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Bomb threats: Govt asks social media platforms to act

Amid a spate of hoax bomb threats to multiple airlines, the IT ministry has asked social media platforms to observe due diligence obligations and promptly remove or disable access to misinformation......

Govt warns social media platforms over deepfake issue

Amid serious concerns over 'deepfake' videos, the government is all set to meet social media platforms on the issue, with Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday asserting that safe harbour......

ISI, terror groups turn to social media platforms for J-K recruitments

In a concerning shift in tactics, Pakistan's intelligence agency and terror groups are trying to ramp up recruitment efforts in Jammu and Kashmir through digital platforms, as direct interactions......

AI Rules Put Social Media Under Scanner

'The obligations are easy to write into the rules but very difficult to implement technically -- and even easier to circumvent.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only......

The Lessons From Nepal's Social Media Ban Protests

Monday's protests in Nepal may become the forerunner to many more agitations in future since social media interests and national efforts to regulate them will often be in conflict, alerts Biswajit......

Wipro's Rishad Premji bats for self-governance by social media platforms

Software major Wipro's chairman Rishad Premji on Thursday said social media platforms have integrated the world like never before and should be allowed to practice "responsive self-governance" to......

BSE cautions investors against deepfake video of its CEO

Leading stock exchange BSE on Monday cautioned investors to remain vigilant against deepfake video of its CEO giving stock recommendations and investment advice on social media platforms.......

Social media startup Pepul to launch on R-Day

After raising Rs 10 crore in seed funding last week from investors like Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Freshworks founder Girish Mathrabootham and Silicon Valley based venture capitalist firm......

Social media influencers can be penalised for Rs 10 lakh

The government on Friday made it mandatory for social media influencers to disclose their "material" interest in endorsing products and services and violations can attract strict legal action,......

How Social Media Turned Porn Biz Upside Down

Social media allowed them to connect even more directly with potential clients, and gave them multiple new marketing and outreach channels, explains Devangshu Datta. Illustration: Dominic......

Neha Kakkar Clarifies Divorce Rumours

Neha Kakkar announces: 'Ab se I'm not going to talk about my personal life.' IMAGE: Neha Kakkar with husband Rohanpreet Singh. Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha Kakkar/Instagram On Monday, singer......

China Slams Salman's Battle Of Galwan

Unsurprisingly, China isn't pleased with Salman Khan's upcoming film, Battle Of Galwan. The Chinese government affiliated media outlet Global Times accused the film of exaggeration and presenting......

Why Zeenat Aman Took Social Media Break

'How casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Zeenat Aman/Instagram Taking to her Instagram handle, Zeenat Aman wrote about......

Does Toxic Teaser Have Too Much Sex?

A social activist asserted that the teaser of Toxic contains 'scenes that are grossly obscene, sexually explicit, and vulgar in nature'. The Yash-starrer Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups has......

FIR Filed Against Ranveer Singh For Insulting Chavundi Daiva

The complainant stated that Ranveer Singh, while present on stage and in the presence of the lead actor of Kantara: Chapter-1, allegedly performed acts that mocked and insulted the sacred Bhoota......

Social media platforms 'havens for abuse'

Anti-racism organisation Kick It Out said the levels of abuse aimed at footballers had risen in recent weeks IMAGE: Manchester United's Axel Tuanzebe, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial,......

Fans panic after Virat Kohli's Instagram account blackout

Virat Kohli’s Instagram account was briefly deactivated on Friday, sparking panic among fans before being restored hours later with no official explanation. Virat Kohli's Instagram account was......

Delhi HC steps in to protect Sunil Gavaskar

IMAGE: Sunil Gavaskar approached the high court, seeking to prevent the unauthorised use of his name, images, persona and likeness by social media platforms and e-commerce websites, and to protect......

The rise of the social media savvy Olympians

IMAGE: Rugby player Ilona Maher pose ahead of the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Ilona Maher/Instagram Athletes on the hunt for Olympic gold will also be chasing likes and follows on......

England captain Knight fined over social media post

IMAGE: Heather Knight, who was 21 at the time of the incident, apologised for her naivety and said there was no malice behind the incident. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Heather Knight/X England......