Meta CSAM breach triggers calls for digital safety rules overhaulThe notice to Meta has put the spotlight on India’s intermediary liability framework, triggering the question whether it is equipped to dea...
07 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
EU fines X $140 million for breaching online content rules, TikTok settles with concessionsEU tech regulators have fined Elon Musk's social media company X 120 million euros for breaching online content rules under the Digital Ser...
05 Dec, 2025, 04.54 PM IST
X blocks 8,000 accounts in India under government orderX (formerly Twitter) has begun blocking over 8,000 accounts in India following government orders, including accounts of global media and pr...
08 May, 2025, 11.06 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Behind Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the Indian governmentThe lawsuit challenges the Indian government's interpretation of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, arguing it contra...
20 Mar, 2025, 06.43 PM IST
Pakistan is turning into 'Bannistan' with internet firewallPakistan is testing a China-style internet firewall to monitor and control online content. This move could impact online freedoms, economic...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Poll overseers, get your AI act togetherGoogle is set to disclose the use of AI tools and content in political advertising on its platform, following in the footsteps of Facebook'...
08 Sep, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Twitter to restrict visibility of tweets that violate its policyThe social media firm said that Twitter users have the right to express their opinions and ideas without fear of censorship.
18 Apr, 2023, 02.50 PM IST
Regulate state action on social mediaThese social media platforms are fit to bear the responsibility of a publisher, and be held accountable for what they carry after being not...
17 Jun, 2021, 11.20 PM IST
Facebook says will remove content to mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impactThe changes in Terms of Service come despite growing criticism of Facebook's content moderation policy that is allegedly influenced by empl...
02 Sep, 2020, 12.04 AM IST
Netflix, Hotstar, Jio, others sign self-censorship codeCode bars signatories from showing banned content; Amazon feels current rules are adequate.
18 Jan, 2019, 07.57 AM IST
Government request to remove political content worrying: GoogleBetween January and June this year, Google received 3,846 govt requests to remove 24,737 pieces of content, an increase of 68% over 2nd hal...
30 Dec, 2013, 03.01 PM IST
Govt request to remove political content worrying, says GoogleGoogle has raised concerns about consistent demands by governments and law enforcement agencies across the world to remove content that is ...
29 Dec, 2013, 01.28 PM IST
Government agencies seek more information on web users: Google transperancy reportThe requests mentioned in Google’s transparency report include government requests submitted to the company’s policy or legal team.
26 Apr, 2013, 01.41 PM IST
India ranks 131st in press freedom index; Internet 'partly free'Freedom House puts India in the "party free" category in the 2012 Internet freedom rankings, below Argentina, South Africa, and Ukraine.
21 Nov, 2012, 02.27 AM IST
Internet content censorship from India up 49%: GoogleGoogle has reported a sharp rise of 49% in online content censorship from India as it said the trend of blockage were increasing from govts...
18 Jun, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
- Will watch how Twitter implements censorship policy: US
US today said it will wait and watch how micro-blogging site Twitter implements its censorship policy.
28 Jan, 2012, 04.46 AM IST
- New Google tool shows where services blocked
Google released a new online tool on Tuesday that shows where the Internet giant's services such as YouTube are being blocked around the wo...
21 Sep, 2010, 10.50 PM IST