Indian Youth Congress file complaints in multiple states for targeting Rahul Gandhi in sanitary pad caseIndian Youth Congress initiates legal action against a digital campaign. The campaign allegedly defames Rahul Gandhi and insults women. FIR...
08 Jul, 2025, 09.39 AM IST
Nazi salute now starts a war between Elon Musk and Wikipedia's Jimmy WalesThe gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub- Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a descripti...
23 Jan, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over "foreign interference"The company, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, said late Monday that it will roll out the ban over the next few days in an escal...
17 Sep, 2024, 04.39 PM IST
From virtual safe space to epicentre of hate: How X (d)evolved under Elon Musk's leadershipUnder Elon Musk's watch, millions of people have been exposed to misinformation about climate change and subjected to racist rants and anti...
17 Nov, 2023, 05.16 PM IST
Social media platforms wage war against growing pro-Hamas contentIt found that verified users with Blue badges are the ones spreading the vast majority of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war on X.
28 Oct, 2023, 05.31 PM IST
The consequences of Elon Musk's ownership of XThe war between Israel and Hamas -- the sort of major news event that once made Twitter an essential source of information and debate -- ha...
28 Oct, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
Time ticking for TikTok to review its policyTikTok, the social media video-sharing platform, has faced criticism for failing to remove harmful content during Malaysia's 2022 General E...
26 Jun, 2023, 01.58 PM IST
Twitter changes stoke Russian, Chinese propaganda surgeThe platform is no longer labeling state-controlled media and propaganda agencies, and will no longer prohibit their content from being aut...
25 Apr, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
Europe meet cautions against digital information manipulation in IndiaThe session, entitled 'Taking Stock of India's Information Manipulation Ecosystem' and co-hosted by diaspora-led think-tank Stichting The L...
09 Nov, 2022, 10.01 PM IST
Pakistan's ruling coalition sends mixed signals on arresting former Prime Minister Imran KhanFederal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb further said that "accountability is a major feature of the governmen...
23 Aug, 2022, 08.49 AM IST
Elon Musk's Twitter ambitions to collide with Europe's tech rulesOfficials agreed just days ago on the landmark legislation, expected to take effect by 2024. It's unclear how soon it could spark a similar...
27 Apr, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Fact checkers suggest a four-step fix to YouTube’s misinformation problemFact checkers from over 40 countries have sent a letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging her to take at least four steps to stop the c...
13 Jan, 2022, 05.13 AM IST
Fact-checkers from India, elsewhere urge YouTube CEO to act against disinformationBOOM, Fact Crescendo, Factly, NewsMobile, The Healthy Indian Project (THIP), The Logical Indian and Vishvas News were among the Indian fact...
12 Jan, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
Kim Kardashian joins celebs in social media 'freeze', won't post on Instagram for 24 hoursLeonardo DiCaprio, Katy Perry and Michael B. Jordan have all expressed support for the freeze.
16 Sep, 2020, 12.01 PM IST
India pulls up Pakistan for using UN platform for spreading anti-India rhetoricDuring the High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace on Thursday, India called the Pakistani attempt “unfortunate” and said, “We have witnes...
11 Sep, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
China, Russia are spreading coronavirus misinformation: EUChina and Russia were blamed for spewing out false and misleading online information about Covid-19 in a European Union report that seeks t...
10 Jun, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
Curbing fake, hate content on riots: Social media companiesSeveral instances of accounts peddling propaganda without any checks were shared with social media platforms and they were urged to reduce ...
07 Mar, 2020, 10.39 AM IST