Husband hides real age on matrimony site, claims to be 37 instead of 44, leading to incorrect horoscope match; HC grants wife divorce for this reasonThe Telangana High Court gave relief to a wife by granting her divorce after it was found that her husband had misrepresented his age which...
20 Jun, 2026, 08.00 AM IST
US court rules Ohio can restrict children's use of social mediaAn appeals court has allowed Ohio to enforce a law requiring parental consent for children under 16 to use social media. This decision over...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
UAE announces social media ban for under-15s, joining growing trendThe United Arab Emirates has implemented a social media ban for children under 15, requiring platforms to monitor and disable underage acco...
18 Jun, 2026, 05.06 PM IST
Consent, crowd ratification and crassness: Stand-up comedy under scanner againRecent comedy shows in India have ignited a fierce debate. Performers made jokes about sexual assault and consent, drawing widespread criti...
17 Jun, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
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...
11 Jun, 2026, 10.19 PM IST
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...
08 Jun, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
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...
08 Jun, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
How an IITian-turned ‘guru’ built a following through YouTube and exploited women through Gandharva marriages in MathuraAbhishek Mishra, also known as Adikarta Narayan Das, a former IIT Roorkee student, now a self-styled spiritual leader in Mathura, has been ...
03 Jun, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Planning to study in Ireland? Here's how to apply for a long-term student visaStudents planning to study in Ireland for over 90 days need a long-term visa. Applications open three months before travel and must be made...
02 Jun, 2026, 12.55 PM IST
‘I'd choose smoking over social media for my kids’: Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen's controversial comment goes viral, sparks debateDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sparked controversy comparing children's social media use to smoking. She later apologized, stating...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
The world is becoming training data for AI, for which everyone is unprotectedPronto, a home services startup, is facing criticism for using body-camera footage from workers inside customers’ homes to train AI and rob...
29 May, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
DPDP Act draft rules: Social media users under 18 years to require parental consentThe government has released the draft executive rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and is seeking stakeholder comments by...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.05 AM IST
DPDP Act: parents prefer one-time consent for children's dataSection 9 of the DPDP Act mandates parental consent for the processing of children’s data and restricts personalised content for minors und...
12 Nov, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
Majority of Indian parents say their kids addicted to social media, OTT: SurveyThe survey further revealed that 73% of urban Indian parents surveyed want the data protection law to ensure mandatory parental consent is ...
21 Sep, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
Data Bill age-gating worries edtech, gaming, social media firmsExperts pointed out that the international norms for age of consent is 16 and are arguing that a significant part of the population will ha...
25 Apr, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
Do you also share your kids pics on social media without their consent. Read thisPictures of children's in school uniforms are uploaded by ther parents (67%) despite the risk of giving away personal information and makin...
28 Aug, 2018, 01.56 PM IST