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In 1961, a Yale psychologist had ordinary people deliver 450-volt shocks to strangers: 65% obeyed, rewriting how we understand authorityIn a groundbreaking study conducted at Yale University in 1961, Stanley Milgram examined the phenomenon of obedience to authority. Particip...- Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety lawThe lawsuit seeks a court order directing the platform, which is owned by ByteDance, to make changes to bring it into compliance with the l...
- How Canada's draft chatbot law stacks up on global sceneCanada's proposed law requiring chatbot providers to protect users from "harmful" content is the latest step by global governments to regul...
- Jindal Poly Films dispute, India's first class action suit, sent by Supreme Court to arbitrationThe Supreme Court has sent a minority shareholder dispute involving Jindal Poly Films to arbitration. This decision overturns earlier order...
- From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessNations worldwide are enacting strict rules for social media access by children. Australia has banned platforms for those under 16. Britain...
- Epstein accusers face relentless harassment; threats and intimidation escalate after identities exposed in Justice Department filesVictims of Jeffrey Epstein face severe threats and harassment. Their identities were exposed in government files, leading to online abuse a...
- Nepal weighs ‘Romeo-Juliet’ clause in rape law to shield consensual teenage couples, sparks concernNepal is considering a "Romeo-Juliet Clause" to differentiate consensual teenage relationships from rape. The proposed amendment would exem...
- Big Donald Trump order on AI, cybersecurity coming soon as White House begins crackdown on deepfakesDonald Trump on AI: This comes as the United States on Tuesday began enforcing a law requiring tech platforms to remove deepfakes and other...
- Revised rules for OCI cardholders and minor children holding two passports: Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 notifiedNew Citizenship Rules for 2026 are here. Minor children cannot hold two passports. OCI registration is now digital, with e-OCI cards. Apply...
- Are you affected? Millions could lose social media access under new rules this summerMillions of Americans could soon face social media bans. California is moving to prohibit children under 16 from using platforms like TikTo...
- 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...
- Amravati 100 videos shocker: 19-year-old lures minor girls, films them, then uses clips for blackmail. Police probe serious cyber exploitationA 19-year-old youth in Amravati district has been arrested for allegedly filming and blackmailing minor girls using explicit videos. The ca...
- Divorced wife files case for renewal of children passport without husband’s no-objection certificate, wins in Gujarat High CourtA divorced mother in Gujarat has successfully obtained her children's passport renewals without her ex-husband's No Objection Certificate (...
- SC raps lawyer for using 'consensual relationship' in bail plea of client booked for minor's rapeThe Supreme Court rebuked a lawyer for repeatedly referring to a 'consensual relationship' in a bail plea involving a minor's rape case. Ju...
- Age-gating rules apply to all firms under data lawNot just social media platforms, but all companies will need to have age verification mechanisms, otherwise, there's no way to record the v...
- Age of consent: NCPCR likely to advise govt against accepting Law Commission recommendationsThe National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is expected to advise the government against accepting the Law Commission's ...
- Marrying minor victim does not sanctify offence of rape: Delhi High CourtDenying bail to the petitioner, Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta said "such incidents of luring a minor and entering into a physical relation...
- Twitter restores access to Rahul Gandhi's account; tweet withheld in India according to country's lawsThe accounts of the Congress party, as well as several others, were also restored after they shared the consent letter from the parents of ...
- Minor's consent is 'no consent in eyes of law' in rape cases, says courtA court here has observed that a minor's consent is "no consent in the eyes of law", while awarding seven years' rigorous imprisonment to a...
- Law Panel: Reduce legal age of marriage for men to 18The panel said while Hindu law recognised the marriage between a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy as valid but voidable, the Muslim ...
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