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...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
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...
08 Sep, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
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...
10 Jul, 2025, 10.13 AM IST
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...
18 May, 2025, 06.34 PM IST
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...
11 Aug, 2024, 04.03 PM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
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...
08 Feb, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
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...
03 May, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
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 ...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
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%
11 Feb, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
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...
02 Oct, 2019, 10.28 AM IST
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...
17 Mar, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
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.
17 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
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...
04 Dec, 2014, 06.16 PM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2014, 12.52 PM IST
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.
05 Apr, 2014, 11.12 AM IST
- 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...
23 Apr, 2011, 06.22 PM IST