Parliamentary panel summons Meta, Google, X and Snapchat over social media regulationA Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has summoned representatives of Meta, Google, X and Snapcha...
28 Jul, 2026, 02.10 PM IST
Meta restricts PM Modi's Facebook video to youth amid CJP protests, restores it later and apologises for 'error'Meta restored Prime Minister Modi's Facebook video after an erroneous restriction. The video was briefly unavailable in India following a l...
28 Jul, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
Police issue notices to social media accounts over 'abusive' posts, Pakistan-linked handles probe widensThe action follows a review of content uploaded during and after the protest, with police scrutinising posts, videos and comments across mu...
27 Jul, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
FSSAI suspends licence of Westend Agro Products for altering expiry dates, other violationsThe food regulator FSSAI suspended Westend Agro Products' license due to serious violations. Inspection revealed altered manufacturing and ...
26 Jul, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Sebi clears IPOs of Intellius Recode, Nityas Gems & JewellerySebi approved the IPOs of Intellius Recode and Nityas Gems and Jewellery. Intellius plans to raise Rs 117 crore for AI-led digital worker d...
24 Jul, 2026, 06.50 PM IST
Vietnam proposes banning under-16s from posting on social mediaVietnam plans to restrict social media use for children under sixteen. Accounts for those under sixteen will require parental registration ...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
TikTok charged with breaching EU tech rules on online safety for kids, EU saysTikTok faces EU charges for allegedly failing to protect minors from cyberbullying and predators through its account and privacy settings. ...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Supreme Court bars sharing court proceedings on social media without permissionThe Supreme Court has barred the posting, reposting or uploading of audio-video recordings of court proceedings on social media and digital...
24 Jul, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
India to roll out common customer ID for banks, insurers; mutual funds to follow, sources sayStarting in August, a collaborative customer identification initiative will be rolled out by Indian banks and insurers, featuring a system ...
24 Jul, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Brisk processing for AY27: Nudge helps, 33.5m ITRs filed so farIndia's income-tax department has received over thirty-three million income-tax returns for assessment year 2026-27. Nearly twenty million ...
24 Jul, 2026, 12.58 AM IST
Cut through the BS chase: A generation with phones refuses to let media tell their story aloneThe student movement at Jantar Mantar reflects a broader shift where younger generations no longer rely on legacy media to shape public opi...
23 Jul, 2026, 11.55 PM IST
EU hits Google with $1 billion fine over its Play app store and searchThe European Union has fined Google 890 million euros for antitrust violations. This action targets Google's practices on its search engine...
23 Jul, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
Govt disabled 50 OTT platforms in two years as it strengthens online safety measures: MeitYThe government has disabled public access to 50 OTT platforms over the last two years for displaying obscene content and violating provisio...
22 Jul, 2026, 02.53 PM IST
From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessAustralia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...
22 Jul, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
French lawmakers vote on social media ban for childrenFrench lawmakers are voting on a law to ban social media for children under fifteen. This proposed legislation aims to protect minors from ...
21 Jul, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Ashrayu Media partners SPH Media to launch its two flagship lifestyle publications in IndiaAshrayu Media and SPH Media have partnered to launch two lifestyle publications in India. F ZINE and The Peak will now be available to Indi...
21 Jul, 2026, 09.27 AM IST
French youth social media ban meets age check conundrumFrance's parliament is weighing a social media ban for under-15s, following in the footsteps of Australia and Indonesia, although enforceme...
21 Jul, 2026, 08.32 AM IST