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Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on social media curbs for kidsThe petition, filed by Emerald Heights International School, Indore, and its director Siddharth Singh, seeks comprehensive safeguards for c...
Centre backs Supreme Court, plans legal bar on social media accounts for under-18sThe Centre plans to amend the Information Technology Rules to restrict children under 18 from opening social media accounts. During a Supre...
No Facebook, Instagram for Indian kids below 16? PM Modi's Australia praise fuels debate over social media curbsIndia may introduce age-based social media restrictions, following Australia's lead. Prime Minister Modi praised Australia's approach to pr...
How schools breach children’s data privacy: A snapshotSchools and other organizations are posting children's photos and achievements online without proper parental consent, potentially violatin...
Ravi Mohan makes shocking self-harm revelation, steps away from films till divorce is finalisedActor-producer Ravi Mohan will not act until his divorce from Aarthi is finalized. He spoke out against online harassment. This comes after...
What are Karnataka’s AI-focussed responsible social media, digital safety rules?Karnataka’s proposed digital safety bill seeks to tighten social media regulation with AI-led moderation, mandatory labelling of synthetic ...
Here’s how countries are cracking down on kids’ social media useAs concerns over online safety increase, governments around the world are tightening rules on children’s access to social media. In India, ...
Goa to ban social media for children? Minister says govt studying possibility of restriction on use for kids below 16Goa' social media ban: State IT Minister Rohan Khaunte announced plans to explore restricting social media access for children under 16. Th...
Former executive Lathika Pai sues Microsoft for unfair termination, demands Rs 35 croreLathika Pai, previously a senior executive at Microsoft India, has filed a civil suit against the company, claiming she had to resign due t...
Malayalam female actor threatens legal action against activistA Malayalam film actress plans legal action against activist Rahul Easwar for allegedly defamatory remarks on social media, following her s...
WCD minister stresses capacity building to combat cyberbullying, online crimes involving minors"The budget allocation for child protection, which was around Rs 60 crore in 2009-10, has been increased to approximately Rs 1,500 crore fo...
Telegram Ban in India: Memes say it's 'Dukh Ka Mahaul' among students and free OTT series and movies groupsThe Indian government investigated Telegram over alleged involvement in criminal activities such as extortion and gambling. This came follo...
PM Modi raises issue of attacks on temples in Australia, says PM Albanese assured "will take strict actions"Notably, several cases of Khalistani extremism and brawls between Khalistani activists and pro-India demonstrators have recently come to th...
Government looks to release Digital India Act first draft by the end of JulyEyes pre-draft consultations this week and give experts 45 days to upload written submissions: Official
Cyberbullying affecting youth, need to fight it with legislations: LS Speaker BirlaLok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that cyberbullying is extremely relevant in today's context as a lot of people, particularly teenagers and ...
Govt plans to meet companies on Digital India Act before releaseThese meetings, scheduled to start from Hyderabad, are likely to see top executives from companies such as Meta Inc, Google, Microsoft and ...
Cyberbullying in children more widespread in India than elsewhereIn a recent global survey by McAfee, 45% of the participating children in India said they cyberbullied a stranger while worldwide 17% said ...
Pakistan has dubious distinction of recruiting children in terrorist groups: IndiaFirst Secretary Paulomi Tripathi said while there has been change in attitude towards children's rights, they remain the most vulnerable in...
EU ruling may spell trouble for Facebook in IndiaThe top court’s decision came following a complaint by an Austrian politician who wanted to remove disparaging comments about her on Facebo...
Supreme Court cautions government on linking Aadhaar with social mediaCourt points to privacy implications after A-G said move would help tackle crime, terrorism, fake news.