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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules
A child will need the consent of an adult for opening social media accounts, according to the draft rules proposed for the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. The adult can be either a parent or a guardian, the draft rules say.
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Trinamool Leader Fails To Comply With Defamation Ruling, Minister's Wife Moves Court
Lakshmi Puri moved the Delhi High Court against Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale after he failed to comply with a ruling mandating him to apologise on social media and pay her Rs 50 lakh in damages.
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
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.”
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US Judge Who Rejected Elon Musk's Tesla Payday Faces Backlash
The social media blowback for Delaware Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick came fast and furious after she blocked Elon Musk's multibillion-dollar Tesla Inc. payday for a second time, spotlighting the pressure that comes with ruling against the world's
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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DMK Approaches Court Against E Palaniswami For Defamation, Seeks 1 Crore In Damages
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday approached the Madras High Court, seeking Rs one crore in damages from AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for making alleged defamatory allegations against the party on his social media account.
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US Court Rules Meta Must Face Lawsuits Over Teen Addiction To Social Media
Facebook parent company Meta must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of encouraging social media addiction among teens, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday.
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Apple Accused of Restricting Workers' Slack, Social Media Use by US Labor Board
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...
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Brazil's Top Court Rules X Must Pay Pending Fines To Resume Service
Brazilian Supreme Court said on Friday that social platform X needs to pay some pending fines in order to resume its service in the country, according to a court document.
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Delhi Police Wishes Google On Its 26th Birthday, Gifts New Road Safety Search Queries
In a creative celebration of Google's 26th birthday on September 4, Delhi Police utilized their social media platform to raise road safety awareness.
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Karnataka High Court Tightens Rules On Live-Streaming Of Proceedings
The Karnataka High Court has introduced strict guidelines for live-streaming of judicial proceedings to prevent unauthorised sharing of clips on social media platforms.
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US Judge Says Elon Musk's X Must Face Class Action Age Bias Claims Over Mass Layoff
A US District Judge has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired the company can sue for age discrimination.
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Brazil's Top Court Justices To Vote on Elon Musk's X Ban
A five-member panel of Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on Monday on whether to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes' ruling to shut down social media platform X in the country.
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules
A child will need the consent of an adult for opening social media accounts, according to the draft rules proposed for the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. The adult can be either a parent or a guardian, the draft rules say.
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Trinamool Leader Fails To Comply With Defamation Ruling, Minister's Wife Moves Court
Lakshmi Puri moved the Delhi High Court against Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale after he failed to comply with a ruling mandating him to apologise on social media and pay her Rs 50 lakh in damages.
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UK's Ofcom to Tweak Social Media Rules in Response to Summer Riots
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.”
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US Judge Who Rejected Elon Musk's Tesla Payday Faces Backlash
The social media blowback for Delaware Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick came fast and furious after she blocked Elon Musk's multibillion-dollar Tesla Inc. payday for a second time, spotlighting the pressure that comes with ruling against the world's
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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DMK Approaches Court Against E Palaniswami For Defamation, Seeks 1 Crore In Damages
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Friday approached the Madras High Court, seeking Rs one crore in damages from AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for making alleged defamatory allegations against the party on his social media account.
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US Court Rules Meta Must Face Lawsuits Over Teen Addiction To Social Media
Facebook parent company Meta must face lawsuits by U.S. states accusing it of encouraging social media addiction among teens, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday.
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Apple Accused of Restricting Workers' Slack, Social Media Use by US Labor Board
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...
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Brazil's Top Court Rules X Must Pay Pending Fines To Resume Service
Brazilian Supreme Court said on Friday that social platform X needs to pay some pending fines in order to resume its service in the country, according to a court document.
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Delhi Police Wishes Google On Its 26th Birthday, Gifts New Road Safety Search Queries
In a creative celebration of Google's 26th birthday on September 4, Delhi Police utilized their social media platform to raise road safety awareness.
-
Karnataka High Court Tightens Rules On Live-Streaming Of Proceedings
The Karnataka High Court has introduced strict guidelines for live-streaming of judicial proceedings to prevent unauthorised sharing of clips on social media platforms.
-
US Judge Says Elon Musk's X Must Face Class Action Age Bias Claims Over Mass Layoff
A US District Judge has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired the company can sue for age discrimination.
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Brazil's Top Court Justices To Vote on Elon Musk's X Ban
A five-member panel of Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on Monday on whether to uphold Justice Alexandre de Moraes' ruling to shut down social media platform X in the country.
