Discord to require age verification for all users starting MarchDiscord is bringing a new age verification system to improve teen safety. All users will get teen-level access until their age is confirmed...
09 Feb, 2026, 09.37 PM IST
Reddit takes legal action against Australia’s social media ban for users under 16; US-based firm claims barring U-16 teens would impede political discourse in the countryReddit has filed a lawsuit against Australia's new rule banning under-16s from social media. The company argues the law infringes on politi...
12 Dec, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
Roblox cracks down: AI age checks block kids from chatting with adults after lawsuitsRoblox is introducing AI age verification for its users. This new system will use facial scans or government IDs to confirm ages. The platf...
18 Nov, 2025, 09.31 PM IST
Students go Jekyll and hide online to pass visa scrutinyIndian students applying to US universities navigate a complex digital landscape, carefully curating their online presence to avoid visa co...
29 Jun, 2025, 05.30 AM IST
100 on Day 1: The stroke of Trump's pen will shock and awe AmericaUS President-elect Donald Trump will take office at 12 p.m. EST, with plans to sign nearly 100 executive orders aimed at reversing many of ...
20 Jan, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC saysYouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report, though its findings were anonymised and di...
19 Sep, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
More and more Indian companies ramp up background checks on C-suiteIndian companies discreetly monitor CEOs and key personnel through ongoing background screening, focusing on governance, fraud risk, legal ...
26 Apr, 2024, 09.47 PM IST
Anonymous users are dominating right-wing discussions online. They also spread false informationElon Musk's involvement with anonymous influencers on X platform highlights the spread of misinformation online. The use of social media to...
07 Apr, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
Tech giants pool efforts to fight online child sex abuseChild victims of abuse online are a hot-button issue for regulators and tech companies are eager to show they are taking adequate measures ...
08 Nov, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Uncensored chatbots provoke a fracas over free speech offering unrestricted possibilitiesSeveral uncensored and loosely moderated chatbots have sprung to life in recent months under names such as GPT4All and FreedomGPT.
08 Jul, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Overlap in tech, telecom rules explained; IT workers & moonlighting; Oyo’s valuation slashedAs the government is drawing up both telecom and IT laws afresh, it needs to decide which of the two regulators – the Telecom Regulatory Au...
23 Sep, 2022, 07.33 AM IST
Experts flag regulatory overlap as government redraws telecom, IT lawsNoting that the “end-to-end encryption offered by many OTT players has been a bone of contention.
23 Sep, 2022, 07.18 AM IST
The world's big tech firms are gearing up for a massive fight with Modi’s IndiaUnlike authoritarian regimes such as Beijing, critics fear actions taken by the world’s largest democracy could offer a template for other ...
30 Jun, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Lucky 13From Moglix becoming India's latest startup unicorn to Flipkart eyeing a stake in former exec's venture and Clubhouse coming soon to India,...
17 May, 2021, 08.09 PM IST
As tech faces a reckoning, what you do offline can get you bannedWhile some groups have praised platforms for being proactive in protecting users, others criticize them for infringing on civil liberties
27 Apr, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Smriti Irani attacks Rahul on data privacy issue, to soon make announcement on digital news policyIrani said it was time India had a policy for digital broadcasting and news, and that she would make some announcement in this regard "very...
29 Mar, 2018, 10.44 PM IST
Indians are writing their wills earlier, and onlineBengaluru-based LegalDesk.com launched its online will product this year and has had more than 200 people log on to draft wills in the last...
22 Oct, 2017, 09.33 AM IST