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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
- www.gadgets360.com
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Brazil First Lady Uses F-Word For Elon Musk In Viral Video. He Reacts
- Sunday November 17, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Brazil's first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, swore at billionaire Elon Musk during a G20 social event on Saturday at which she spoke about the need to regulate social media to rein in misinformation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
- Friday October 25, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
- www.gadgets360.com
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India's Piracy Economy Stands at Rs 224 Billion in 2023: EY-IAMAI Report
- Thursday October 24, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
India’s piracy economy hit Rs 224 billion in 2023, according to the EY-IAMAI report. Of this, Rs 137 billion came from pirated content in theatres, and Rs 87 billion from OTT platforms. Streaming accounted for the largest share of pirated content at 63%, followed by mobile apps and torrents. The report highlights that 51% of Indian media consumer...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Apple Accused of Restricting Workers' Slack, Social Media Use by US Labor Board
- Saturday October 12, 2024
- Reuters
Apple has been accused by the US National Labor Relations board of interfering with workers' rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions by restricting their use of Slack. The NLRB complaint also alleges that the iPhone maker illegally fired an employee who advocated for workplace changes on Slack, and made another worker delete a...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Prohibitory Orders Imposed In Gwalior Ahead of India-Bangladesh T20 Match
- Friday October 4, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Days before a T20I cricket match between India and Bangladesh in Gwalior, the district magistrate has clamped prohibitory orders, banning protests and circulation of inflammatory material, especially on social media.
- www.ndtv.com
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TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- World News | Reuters
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
- www.ndtv.com
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US Legislation To Curb AI Deepfakes, Give Control Back To Creators
- Thursday July 18, 2024
- Ai | Written by Zaid Nazir
The bill, called Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), has strong support across the US political spectrum.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan Chief Selector Wahab Riaz Drops Sitter In Match Against India Champions, Gets Brutally Trolled
- Monday July 8, 2024
- NDTV Sports Desk
Wahab Riaz was on the receiving of some trolling from fans on social media after he dropped a regulation catch.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Indonesian Minister Warns Of Shutting Down X Over Adult Content
- Friday June 14, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Indonesia is prepared to shut down social media platform X if it does not comply with a regulation barring adult content, the country's communications minister said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Reliance, Disney Said to Seek CCI Nod With Cricket Rights Assurance
- Friday May 24, 2024
- Reuters
Reliance and Disney are said to have asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approve their $8.5 billion media merger by arguing their combined power will not hit advertisers. The deal will result in the creation of India's biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services, and is expected to face intense scruti...
- www.gadgets360.com
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British Regulator To Probe OnlyFans Over Age-Verification Measures
- Wednesday May 1, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether adults-only website OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its platform, Ofcom said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Privacy Protected: WhatsApp's End-To-End Encryption Explained Simply
- Friday April 26, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
WhatsApp has challenged Information Technology Rule 4(2) of the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code).
- www.ndtv.com
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Elon Musk's X Says Australia Bishop Stabbing Posts Don't Promote Violence
- Friday April 26, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as "part of public discussion", rejecting a regulator's order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent.
- www.ndtv.com
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
- Monday March 25, 2024
- World News | Reuters
EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules.
- www.ndtv.com
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
- Monday December 16, 2024
- Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
To regulate social media practices, Ofcom said it is planning additional measures for next spring that include new proposals for removing material tied to child sexual abuse and terrorism. It will also introduce “crisis response protocols for emergency events.”
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Brazil First Lady Uses F-Word For Elon Musk In Viral Video. He Reacts
- Sunday November 17, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Brazil's first lady, Janja Lula da Silva, swore at billionaire Elon Musk during a G20 social event on Saturday at which she spoke about the need to regulate social media to rein in misinformation.
- www.ndtv.com
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
- Friday October 25, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
- www.gadgets360.com
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India's Piracy Economy Stands at Rs 224 Billion in 2023: EY-IAMAI Report
- Thursday October 24, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
India’s piracy economy hit Rs 224 billion in 2023, according to the EY-IAMAI report. Of this, Rs 137 billion came from pirated content in theatres, and Rs 87 billion from OTT platforms. Streaming accounted for the largest share of pirated content at 63%, followed by mobile apps and torrents. The report highlights that 51% of Indian media consumer...
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Apple Accused of Restricting Workers' Slack, Social Media Use by US Labor Board
- Saturday October 12, 2024
- Reuters
Apple has been accused by the US National Labor Relations board of interfering with workers' rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions by restricting their use of Slack. The NLRB complaint also alleges that the iPhone maker illegally fired an employee who advocated for workplace changes on Slack, and made another worker delete a...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Prohibitory Orders Imposed In Gwalior Ahead of India-Bangladesh T20 Match
- Friday October 4, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Days before a T20I cricket match between India and Bangladesh in Gwalior, the district magistrate has clamped prohibitory orders, banning protests and circulation of inflammatory material, especially on social media.
- www.ndtv.com
-
TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl's Death: US Court
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- World News | Reuters
A US appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral "blackout challenge" in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves until they passed out.
- www.ndtv.com
-
US Legislation To Curb AI Deepfakes, Give Control Back To Creators
- Thursday July 18, 2024
- Ai | Written by Zaid Nazir
The bill, called Content Origin Protection and Integrity from Edited and Deepfaked Media Act (COPIED ACT), has strong support across the US political spectrum.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Pakistan Chief Selector Wahab Riaz Drops Sitter In Match Against India Champions, Gets Brutally Trolled
- Monday July 8, 2024
- NDTV Sports Desk
Wahab Riaz was on the receiving of some trolling from fans on social media after he dropped a regulation catch.
- sports.ndtv.com
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Indonesian Minister Warns Of Shutting Down X Over Adult Content
- Friday June 14, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Indonesia is prepared to shut down social media platform X if it does not comply with a regulation barring adult content, the country's communications minister said on Friday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Reliance, Disney Said to Seek CCI Nod With Cricket Rights Assurance
- Friday May 24, 2024
- Reuters
Reliance and Disney are said to have asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to approve their $8.5 billion media merger by arguing their combined power will not hit advertisers. The deal will result in the creation of India's biggest entertainment player with 120 TV channels and two streaming services, and is expected to face intense scruti...
- www.gadgets360.com
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British Regulator To Probe OnlyFans Over Age-Verification Measures
- Wednesday May 1, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Britain's media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into whether adults-only website OnlyFans is doing enough to prevent children accessing pornography on its platform, Ofcom said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Privacy Protected: WhatsApp's End-To-End Encryption Explained Simply
- Friday April 26, 2024
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
WhatsApp has challenged Information Technology Rule 4(2) of the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code).
- www.ndtv.com
-
Elon Musk's X Says Australia Bishop Stabbing Posts Don't Promote Violence
- Friday April 26, 2024
- World News | Reuters
Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as "part of public discussion", rejecting a regulator's order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent.
- www.ndtv.com
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EU To Probe Apple, Google, Meta For Potential Digital Markets Breach
- Monday March 25, 2024
- World News | Reuters
EU antitrust regulators on Monday opened their first investigations under the Digital Markets Act into Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms for potential breaches of the landmark EU tech rules.
- www.ndtv.com