Do you always try to impress others and seek validation? Psychology says this could be a sign of deeper insecurity quietly destroying your happiness and stopping you from having meaningful relationshipsThe psychology of people who constantly try to impress others reveals a complex mix of emotional needs, learned behaviours, and social pres...
14 May, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Social media platforms need to stop never-ending scrolling, UK's Starmer saysSocial media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending...
13 Apr, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
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
Albania ends TikTok ban, flags new 'protective filters'Access to the platform, which has more than one billion users worldwide, had been cut off in the Balkan country since March 2025, after a t...
05 Feb, 2026, 10.04 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
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
Katie Price's ex says she allows her kids to talk to strangers on the internetKatie Price's former husband accuses her of raising their children very carelessly. Katie Price was married to Kieran Hayler for eight year...
16 Nov, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
To TikTok or not? GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it 'digital fentanyl'Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has joined TikTok, despite accusing the app of being a potential spy mechanism for China ...
26 Sep, 2023, 01.26 PM IST
TikTok and other social media trends are thrusting performance crimes into the US spotlightLike many social platforms, TikTok screens content with a combination of artificial intelligence and human moderators who try to catch what...
22 May, 2023, 04.43 PM IST
ByteDance’s AI policies likely to face scrutiny on re-entryByteDance Group is in talks with Mumbai-based realty major Hiranandani Group to make a comeback in India in an attempt to re-enter one of t...
28 Jul, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Tech giants to self-regulate in reducing harmful content in New ZealandMeta, Google, TikTok, Amazon and Twitter had signed a code of practice, said Netsafe, a New Zealand government-funded internet-safety group.
25 Jul, 2022, 01.08 PM IST
Govt gives Twitter ‘last chance’; probe finds EVs lack ‘basic safety systems’The government has once again threatened to make Twitter liable for the content on its platform, saying the company has repeatedly failed t...
29 Jun, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Panel of MPs mulls legislation to address online exploitation of children; to submit report in a monthMembers of the panel told ET that in the next one month the committee of 14 members from 10 parties will hold deliberations with telecom re...
13 Dec, 2019, 12.01 AM IST
Keep a close watch on TikTok, PMO tells IT Ministry after complaintsMinistry had said that the Chinese app was in compliance with all requirements.
19 Jul, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
Arbitrary ban on social media platforms will impede FDI: IAMAIIAMAI said its statement was in response to the "recent ban by the MeiTY on the order of a High Court of a social media platform".
20 Apr, 2019, 07.41 PM IST
Are RSS's fears about Tik Tok true? Here's what you should knowSwadeshi Jagran Manch has flagged security, business and social risks posed by Chinese apps such as TikTok. The RSS fears may not be totall...
20 Feb, 2019, 11.54 AM IST