Delhi HC closes plea by Lawrence Bishnoi against release of 'Lawrence of Punjab'The Delhi High Court has closed proceedings on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's petition against the ZEE5 docuseries 'Lawrence of Punjab'. This ...
27 Apr, 2026, 12.08 PM IST
I&B ministry advises ZEE5 not to release 'Lawrence of Punjab'The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has advised ZEE5 against releasing the docu-series 'Lawrence of Punjab' due to concerns raised...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
China seeks to rein in risks from AI 'digital humans'China is introducing new rules for its booming digital human industry. These AI avatars, which look and sound like real people, are used fo...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Manipur suspends internet in 5 districts after attack on two childrenThe decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation, amid concerns that anti-social elements could misuse social media...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
China moves to regulate digital humans, bans addictive services for childrenThe draft regulations would also ban the use of other people's personal information to create digital humans without consent, or using virt...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.43 PM IST
Trump isn't immune from civil claims his Jan. 6 rally speech incited riot, judge saysA federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump is not immune from civil claims regarding the January 6 Capitol attack. The judge fou...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
Kerala police ask social media handles to takedown EC letter with BJP sealKerala Police has ordered social media platforms to remove posts featuring an Election Commission communication with a Bharatiya Janata Par...
24 Mar, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Oversight Board upholds Meta’s decision of removing video of communal violence in OdishaMajority of the board also backs decision to remove identical videos across Meta platforms given violence in Odisha at the time
30 Nov, 2023, 02.10 PM IST
Facebook sees 38% jump in hate speech; violent content rises 86% on Instagram in AprilFacebook detected 53,200 hate speech in April, which is 37.82% higher compared to 38,600 detected in March, on which the platform took acti...
02 Jun, 2022, 03.33 PM IST
73 Twitter handles, four YouTube channels blocked by IT ministryThe handles are believed to have emanated out of Pakistan, sources said, adding the steps were initiated after Twitter users had complained...
11 Jan, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting contentThe Centre, last year, had introduced stringent rules for social media platforms to make them more accountable to end-users in one of the w...
08 Jan, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting contentAmid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive content actioned pertained to fake video of a cabinet briefing...
08 Jan, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
Snapchat stops boosting Trump posts for inciting 'racial violence'"We are not currently promoting the President's content on Snapchat's Discover platform," Snapchat said in response to an AFP inquiry refer...
03 Jun, 2020, 11.30 PM IST
TV channels cautioned against content that is likely to incite violenceOn various occasions in the past, the ministry has issued advisories for private satellite TV channels to broadcast content strictly in adh...
12 Dec, 2019, 01.31 PM IST
Proactive, AI-based tools in Twitter, FB, WhatsApp to check objectionable contentsThe social media platforms have engaged NGOs working in the field and appointed grievance redressal cell for prompt action.
07 Dec, 2018, 06.01 PM IST
Facebook to remove content that incite violence or hate speechFacebook today said it will remove content, block pages or even disable accounts of those users who upload contents that incite violence or...
22 Aug, 2012, 12.54 PM IST
Assam violence: Cyber war continues, government blocks 89 more web pages to avoid panicGovt ordered the blocking of 89 web pages, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, to avoid panic among northeast migrants living across th...
21 Aug, 2012, 07.17 AM IST