Government Social Media Accounts

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these p...

The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

The Canadian government said on Monday it detected a China-linked "Spamouflage" campaign that involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of members of parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."

Elon Musk on Monday changed the 'Government Funded Media' for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) after it stated that less than 70 percent of its funds were from the government. The CBC says it has paused activity on its corporate Twitter account and all CBC and Radio-Canada news-related accounts.

Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government's account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday.

Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook may be held accountable for whatever is posted on their site.

The government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of their users, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said that the IT Rules, 2021, cast specific obligations on the intermediaries that no i...

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter handles and six websites have been blocked for spreading misinformation and threatening national security. Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Thakur said section 69A of the Information Technology Act...

The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app.

Twitter will introduce an "Official" label for select verified accounts on the platform, after the company launches its $8 premium subscription service, according to early-stage products executive Esther Crawford. Major media outlets and governments will be given access to the "Official" label, but not all Twitter accounts that were previously veri...

Elon Musk's social media firm Twitter will introduce an 'Official' label for select verified accounts including major media outlets and governments, when it launches its new $8 service with the blue verification mark, its early stage prod

Social media giant Meta India's Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan at an event on Thursday lauded the Indian government and its policy, regarding the Internet and its security. Recently, several social media giants have faced criticism across the country regarding data compromise and hate speeches.

The Union government issued blocking orders in respect of tweets, content and accounts without following the relevant Supreme Court guideline, social media giant Twitter argued on Monday in the High Court of Karnataka.

Twitter on Thursday withheld the account of Popular Front of India (PFI) in India, after the Centre banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror links. The government on Wednesday ordered the blocking of all the social media traces of the banned outfit, including its Twitter, YouTube channels, Instagram, ...

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these p...

The government is bringing laws and is taking other steps to make social media platforms more accountable for any slanderous content posted on their platforms, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

The Canadian government said on Monday it detected a China-linked "Spamouflage" campaign that involved bots posting disinformation and propaganda on the social media accounts of members of parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."

Elon Musk on Monday changed the 'Government Funded Media' for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) after it stated that less than 70 percent of its funds were from the government. The CBC says it has paused activity on its corporate Twitter account and all CBC and Radio-Canada news-related accounts.

Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government's account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday.

Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook may be held accountable for whatever is posted on their site.

The government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of their users, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said that the IT Rules, 2021, cast specific obligations on the intermediaries that no i...

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter handles and six websites have been blocked for spreading misinformation and threatening national security. Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Thakur said section 69A of the Information Technology Act...

The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app.

Twitter will introduce an "Official" label for select verified accounts on the platform, after the company launches its $8 premium subscription service, according to early-stage products executive Esther Crawford. Major media outlets and governments will be given access to the "Official" label, but not all Twitter accounts that were previously veri...

Elon Musk's social media firm Twitter will introduce an 'Official' label for select verified accounts including major media outlets and governments, when it launches its new $8 service with the blue verification mark, its early stage prod

Social media giant Meta India's Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan at an event on Thursday lauded the Indian government and its policy, regarding the Internet and its security. Recently, several social media giants have faced criticism across the country regarding data compromise and hate speeches.

The Union government issued blocking orders in respect of tweets, content and accounts without following the relevant Supreme Court guideline, social media giant Twitter argued on Monday in the High Court of Karnataka.

Twitter on Thursday withheld the account of Popular Front of India (PFI) in India, after the Centre banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for alleged terror links. The government on Wednesday ordered the blocking of all the social media traces of the banned outfit, including its Twitter, YouTube channels, Instagram, ...