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Explained: What is US Senate’s CLARITY Act and why does it matter for crypto investors?The Republican-led Senate Banking Committee has advanced the long-awaited CLARITY Act, a landmark crypto regulation bill aimed at defining ...15 May, 2026, 01.27 PM IST- Viral video shows motorcycle left dangling from traffic light, hanging from one wheel after horrific Canada crashMotorcycle crash Canada: A motorcycle crash near the Surrey-Delta border sent a bike dangling from a traffic light, leaving one rider with ...11 May, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
- Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news dealsAustralia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
- Meta to backtrack acquisition of AI firm Manus after China block: reportMeta is reportedly reversing its acquisition of AI startup Manus. China has banned the deal, citing national security. The AI agent was fou...28 Apr, 2026, 10.04 AM IST
- China weaponises Taiwan’s own voices in escalating information warChina is using social media platforms like Douyin to spread messages from Taiwanese opposition figures. These clips are then shared on plat...17 Apr, 2026, 12.07 PM IST
- MeitY wants to include users, social firms in content-blocking hearingsThe government is proposing changes to content blocking rules. Users and internet intermediaries may soon get a chance to present their cas...13 Apr, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
- Over 1,400 URLs blocked for fake news during Operation Sindoor: Govt in LSThe government has blocked more than 1,400 web links for spreading fake news. This action was part of Operation Sindoor. The Fact Check Uni...01 Apr, 2026, 08.16 PM IST
- MeitY moves to regulate online user-posted newsWhile the draft amendments unveiled on Monday do not categorise online users as publishers, the content generated by them may face the same...31 Mar, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
- Facebook takes down Satheesan interview after Kerala police noticeFacebook has removed an interview segment featuring Kerala Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan following a request from state police. The poli...27 Mar, 2026, 10.12 PM IST
- When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that followCanada has become ground zero for Facebook's battle with governments that have enacted or are considering laws that force internet giants -...15 Apr, 2024, 09.41 AM IST
- Canada's government will stop advertising on Facebook and InstagramCanada's move is the latest episode in a spat that started after Trudeau's administration proposed a bill that would require technology com...06 Jul, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
- Meta tests blocking news content on Instagram, Facebook for some CanadiansThe block - which follows a similar step taken by Google earlier this year - comes in response to a proposed bill that will require tech gi...02 Jun, 2023, 08.46 AM IST
- Facebook makes a power move in Australia - and may regret itThe power play - a response to an Australian law that would compel Facebook to pay publishers for using their news stories - might easily b...19 Feb, 2021, 02.41 PM IST
- ‘It’s a break-up’, users say as #DeleteFacebook trends on Twitter, but netizens see ironyAustralia on Thursday woke up to a blank news feed.18 Feb, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
- Facebook blocks news content in Australia as it blasts proposed lawFacebook's move comes amid Google's landmark deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal and two-thirds of Austr...18 Feb, 2021, 04.12 AM IST
- Facebook bug temporarily blocked coronavirus newsThe company said it has now restored all the incorrectly deleted posts, which also covered topics beyond the coronavirus.18 Mar, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
- Facebook offers to curb fake news during 2019 Lok Sabha pollsSources said the Facebook self-verification system would subject content that is circulated beyond a point to automatic fact-checking.07 Jul, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
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