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Hate Speech Watchdog To Quit Elon Musk's X Over Updated Terms Of Service
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said on Thursday it would leave Elon Musk-owned social media site X, citing concerns that upcoming changes to the platform's terms of service could hinder the nonprofit's ability to prevail in court battles.
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India Antitrust Body Warns Staff Over Unauthorised Media Contacts, Memo Shows
India's antitrust watchdog has warned staff in an internal memo not to share any information with the media when they are not authorized to do so, citing a 60-year-old rule that prohibits such interactions, a document shows.
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Elon Musk's Misleading Election Posts On X Viewed 1.2 Billion Times: Report
False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence on the highly polarized White House race.
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Media Watchdog Files World Court Complaint Over Journalists Killed In Gaza
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza.
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid Released After 4 Years
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing's COVID-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
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Fearless Media Safest Assurance To Nurturing Democracy: Vice President To NDTV
Stating that the media is a main pillar of society and a natural watchdog to contain the "freefall of misinformation", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the fourth pillar of democracy should have no hindrances and should uphold high standards.
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Italy's New Rules For Video-Sharing Platforms To Protect Teens
Italy's communication watchdog AGCOM has approved new rules enabling it to order online video-sharing platforms to remove "harmful content" to protect minors and consumers in the country, it said on Thursday.
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Elon Musk's X Could Lose Nearly $75 Million in Ad Revenue by Year-End: Report
Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million (nearly Rs. 625 crore) in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday. Musk backing an antisemitic post on the platform last week has led several companies including Walt Disney and...
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Elon Musk's X Sues Watchdog For Report On Ads Near Anti-Semitic Posts
Messaging platform X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media Matters, alleging the organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for major brands had appeared next to posts touting Nazism.
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X Corp To File Case Against Media Watchdog For Pausing Ads: Elon Musk
X Corp will be filing a lawsuit against Media Matters and those who attacked social media platform X, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform, soon after major US companies paused their advertisements on his social media site.
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Snapchat Said to Be Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users
Britain's data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Application of AI in Finance Causes Imbalance if "Unleashed Unfettered", Warns UK Financial Watchdog
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, said in remarks made available to the media in advance of a speech, that he was a...
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Scammers On TikTok, Instagram Charging Students In UK Hundreds Of Dollars For Fake Exam Papers
Exams watchdog Ofqual has warned students that anyone caught cheating, including procuring exam papers in advance, could face disqualification.
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Rishi Sunak Considers Global AI Watchdog To Oversee Threats: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering a London-based global artificial intelligence (AI) watchdog to oversee any threats posed by the fast-growing technology, according to a UK media report on Saturday.
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Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns.
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Hate Speech Watchdog To Quit Elon Musk's X Over Updated Terms Of Service
The Center for Countering Digital Hate said on Thursday it would leave Elon Musk-owned social media site X, citing concerns that upcoming changes to the platform's terms of service could hinder the nonprofit's ability to prevail in court battles.
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India Antitrust Body Warns Staff Over Unauthorised Media Contacts, Memo Shows
India's antitrust watchdog has warned staff in an internal memo not to share any information with the media when they are not authorized to do so, citing a 60-year-old rule that prohibits such interactions, a document shows.
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Elon Musk's Misleading Election Posts On X Viewed 1.2 Billion Times: Report
False or misleading US election claims posted on X by Elon Musk have amassed nearly 1.2 billion views this year, a watchdog reported Thursday, highlighting the billionaire's potential influence on the highly polarized White House race.
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Media Watchdog Files World Court Complaint Over Journalists Killed In Gaza
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza.
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Chinese Citizen Journalist Arrested For Reporting On Covid Released After 4 Years
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing's COVID-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders.
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Fearless Media Safest Assurance To Nurturing Democracy: Vice President To NDTV
Stating that the media is a main pillar of society and a natural watchdog to contain the "freefall of misinformation", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the fourth pillar of democracy should have no hindrances and should uphold high standards.
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Italy's New Rules For Video-Sharing Platforms To Protect Teens
Italy's communication watchdog AGCOM has approved new rules enabling it to order online video-sharing platforms to remove "harmful content" to protect minors and consumers in the country, it said on Thursday.
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Elon Musk's X Could Lose Nearly $75 Million in Ad Revenue by Year-End: Report
Elon Musk-owned social media company X could lose as much as $75 million (nearly Rs. 625 crore) in advertising revenue by the end of the year as dozens of major brands pause their marketing campaigns, the New York Times reported on Friday. Musk backing an antisemitic post on the platform last week has led several companies including Walt Disney and...
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Elon Musk's X Sues Watchdog For Report On Ads Near Anti-Semitic Posts
Messaging platform X on Monday sued media watchdog group Media Matters, alleging the organization defamed the platform after it published a report that said ads for major brands had appeared next to posts touting Nazism.
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X Corp To File Case Against Media Watchdog For Pausing Ads: Elon Musk
X Corp will be filing a lawsuit against Media Matters and those who attacked social media platform X, Elon Musk said in a post on the social media platform, soon after major US companies paused their advertisements on his social media site.
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Snapchat Said to Be Under Scrutiny From UK Watchdog Over Underage Users
Britain's data regulator is gathering information on Snapchat to establish whether the US instant messaging app is doing enough to remove underage users from its platform, two people familiar with the matter said.
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Application of AI in Finance Causes Imbalance if "Unleashed Unfettered", Warns UK Financial Watchdog
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to financial services must go hand-in-hand with better fraud prevention and resilience to hacking and outages, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was expected to say on Wednesday. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, said in remarks made available to the media in advance of a speech, that he was a...
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Scammers On TikTok, Instagram Charging Students In UK Hundreds Of Dollars For Fake Exam Papers
Exams watchdog Ofqual has warned students that anyone caught cheating, including procuring exam papers in advance, could face disqualification.
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Rishi Sunak Considers Global AI Watchdog To Oversee Threats: Report
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering a London-based global artificial intelligence (AI) watchdog to oversee any threats posed by the fast-growing technology, according to a UK media report on Saturday.
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Meta Offers to Limit Use of Ad Data for Facebook Marketplace to Address Competition Concerns: UK Regulator
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses' advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator's competition concerns.
