In wake of US social media verdicts, look at what limits other countries have imposed for kidsOn Wednesday, a Los Angeles jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. A day earlier in New Mexico...
27 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
India also has a big beautiful bill, but it’s not about taxesIndia’s beauty industry is booming, with 1.29 mn cosmetic procedures in 2024, led by Botox, HydraFacials, and injectables. Rising incomes a...
30 Aug, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
‘Donald Trump’s tariff threats are causing huge trade uncertainty now — ‘beggar-thy-neighbour’ steps benefit none, including the US’Maurice Obstfeld explains how Trump's tariffs impact the US economy, including increased costs for imports and potential strength for the d...
05 Feb, 2025, 10.00 PM IST
TikTok fans anxiously await its return to US app storesByteDance's TikTok, after being temporarily banned in the US, remains unavailable for download on Apple and Google app stores despite Presi...
22 Jan, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
India, Dominican Republic packaged deadly synthetic opioids into pills: US report warns of risks from online pharmaciesNearly 35,000 online pharmacies worldwide are operating illegally, risking the distribution of ineffective or dangerous drugs, says the U.S...
09 Jan, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
2024 in Review: How governments tried to rein in the social media beastFrom Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) to ByteDance's TikTok, social media platforms have been under scrutiny this year, with governments as...
28 Dec, 2024, 04.56 PM IST
UK plans to fine tech executives for illegal weapon sales onlineUnder the proposals, the police could gain the power to issue notices to bosses of digital firms ordering them to remove content, possibly ...
13 Nov, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
Brazil institute sues social media giants for $525 million over usage by minorsSocial media regulation has become a hot topic in Latin America's largest country after a months-long feud between X owner Elon Musk and a ...
29 Oct, 2024, 10.05 AM IST
How Brazil's experiment fighting fake news led to a ban on XBrazil's yearslong fight against the internet's destructive effect on politics, culminating in the current blackout of X, shows the pitfall...
01 Sep, 2024, 05.26 PM IST
Explained: What's the future of Telegram after Pavel Durov's arrestTelegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France over allegations of facilitating child pornography, drug trafficking, and fraud recently. T...
01 Sep, 2024, 07.34 AM IST
Can tech executives be held responsible for what happens on their platforms?And on Saturday, Pavel Durov, who founded the online communications tool Telegram, was arrested in France as part of an investigation into ...
28 Aug, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Europe's Digital Markets Act is forcing tech giants to make changes. Here's what that will look likeThe DMA is the latest in a series of regulations that Europe has passed as a global leader in reining in the dominance of large tech compan...
06 Mar, 2024, 06.46 PM IST
Policybazaar IPO imminentFrom Policybazaar's upcoming IPO to Byju's big acquisition and Netflix's gaming foray, here's a quick look at the top tech news today.
21 Jul, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Bengal cops fight fake newsAlso in today's ETtech Top 5 newsletter: Karnataka's flip-flop on delivery of non-essential goods, ByteDance bets on video e-commerce in fi...
10 May, 2021, 08.28 PM IST
The opposite of doomscrollingIn today's ETtech Morning Dispatch newsletter: Kids' shows cast a spell on thousands of adult viewers, ShareChat and GupShup join India's u...
09 Apr, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
ShareChat meets Sher KhanFrom Sharechat and Gupshup becoming India's latest startup unicorns, to Amazon touting its job creation milestone in India, here's a quick ...
08 Apr, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 65: India faces a jobs paradoxA United Nations University study estimates that 104 mn Indians could fall below the World Bank-determined poverty line of $3.2 a day for l...
28 May, 2020, 05.51 PM IST