Kalshi, Polymarket defy India ban on online betting platformsDespite India's technology ministry warning that prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi are illegal, customers in India continue to ...
18 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
EU launches investigation into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services ActEuropean Union regulators are probing Snapchat. Concerns exist that the platform inadequately protects children. Risks include exposure to ...
27 Mar, 2026, 08.53 AM IST
Internet blackout leaves anxious Iranians in the darkIran's internet is still "around 1 percent of ordinary levels", monitor Netblocks said on Thursday, leaving most Iranians struggling to acc...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
Britain issues first online safety fine to US website 4chanBritain has fined internet forum site 4chan twenty thousand pounds. This is the first penalty under the new online safety law. Regulator Of...
13 Oct, 2025, 03.03 PM IST
What's darknet or dark web, how is it browsed, is it illegal, and what's the connection with NEET and NET paper leaks? Here's allThe internet comprises the ‘surface’ web, easily searchable through browsers, and the ‘deep’ web, including inaccessible databases and intr...
27 Jun, 2024, 01.15 PM IST
Manipur High Court directs state government to lift ban on internet services with safeguardsThe court while hearing a PIL directed the state government to conduct a physical trial as proposed during the hearing, in order to “find o...
08 Jul, 2023, 09.30 PM IST
Singapore blocks 245 domains linked to 30 illegal streaming sitesThe move was initiated by the Asia Video Industry Association's Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), BBC Studios, Discovery Communications, LaLi...
28 Sep, 2022, 07.53 PM IST
SC order on Kashmir a big jolt to Modi govt: Congress"SC delivers first big jolt of 2020 to illegal activities of Modi Govt by stating importance of internet as a fundamental right. Double sho...
10 Jan, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
Govt detects foreign intel operatives accessing sensitive infoThe minister was replying to a question on whether the government had taken note of illegal telephone exchanges routing calls via computer ...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Illegal VoIP telephone exchanges busted in Latur, two heldThey were making use of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a technology that allows a person to make voice calls using an Internet connec...
13 Jul, 2018, 01.17 PM IST
China launches crackdown on Internet, tightens Great FirewallThe move is a setback for China-based foreign community as most of the diplomats, foreign journalists and tourists use VPNs.
23 Jan, 2017, 09.30 PM IST
Internet access criminals hit record high in Japan last yearIn 229 cases, culprits wheedled IDs and passwords out of other people or peeped at such data.
28 Mar, 2013, 01.50 PM IST
- SOPA: Why is the Internet World Against It?
Several prominent websites like Wikipedia, Reddit and Wired went 'dark' on Wednesday to protest SOPA. Let's know what it is and how will it...
20 Jan, 2012, 07.01 AM IST
- Now, broadband service a legal right in Finland
Finland has become the first country in the world to make access to broadband services a legal right for its 53 lakh citizens.
01 Jul, 2010, 07.43 PM IST
- EU agrees on new Internet user rights
EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users on Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those...
05 Nov, 2009, 07.42 PM IST
- UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access
People who repeatedly download copyright-protected films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws the Bri...
26 Aug, 2009, 01.12 AM IST
- China blocks Internet access to New York Times
China, widely criticized for its censorship of the media, this week blocked access to The New York Times, the newspaper said on Saturday.
21 Dec, 2008, 06.07 AM IST