Christmas unplugged: Australian teen social media ban brings holiday headspace woesAustralia’s new ban blocking under-16s from major social media platforms is causing anxiety as it begins just before long summer holidays. ...
08 Dec, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
Hey Siri, Am I Okay? : AI tools are being trained to detect suicidal signals.As mental health concerns rise globally, especially among digital natives, tech companies and AI researchers are turning to artificial inte...
11 Jun, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Meta gets a reprieve; Infra.Market’s pre-IPO doughNCLAT stays CCI’s data-sharing ban on WhatsApp and Meta platforms. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
23 Jan, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
Infosys updates hiring process; govt pulls up Ola ElectricHappy Tuesday! Infosys has put in place a new recruitment system to combat fraudulent hiring practices. This and more in today’s ETtech Mor...
08 Oct, 2024, 07.29 AM IST
Misinformation Combat Alliance, Meta introduce WhatsApp Helpline to fight deepfakesThe WhatsApp helpline will go live in March this year and will allow people to flag deepfakes by sending them to its chatbot. The chatbot w...
19 Feb, 2024, 03.09 PM IST
Instagram, Facebook owner Meta to restrict teen content surrounding eating disorders, self-harm and suicide. Know moreMeta stated on Tuesday that it will be protecting the accounts of teen users and hiding content that is considered age-inappropriate for th...
10 Jan, 2024, 02.28 AM IST
Smriti Irani asks Meta to sync with child helpline for quick response during emergencySpeaking at Digital Surakhsa Summit, Irani expressed concern over videos being made in unsafe circumstances by social media users and asked...
10 Apr, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
ChatGPT powered tools for consumer complaints in the works; draft online gaming rules to be notified soonIndian consumers will be able to register their complaints on the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) with the help of a ChatGPT-powered mecha...
29 Mar, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
Goyal launches right to repair portal & new premise of National Consumer HelplineAmong others, he also suggested clubbing of similar or connected matters, granting at least limited financial autonomy to the consumer comm...
24 Dec, 2022, 03.52 PM IST
From Meta to Zomato, how India's new online review rules will impact industryThe guidelines, prescribing specific responsibilities for the review author and the review administrator, went live on Friday and are now a...
26 Nov, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
Meta-supported free helpline launched for children facing online safety concernsMeta had earlier introduced a Child Safety Hub on Facebook which is designed to support parents, caregivers and educators with policies, re...
12 Jul, 2022, 04.56 PM IST
Meta highlights initiatives to keep women safe in IndiaThese initiatives, Meta Platforms said, would equip women with tools and resources in their native languages, including in Marathi, to bett...
16 Feb, 2022, 05.31 PM IST
Fresh orders to ban 54 Chinese apps; recurring payments still a messThe Indian government, which banned 224 Chinese apps in three rounds in 2020, has now issued fresh orders to ban around 54 Chinese apps, ma...
14 Feb, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
Govt taking to WhatsApp to deliver citizen services fasterWhile Covid-related services such as booking vaccination slots, downloading certificates and finding other resources dominate the list, sev...
14 Feb, 2022, 08.09 AM IST
Meta brings new safety initiatives aimed at protecting women in IndiaWhile announcing the initiatives, Karuna Nain, director of global safety policy at Meta Platforms, said the company is on track to spend mo...
03 Dec, 2021, 06.45 AM IST
AXA launches toll free telemedicine helplineThe telemedicine helpline will be for medical ailments and information on the availability of critically needed healthcare supplies in resp...
18 Sep, 2021, 09.02 PM IST