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Iran's economy was weak before the war, now it's worseIran’s economy, already under strain with nearly 50% inflation, has worsened sharply after more than five weeks of war. Prices of basic goo...
Iran 30 days into internet blackout, isolating millions amid warWhile the domestic intranet remains operational -- supporting local messaging apps, banking platforms and other services -- access to the g...
'I'll never be the same': Iranians recount one month of warIranians are living through a war with Israel and the United States. Life has changed dramatically. People face economic hardship and fear....
Turkey edges towards curbing social media access to minors amid global pushTurkey is preparing a draft law to restrict social media for minors, after a parliamentary report urged age verification and content filter...
Access to X, YouTube, other online platforms restricted in Turkey, internet monitor saysNetblocks said the access blockage came as the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) called for rallies after police set up barri...
Musk's AI company scrubs inappropriate posts after Grok chatbot makes antisemitic commentsGrok was developed by Musk's xAI and pitched as alternative to "woke AI" interactions from rival chatbots like Google's Gemini, or OpenAI's...
Top online retailers like Ajio, Reliance halt sale of Turkish brandsMyntra and Reliance's Ajio have ceased selling Turkish apparel brands due to boycott calls stemming from Turkey's support of Pakistan durin...
Turkey restores access to Instagram after 9-day blockTurkey lifted its nine-day ban on Instagram after the platform agreed to adhere to Turkish laws and regulations, including removing content...
Elon Musk lifts restrictions on X accounts in BrazilX, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said in a post late Saturday that court decisions "forced" the site to block "certa...
Twitter down in Turkey as earthquake response criticism mountsTurkish police have detained more than a dozen people since Monday's earthquake over social media posts that criticised how President Recep...
US slams government-imposed internet shutdowns, seeks accountability for crimes against journalistsStressing that the US advocates for press freedom online and offline and for the safety of journalists and media workers worldwide, Blinken...
Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explainedThese lightning-quick moves by the new junta have tech experts, rights groups, and citizens worried that internet-hungry Myanmar will soon ...
In one year, India's info requests to Twitter increased by 451%Overall, the government made 2,613 such requests, specifying 6,346 accounts, out of which Twitter complied with just 1%
India sent most takedown requests to social media companies: ResearchIndia is followed by Russia and Turkey in content removal requests, according to Comparitech, which collated data from the transparency rep...
India tops list of content restrictions requests, says FacebookFacebook saw a rise in content restriction requests from countries like Turkey and Russia, while requests from countries like Pakistan came...
Zomato eyes quicker global expansion, opens subsidiary companies in over a dozen countriesIt has opened “on paper” companies in Mexico, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Norway complete with a bank account and other legal requirements.
India sees biggest improvement in Internet freedomRelaxation of restrictions on Internet access and content has helped India register the biggest improvement in Internet freedom this year c...
India tops list of requests for blocking content on FacebookThe social networking giant said it blocked content after government officials and the ICERT reported that such posts were violating laws l...
US faces trade barriers from India, China in telecom sectorThe US is facing a number of trade barriers in the telecommunication sector from India and China, a top Obama administration official said.
- India ranks 14th in terms of internet freedom: Report
In its latest report on the state of the internet, Freedom House puts India 14th on a list that ranks 37 nations on the basis of unrestrict...