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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Elon Musk's X Says Australia Bishop Stabbing Posts Don't Promote Violence
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.
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Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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Koo Updates Content Moderation Features to Block Nudity, Offensive Content
Microblogging platform Koo on Thursday announced the launch of new proactive content moderation features, geared to provide users with a safer social media experience. The new features developed in-house are capable of proactively detecting and blocking any form of nudity or child sexual abuse materials in less than 5 seconds, labelling misinformat...
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Pakistan Blocks Wikipedia Over "Blasphemous Content". Here's What We Know
Pakistan has blocked Wikipedia after the website refused to remove offensive or blasphemous material, according to a media report on Saturday.
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For Offensive Content Online, Can't File Case Under Scrapped Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.
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Apple Senior Executive Tony Blevins Departs Following Crude Remark About Women in Viral TikTok Video
Apple's Tony Blevins, who served as a vice president at the iPhone maker, has departed the company, the Cupertino company has confirmed. A key player in the firm's supply chain operations, Blevins made a crude remark about women in a viral TikTok video earlier this month. The company did not comment on the reason for Blevins' departure, Bloomberg c...
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Supreme Court Directs the Centre to Submit Status Reports on Actions to Eliminate Online Offensive Content
The Supreme Court is seeking status reports of the internet intermediaries and the government on the steps taken so far to eliminate circulation of child pornography, rape videos and images. The direction was given by a bench of two judges. The bench has scheduled the matter for the next hearing on November 3.
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Russia Fines Google $360 Million for Failing to Remove Content on Ukraine After Repeated Warnings
Google has been fined RUB 21 billion (nearly Rs. 2,900 crore) by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the nation's telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block "false information" on the offensive in Ukraine, "ext...
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Amazon Won't Let Employees Use Words Like 'Union', 'Restrooms', 'Slave', 'Prison' on Planned Messaging App
Amazon is said to be working on a messaging app for employees that will ban specific words, according to a new report based on the company's internal documents. It will rely on content filter that bans words like “union”, “prison”, “slave labour”, “diversity” as well as “restrooms”.
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"Shocking": Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Cases Under Scrapped Law
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.
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Twitter May Allow Users to 'Change Who Can Reply' on Their Tweets
Twitter is reportedly testing a new feature, 'Change Who Can Reply,' that will help users decide who can and who cannot interact with the tweets they publish. Twitter users could be able to select the level of interaction they want on a tweet after it has been published. Additionally, the social media platform is also testing two new features namel...
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Delhi High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Ensuring Quick Removal Of Offensive Content From Internet
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday laid down guidelines to be followed by courts while dealing with cases related to removal of objectionable content from the internet to ensure access to such offensive material is restricted at the earliest
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Kerala Puts On Hold Law To Check 'Offensive' Content After Backlash
A controversial move in Kerala to enable arrests for content or social media posts deemed "offensive" has been put on hold after a severe backlash. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the amendment to the Kerala Police Act "will not be implemented".
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Google Slams Australia Law Forcing Tech Giants to Pay for News
Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be "at risk".
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Why Salman Rushdie Is Trending And The Controversy Behind The 36-Year Ban Of The Satanic Verses
The novel was banned in 1988 for content deemed offensive to Islam, and its publication led to global unrest, including violent attacks and a fatwa against Rushdie.
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Elon Musk's X Says Australia Bishop Stabbing Posts Don't Promote Violence
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.
-
Google Removes 'Slavery Simulator' Game From Play Store After Racism Outcry in Brazil
Google has removed a Portuguese-language game that allowed players to trade and torture Black virtual "slaves" while strategising to block the abolition of slavery. The move came after a racism outcry in the country, and the prosecutor's office has opened a "hate speech" probe into the game downloaded by hundreds of people.
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Koo Updates Content Moderation Features to Block Nudity, Offensive Content
Microblogging platform Koo on Thursday announced the launch of new proactive content moderation features, geared to provide users with a safer social media experience. The new features developed in-house are capable of proactively detecting and blocking any form of nudity or child sexual abuse materials in less than 5 seconds, labelling misinformat...
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Pakistan Blocks Wikipedia Over "Blasphemous Content". Here's What We Know
Pakistan has blocked Wikipedia after the website refused to remove offensive or blasphemous material, according to a media report on Saturday.
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For Offensive Content Online, Can't File Case Under Scrapped Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today directed no citizen can be prosecuted under section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which it had scrapped way back in 2015.
-
Apple Senior Executive Tony Blevins Departs Following Crude Remark About Women in Viral TikTok Video
Apple's Tony Blevins, who served as a vice president at the iPhone maker, has departed the company, the Cupertino company has confirmed. A key player in the firm's supply chain operations, Blevins made a crude remark about women in a viral TikTok video earlier this month. The company did not comment on the reason for Blevins' departure, Bloomberg c...
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Supreme Court Directs the Centre to Submit Status Reports on Actions to Eliminate Online Offensive Content
The Supreme Court is seeking status reports of the internet intermediaries and the government on the steps taken so far to eliminate circulation of child pornography, rape videos and images. The direction was given by a bench of two judges. The bench has scheduled the matter for the next hearing on November 3.
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Russia Fines Google $360 Million for Failing to Remove Content on Ukraine After Repeated Warnings
Google has been fined RUB 21 billion (nearly Rs. 2,900 crore) by a Moscow court for failing to remove content concerning Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, the nation's telecommunications regulator said Monday. Roskomnadzor said the Google-owned video platform YouTube had failed to block "false information" on the offensive in Ukraine, "ext...
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Amazon Won't Let Employees Use Words Like 'Union', 'Restrooms', 'Slave', 'Prison' on Planned Messaging App
Amazon is said to be working on a messaging app for employees that will ban specific words, according to a new report based on the company's internal documents. It will rely on content filter that bans words like “union”, “prison”, “slave labour”, “diversity” as well as “restrooms”.
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"Shocking": Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Cases Under Scrapped Law
The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock and displeasure on being told that over 1,000 cases had been filed under Section 66A of the IT Act - a scrapped law that allowed police to arrest people for posting "offensive" content online.
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Twitter May Allow Users to 'Change Who Can Reply' on Their Tweets
Twitter is reportedly testing a new feature, 'Change Who Can Reply,' that will help users decide who can and who cannot interact with the tweets they publish. Twitter users could be able to select the level of interaction they want on a tweet after it has been published. Additionally, the social media platform is also testing two new features namel...
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Delhi High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Ensuring Quick Removal Of Offensive Content From Internet
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday laid down guidelines to be followed by courts while dealing with cases related to removal of objectionable content from the internet to ensure access to such offensive material is restricted at the earliest
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Kerala Puts On Hold Law To Check 'Offensive' Content After Backlash
A controversial move in Kerala to enable arrests for content or social media posts deemed "offensive" has been put on hold after a severe backlash. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today that the amendment to the Kerala Police Act "will not be implemented".
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Google Slams Australia Law Forcing Tech Giants to Pay for News
Google went on the offensive Monday against an Australian plan forcing digital giants to pay for news content, telling users their personal data would be "at risk".
