Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13During his second day of testimony, Arturo Bejar said Meta consistently prioritized profits over safety in designing its products, focusing...
20 Aug, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young usersArturo Bejar, who worked at Meta from 2009 to 2015 before returning to the company as an independent contractor from 2019 to 2021, is the f...
19 Aug, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Maharaja Agrasen engineering student’s anti-corruption site Bribes.fyi gets 50 lakh requests in 48 hours, now shuts downBribes.fyi, a platform that allowed users to anonymously report alleged bribery demands, has announced an indefinite shutdown after receivi...
19 Aug, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
In Meta's trial, families of social media victims see pivotal moment for online safetyWritten on it in black ink were the names of children and young adults who have died from social media related harms, including deaths by s...
19 Aug, 2026, 08.38 AM IST
Sebi to soon float consultation paper on distribution framework for corporate bondsSebi is preparing to unveil a consultation paper focused on the distribution of corporate bonds. This initiative aims to refine the framewo...
18 Aug, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
Singapore tightens anti-scam rules on social media, messaging platformsSingapore, the region's second-largest economy, lost over $2.8 billion to scams from 2020 through the first half of 2025, Home Affairs Mini...
18 Aug, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
29 states in US want Meta to change how Facebook and Instagram operate and give $1.4 trillion penalty; the case now threatens Mark Zuckerberg's AI planA groundbreaking federal trial has begun against Meta Platforms, with 29 US states alleging that the company intentionally designed its soc...
18 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Geospatial startup NeoGeo raises $20 million in funding from SBI’s Neev II Fund, Aavishkaar CapitalFounded in 2019, NeoGeo provides geospatial intelligence solutions to government and corporate clients across natural resource management, ...
18 Aug, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
A look at major lawsuits against Meta, other social media companies over harms to kidsIn a federal trial beginning Tuesday in Oakland, California, the Instagram and Facebook parent company is fighting claims that it has contr...
18 Aug, 2026, 10.40 AM IST
High tech, but low trust: Agentic tech meets old-school scepticism at AI checkoutAI’s ecommerce ambitions are hitting a reality check as trust and changing buying habits are holding back chatbot-led commerce, writes Swat...
18 Aug, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
Delhi BJP lodges police complaint over 'fake' photo of Nitin Nabin holding national flag upside downThe Delhi BJP unit has filed a police complaint regarding a fake picture. This fabricated image shows party president Nitin Nabin holding t...
17 Aug, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Man fails to get any suitable marriage match from matrimonial website: Paid Rs 25,900 for 100 contacts but received only 51; consumer commission orders Rs 20,000 payoutM4Marry.com, a matrimonial portal run by Malayala Manorama, has been ordered to pay Rs 20,000 to a Kerala man after a consumer commission f...
17 Aug, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
India may need data pact with US to tighten CSAM crackdownTo effectively tackle child abuse material investigations, India might require a formal data-sharing agreement with the United States. US s...
15 Aug, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
India may need data pact with US to tighten CSAM crackdownTwo years after the Supreme Court clarified that reporting suspected CSAM to a foreign organisation does not absolve a platform of criminal...
15 Aug, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?The social media companies have denied allegations that their products have contributed to depression, anxiety, body-image issues and a bro...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Meta, 29 states head to court in biggest test yet of youth social media litigationThe trial in Oakland, expected to last seven weeks, will test Colorado, Kentucky, California and New Jersey's allegations that Meta designe...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Meta, YouTube, TikTok face thousands of lawsuits in the US over kids’ mental health: What we knowMajor social media firms face thousands of lawsuits across the United States. These legal actions allege platforms are designed to addict y...
12 Aug, 2026, 04.20 PM IST