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Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov has faced legal woes before - in Russia and FranceOn Wednesday, Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, accused him of aiding what it called terrorist activities. It also said it was add...- Meta-backed research finds exposure to 'untrustworthy' social media is rareA new study published today in Science Advances offers the most rigorous answers yet. It comes from a collaboration between Meta and academ...
- South Korean law targeting false online information takes effectSouth Korea enacted a new law targeting online misinformation and fake news. This legislation imposes stricter penalties on individuals who...
- AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to offer E20, E10 and E0 fuel options at petrol pumpsAam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged the Centre to provide consumers with the option of choosing betwee...
- Worries arise over gaming of WhatsApp usernamesThe feature, expected to roll out later this year, will allow users to connect using usernames instead of sharing their phone numbers. Whil...
- India's Gaza policy balanced, Congress doing vote bank politics: BJPThe BJP has countered Sonia Gandhi's criticism of the government's Gaza policy, accusing the Congress of misinformation and vote bank polit...
- White House talking points claim victories in initial Iran deal but often don't meet realityThe White House has informed supporters of President Trump's alleged victories in the Iran conflict, claiming Iran will not develop nuclear...
- Petrol, diesel price hike? Government denies viral claim, terms it as fakeGovernment has denied reports of increased petrol and diesel prices. A viral social media post claiming price hikes is fake. The Ministry o...
- Karnataka pushes jail terms for 'fake news', sparks worriesKarnataka's proposed legislation, imposing jail terms for spreading misinformation, has sparked concerns among free speech advocates about ...
- Karnataka’s fake news bill: Rs 10 lakh fine, 7-year jail for disrespecting sanatan symbols, promoting superstitionThe draft bill includes setting up a state fake news regulatory authority tasked with a broad mandate to monitor and regulate the content d...
- Karnataka fake news draft bill raises concernsKarnataka's draft proposal, the Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025, has sparked concern by proposing to criminalize the ...
- Posted fake news on social media? Karnataka's new law could send you to jail for 7 yearsKarnataka is set to introduce strict measures against fake news. The government plans a regulatory body and special courts. These courts wi...
- Brazil's top court orders Elon Musk's X platform to pay fineThe decision stems from a legal process last year in which the court ordered X to take down a profile it determined had spread misinformati...
- Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checkingAustralia expressed concern over Meta's decision to end its US fact-checking operations on Facebook and Instagram, fearing a rise in misinf...
- Australia ditches plans to fine tech giants for misinformationThe country's Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, said that the bill was cast aside after facing considerable opposition in the ...
- Elon Musk calls Australian government 'fascists' over misinformation lawElon Musk criticized Australia's center-left government, calling them "fascists" over proposed legislation to fine social media firms for f...
- Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformationThe Australian government said it would make tech platforms set codes of conduct governing how they stop dangerous falsehoods spreading, to...
- UK revisits social media regulation after far-right riotsBritain's recently-elected Labour government inherited the legislation from the Conservatives, who spent many months tweaking the bill in a...
- Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformationUnder the proposed legislation, the owners of platforms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok and podcasting services would face penalties...
- PayPal says policy to fine customers for 'misinformation' was an 'error'According to several media reports last week, PayPal had published a policy update prohibiting customers from using its services for activi...
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