Bombay HC warns users: Your irresponsible WhatsApp status update could land you in jailThe Bombay High Court has advised WhatsApp users to act responsibly and with caution when communicating on the platform. The ruling came af...
25 Jul, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
Ex-Met police officer in UK suspended over racist WhatsApp posts. Details hereThe Home Office has reportedly suspended an immigration officer after the accused posted several pieces of racist content on a WhatsApp gro...
06 Oct, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
Telegram & WhatsApp duck ban in Russia amid war as authorities use these chat platforms to propel propagandaAn average of 2.5 million new users joined Telegram daily in the last three weeks.
19 Mar, 2022, 09.54 AM IST
House panel questions Facebook, Google on data safety and privacyThe Shashi Tharoor-led panel has also written to Twitter India seeking an explanation on why the handle of Information Technology Minister ...
30 Jun, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
MP HC admits PIL against Facebook, Twitter over objectionable contentThe Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notices to the Centre, and Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter, seeking their responses in t...
14 Jun, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Spike in hate, communal content on social media: Cyber policeThe Maharashtra cyber police have registered 132 cases till Wednesday in connection with fake news, rumours and hate speeches on social med...
09 Apr, 2020, 12.47 PM IST
Make real identities must, house panel tells TwitterAccording to those present in the meeting, the company was specifically asked to consider making the entry of only persons over the age of ...
05 Dec, 2019, 09.01 AM IST
Over 260 cops keep an eagle eye on social mediaTwitter saw the most number of violations at 5,294 over the last two days. While these accounted for about 64% of all social media violatio...
11 Nov, 2019, 10.22 AM IST
Beware of Pakistani agents posing as babas, gurus: Indian Army to soldiersSome of the profiles are honey traps with fictitious identity of women. Two soldiers were apprehended by the Rajasthan Police on Tuesday fo...
08 Nov, 2019, 11.13 AM IST
Facebook removes 574 posts; Twitter deletes 49 accounts during first three phasesAs many as 60 Facebook posts had ‘political advertisements’ during the silent period despite EC’s directions against the same
25 Apr, 2019, 08.36 AM IST
Companies shouldn’t be allowed to colonise data: Ravi Shankar PrasadGovernment will trace only those social media messages that promote terrorism and radicalisation, says Prasad.
23 Feb, 2019, 11.10 PM IST
How a WhatsApp message can get you arrestedAcross Indian states, citizens like Tyagi are being picked up by the police for unguarded comments on social media, and the arbitrariness o...
20 Nov, 2017, 11.33 AM IST
Supreme Court asks Google, Facebook to give inputs on objectionable videosThe apex court asked them to provide such details they received last year and this year till August 31 and also about the action taken by t...
04 Sep, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
DGCA files police complaint against 34 airline pilots"Jet Airways confirms that a few of its cockpit crew were called to record their statements by local authorities in response to a complaint...
07 Jun, 2017, 10.15 AM IST
Jet pilots' body NAG to hold emergency meeting tomorrowSources at the Guild said the emergency meeting would be held at Chennai tomorrow to chalk out its action plan following today's developmen...
07 Jun, 2017, 12.14 AM IST
Shattering the sphere of fake newsThe viral but not-so-harmful WhatsApp forwards relate to health issues, medicine, the Islamic State terrorist group and income tax violatio...
14 May, 2017, 01.06 PM IST
Offensive WhatsApp posts can now land group administrator in jailDirectives are being issued to social media groups, WhatsApp and Facebook group administrators and members, the order said.
20 Apr, 2017, 05.46 PM IST