Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed new laws to increase control over digital platforms. These measures require platfor...

New Mexico prosecutors are demanding significant changes to Meta's social media platforms. This follows a jury verdict finding the company ...

The NHRC in its March 24 notice to the ministry had raised alleged non-compliance of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act by dig...

WhatsApp has launched parent-managed accounts for children under 13, introducing built-in restrictions and locked privacy settings for enha...

WhatsApp received 123 account support-related complaints; Instagram acted upon 619,500 pieces of content for adult nudity/sexual activity

WhatsApp assures users that no one can see their messages, but the Facebook-owned messaging service—the world's largest—has an extensive mo...

The study between June and July 2020 found that as of early June, up to 110 out of a total of 182 WhatsApp group links that were shared wit...

Intermediary rules to address issue will have to wait till new government takes charge.

The ministry has written to WhatsApp, which counts India as one of its biggest markets, asserting that clear steps have to be taken to prev...

Probe finds app remains breeding ground for such videos; company says it’s working with tech platforms, authorities.

As criminals use online messaging apps that are encrypted, Indian police authorities have found it challenging to nab these perpetrators an...

WhatsApp has 300 employees in total and it’s unclear how many are assigned to moderate content on the platform that has 1.5 billion users.

Terming child pornography as "vile", WhatsApp said it also responds to valid legal requests from law enforcement to investigate these types...

MeitY is drafting a letter asking it to design a solution to the viral messages that in the past have led to lynchings.

"The Ministry feels more need to be done and they (WhatsApp) have not addressed all the concerns," said the official who is privy to the de...

In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said instances of lynching of innocent people had been noticed recently becau...

At least 31 people have been killed over the last one year in 10 different states by lynch mobs mobilised by rumours of child lifting sprea...