Transparency on algorithms needs to be conscious step for social media platforms: Koo co-founderWhile self-regulation should be the first step, separate instructions are needed in cases where platforms are not living up to the expectat...
21 Nov, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Koo publishes compliance report for July, says took steps to 'proactively moderate' 65,280 postsKoo said the report aims to bring transparency to the process of enabling compliance requirements on social media.
02 Aug, 2021, 05.12 PM IST
IT ministry receives some grievances related to misleading, unwanted ads on social media"Further, MeitY has also received some grievances in this regard," Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a ...
29 Jul, 2021, 07.29 PM IST
Facebook received 646 reports via grievance mechanism in India during May 15-June 15The data is part of Facebook's monthly compliance report as mandated under the Indian IT rules.
15 Jul, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
Received 94 grievances, actioned 133 URLs in May 26-Jun 25: Twitter compliance reportTwitter, in the report titled 'India Transparency Report: User Grievances and Proactive Monitoring July 2021', said it had received 94 grie...
11 Jul, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
First compliance report by Google, Facebook under IT rules big step towards transparency: PrasadThe publishing of compliance reports by Google, Facebook and Instagram is bound to turn up the heat on Twitter, which has been engaged in a...
03 Jul, 2021, 03.17 PM IST
Facebook took action against 30M items in the first monthly compliance report under India IT rulesInstagram took action against about two million pieces across nine categories during the same period, the social media giant said in its ma...
03 Jul, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Koo app submits its first compliance report under India IT rulesKoo is the first social media platform in India to publish the compliance report, as mandated by the India IT rules, co-founder Aprayameya ...
01 Jul, 2021, 09.51 PM IST
Twitter has failed to comply with Intermediary Guidelines: Ravi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar Prasad said that Twitter has failed to address the grievances of users by refusing to set up a process as mandated by the law ...
17 Jun, 2021, 06.38 AM IST
Twitter has three weeks to show compliance with India's new IT rulesThe plea in the High Court came after days of a tense face-off between the San Francisco headquartered company and the union government ove...
31 May, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
Google, Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rulesThe new rules require significant social media intermediaries - those with other 50 lakh users - to appoint a grievance officer, nodal offi...
30 May, 2021, 03.15 PM IST
Google, Facebook & WhatsApp complied with IT rules; Twitter is an exception: GovtProminent platforms such as Telegram and LinkedIn, which have a large presence in India, as well as homegrown apps ShareChat and Koo have a...
29 May, 2021, 09.17 AM IST
New intermediary rules: What social media giants stand to lose, and why you should be worriedIf they lose their immunity as intermediaries, they will be equally responsible for any unlawful content (say, obscene pictures or imperson...
26 May, 2021, 05.09 PM IST
Aim to comply with India's new social media guidelines, says FacebookFacebook, microblogging platform Twitter and internet giant Google are yet to finalise their internal work on India's new social media inte...
26 May, 2021, 10.03 AM IST
New social media guidelines a move in right direction, says Koo founderWho made the initial post, who reposted it and all such information is publicly available on Koo, says Aprameya Radhakrishna
25 Feb, 2021, 06.58 PM IST
Measures to monitor and control fake information welcome: Koo, MitronThe government's standoff with social media platforms such as Twitter had intensified following the Republic Day violence linked to farmer ...
19 Feb, 2021, 05.35 PM IST
Govt says Twitter blogpost unusual before scheduled meeting with IT SecyOn Wednesday morning, Twitter said it had permanently suspended more than 500 accounts for violations of its guidelines.
10 Feb, 2021, 01.41 PM IST