YouTube cracks down on low-effort videos: Here’s all you need to know about the major changes this yearBeginning July 15, the new monetisation policy will seek to limit earnings of channels that publish mass-produced, repetitive, or low-effor...
10 Jul, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
YouTube loosens content rules, says freedom of expression can outweigh harm—controversial videos may returnYouTube has updated its content moderation policies, now permitting videos that might technically violate guidelines if they are deemed to ...
11 Jun, 2025, 07.59 PM IST
Existing ByteDance investors emerge as front-runners in TikTok deal talksThe fate of Tiktok used by nearly half of all Americans has been up in the air since a law took effect on Jan. 19 requiring ByteDance to ei...
22 Mar, 2025, 09.03 AM IST
TikTok says to add screen time limits for teens in these countriesTikTok said Tuesday it would allow parents to limit the time their teens spend on the app as the Chinese-owned social network confronts pol...
11 Mar, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
Do big tech companies have a 'duty of care' for users? A new report says they do - but leaves out key detailsAustralia's federal government has released the final report of a review led by experienced public servant Delia Rickard, more than three m...
04 Feb, 2025, 01.19 PM IST
Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains - and botsBluesky, the decentralised social media platform, has experienced rapid growth following the US election, surpassing 25 million users. This...
22 Dec, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
Telegram could face greater EU scrutinyTelegram could face stricter EU digital rules as Brussels probes whether the popular messaging app -- whose founder faces criminal charges ...
29 Aug, 2024, 11.09 PM IST
X will soon charge users 'a small monthly payment': Elon MuskElon Musk has suggested that his social media platform, X, may no longer be free in order to combat the issue of bots. Musk proposed a smal...
19 Sep, 2023, 01.41 PM IST
Big Tech braces for roll-out of EU's Digital Services ActAcross the EU, a host of internet giants - including Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms, Chinese-owned video app TikTok and a handful ...
24 Aug, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Will rate limits accelerate the decline in Twitter’s revenue?Citing advertising and marketing industry executives, a Reuters report said the rate limits could impede efforts by Twitter’s new chief exe...
03 Jul, 2023, 02.08 PM IST
'Onion water flu cure' trends on TikTok, doctors scoff at 'health hack'Water-drenched onions are being peddled as 'miracle cure' on TikTok.
22 Dec, 2022, 09.05 AM IST
Looming elections in US, Brazil pose test for Musk's TwitterVoters in both nations have already faced a torrent of misleading claims about candidates, issues and voting. That torrent could become a d...
29 Oct, 2022, 07.36 PM IST
85% intermediaries say new IT rules will negatively impact ease of doing business: reportA majority of intermediaries and cybersecurity experts said that it was technically impossible to introduce traceability on end-to-end encr...
04 Jul, 2022, 08.33 PM IST
If we crack down on social media anonymity, will it reduce online bullying and hate?Online bullying and misinformation are growing problems, and government action to address them is overdue.
27 Nov, 2021, 10.37 AM IST
Packaged food companies request FSSAI to keep some products out of front-of-pack labelling regulations“We have requested the authority to leave out certain products as they will fall under the unhealthy category due to practical issues. They...
03 Mar, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
India's 2% equalisation levy discriminatory, unilateral: USThe United States Trade Representative (USTR) has determined that digital services taxes adopted by India discriminated against American co...
08 Jan, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
Cognizant lays off employees across multiple India locationsVinod AJ, general secretary of the All India Forum for IT Employees (AIFITE), said Cognizant employees across Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad...
04 Jul, 2020, 10.36 AM IST