issue, and the platforms responded, but added that the firms will have to be more aggressive in taking action on such content.
18 November 2023, 09:59 IST
Safe harbour immunity to online platforms won't apply if they don't take steps against deepfakes: Centre
Safe harbour immunity to online platforms won't apply if they don't take steps against deepfakes: Centre

Safe harbour immunity to online platforms won't apply if they don't take steps against deepfakes: Centre

18 November 2023, 09:59 IST

Prasad warns social media firms on platform misuse

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday sent a strong message to social media firms asking them to maintain constitutional sanctity and guard against misuse of their platforms for acts of terrorism and communalism.
08 July 2019, 17:59 IST
Prasad warns social media firms on platform misuse
Prasad warns social media firms on platform misuse

Prasad warns social media firms on platform misuse

08 July 2019, 17:59 IST

Social media abuzz with poor voter turnout theories

Did migrants in the city abandon Lok Sabha elections here on Thursday only to exercise franchises in their respective home towns? Now that’s what many critics cogitate why the city remained laggard in terms of voter turnout.
20 April 2019, 11:50 IST
Social media abuzz with poor voter turnout theories
Social media abuzz with poor voter turnout theories

Social media abuzz with poor voter turnout theories

20 April 2019, 11:50 IST

BJP leads in social media canvassing in Dharwad

Looks like Pralhad Joshi, BJP’s candidate from Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency running for a fourth straight term, has taken the lead in using the virtual world to reach the voters.
07 April 2019, 17:23 IST
BJP leads in social media canvassing in Dharwad
BJP leads in social media canvassing in Dharwad

BJP leads in social media canvassing in Dharwad

07 April 2019, 17:23 IST

Social media platforms present voluntary code of ethics

23 March 2019, 11:51 IST
Social media platforms present voluntary code of ethics
Social media platforms present voluntary code of ethics

Social media platforms present voluntary code of ethics

23 March 2019, 11:51 IST