OPINION | The great social media reckoning
With the Karnataka government announcement, India joins the global push to protect young minds
Why bans don’t work well on social issues
A recent report looked at the effect of banning real-money gaming in Maharashtra and found that the end objective was not served
Avocado, dragon fruit imports on the rise as India's appetite for 'luxury foods' grow
Social media trends and rising incomes are seeing more and more Indians consume 'luxury' food products, with imports of avocados, dragon fruits and condiments such a soy sauce seeing a big rise
MeitY asks social media platforms to devise methods for age verification of children
The DPDP Act defines a child as someone below the age of 18 and Section 9 of the Act mandates that such children have to be verified and parental consent will be required before processing the data of a minor
Hush Money Trial: Trump’s lawyer accuses Michael Cohen of lying about a phone call
Donald Trump's lawyer accused star witness Michael Cohen of lying at the former U.S. president's trial about a phone conversation he claimed to have had with Trump about a hush money payment to a porn star shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Cohen said the phone call about a $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star. Cohen's testimony has been corroborated by other evidence, including handwritten notes.Cohen is set to return to the witness stand next week.
Indian men's football team captain Sunil Chhetri to play his last international match on June 6
Indian men's football team captain Sunil Chhetri will play his last international game against Kuwait on June 6 as he announces his retirement from the national team. Let's delve into his career highlights, which will serve as a source of inspiration for numerous Indian footballers. Take a look.
Social media's age limits won't protect your kids
The real problem is the apps’ addictive features and how they prey on developing brains
Elon Musk's X has a new safety leader, nine months after predecessor left the social media platform
Since Musk's $44 billion purchase of the platform in October 2022, X has seen several leadership shakeups.
A TikTok ban wouldn’t end influencers’ dreams. Maybe it should
Young Americans looking to start careers online must be careful what they wish for
Florida governor restricts social media for users aged 16 and below: All about the controversial bill
The law requires social media platforms to terminate the accounts of people under 14 and those under 16 who do not have parental consent. It will become law on January 1, 2025.
WhatsApp, social media influencers rule the poll trail as parties kick off campaigns
Messaging platforms like WhatsApp and social media influencers become primary mediums for political parties to sway voter psychology, analysts note.
Big Boss sensation Elvish Yadav allegedly attacks Youtuber Maxtern in Gurugram l FIR filed
In a startling development, a video circulating on social media purportedly shows Bigg Boss OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav engaging in a physical altercation with YouTuber Sagar Thakur, also known as Maxtern. The video, which has gained widespread attention, captures Elvish, accompanied by his associates, approaching Thakur and allegedly assaulting him.
Thakur has lodged an FIR against Yadav, asserting that the attack was severe and Yadav purportedly aimed to cause serious harm, including attempting to break his spine.
The altercation between Elvish Yadav and Maxtern reportedly stemmed from Maxtern's comments on a meeting between Elvish and YouTuber and former Bigg Boss contestant Munawar Faruqui.
Mark Zuckerberg's apology at U.S. Senate explained: Here's what happened l U.S. Senate hearing
During a U.S. Senate hearing focused on combating online child sexual exploitation, the CEOs of Meta, X, TikTok, Snap, and Discord were subjected to rigorous questioning. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, took the stand and addressed the audience during the Senate Judiciary Committee session in Washington. Inside the hearing chamber, numerous parents stood, anticipating the arrival of the CEOs, clutching images of their children.
Last year, the committee endorsed multiple bills, among them one aimed at revoking tech firms' immunity from civil and criminal liabilities under laws concerning child sexual abuse material, initially proposed in 2020. However, none of these bills have yet been enacted into law.
Meta's Oversight Board overturns company decision to let Holocaust denial post stay on Instagram
The board also raised concerns over the company's automated moderation policies.
Instagram, Facebook users to get more choices to comply with DMA - Meta
Meta added that Instagram and Facebook users who have connected both accounts can choose to manage them separately and no longer share information across the two accounts.
‘A very deeply divisive, disruptive phenomenon,’ Rajeev Chandrashekhar on deepfake problem
The government has stated that it will create a system for users to raise concerns against deepfakes and that it can assist dissatisfied users in filing FIRs against social media platforms
'Instagram is a showroom, YouTube is a classroom': What powers influence among Gen Z
Catch the key highlights from the session on who powers influence for GenZ, at the Moneycontrol Creator Economy Summit.
The moral case for no longer engaging with Elon Musk’s X
There’s money to be made and X’s new incentive structure has turned the site into a hive of so-called engagement farming — posts designed with the sole intent to elicit literally any kind of response: laughter, sadness, fear. Or the best one: hate. Hate is what truly juices the numbers
Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late
Under the SEC rule, investors have 10 days to disclose when they have acquired 5% of a company.
Snapchat to launch in-app warnings, other safeguards for teenagers against online risks
Elevated crude oil prices in the international market weighed on investor sentiments, according to forex traders.
Silicon Valley titans’ plan to build utopian city in California faces hurdle
According to various news reports, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen are among the tech tycoons behind Flannery Associates
Elon Musk says X will strip ability to block accounts
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts, owner Elon Musk said.
Musk's X social media platform shuts down promoted accounts ad business - Axios
CEO Linda Yaccarino, the former advertising chief at NBCUniversal, has been trying to rebrand the company’s image since she started as CEO on June 5 and bring back advertisers who left the platform after Elon Musk’s changes.
TikTok allows Europe to access research software, with eye on EU online content rules
TikTok, owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance, is one of 19 online platforms and search engines subject to tougher requirements that will kick in from August under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Twitter HC Ruling: A cautionary tale for social media companies
The Karnataka High Court judgment shows that there is no scope for recalcitrance by social media intermediaries in complying with the government’s blocking orders. If social media intermediaries wish to enjoy the protection of Section 79(1) of the IT Act and not face criminal proceedings, they must comply with the government’s blocking orders or take immediate legal action against them
