ETtech Explainer: Inside Karnataka’s fake news bill, what it means for Big TechThe development is seeing parallels being drawn with the Emergency of 1975, with critics warning of a potential threat to free speech, and ...
01 Jul, 2025, 09.18 PM IST
Karnataka pushes jail terms for 'fake news', sparks worriesKarnataka's proposed legislation, imposing jail terms for spreading misinformation, has sparked concerns among free speech advocates about ...
01 Jul, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
'Just connecting the dots': Karnataka’s IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge defends proposed misinformation billKarnataka's proposed Misinformation and Fake News Bill, 2025, aims to combat the spread of false information on social media, potentially l...
29 Jun, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
Karnataka’s fake news bill: Rs 10 lakh fine, 7-year jail for disrespecting sanatan symbols, promoting superstitionThe draft bill includes setting up a state fake news regulatory authority tasked with a broad mandate to monitor and regulate the content d...
28 Jun, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Karnataka fake news draft bill raises concernsKarnataka's draft proposal, the Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025, has sparked concern by proposing to criminalize the ...
27 Jun, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
Posted fake news on social media? Karnataka's new law could send you to jail for 7 yearsKarnataka is set to introduce strict measures against fake news. The government plans a regulatory body and special courts. These courts wi...
21 Jun, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online contentPerplexity AI, an AI startup, is under Amazon's review for scraping content. The company faces allegations of plagiarism and generating fak...
29 Jun, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
India vs New Zealand semi-final: What is not allowed inside Wankhede Stadium?World Cup 2023: India vs New Zealand semi-final: Mumbai Police has urged fans attending the India-New Zealand semi-final at Wankhede Stadiu...
15 Nov, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
Amazon, Tripadvisor, other companies team up to battle fake reviewsAmazon, reviews site Glassdoor and Trustpilot as well as travel companies Expedia Group, Booking.com and Tripadvisor said in an announcemen...
17 Oct, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
Centre issued directives to block 635 URLs for spreading fake news: I&B Minister Anurag ThakurAnurag Thakur said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has, since December 2021, issued directions for blocking from public access...
27 Jul, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
BJP MP Manoj Kotak proposes 7 years' jail, Rs 10 lakh fine for fake newsAt a time when there is a surge in fake news on social media, BJP MP Manoj Kotak, in his private member's bill titled 'Prohibition of Fake ...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.51 PM IST
View: The great Indian poll story need not be hate or fake oneKarnataka state polls witnessed an unprecedented decline in decorum-based electoral competition castigating the Elections Commission for it...
13 May, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
Chinese police detain man for allegedly spreading fake news using ChatGPTChina has registered the first case of allegedly misusing ChatGPT. The man has been arrested for spreading fake news.
10 May, 2023, 03.35 PM IST
SC to hear on November 22 pleas accusing Twitter of spreading hate, fake newsGoenka, in his plea, had sought that a mechanism be framed to check advertisements and paid content on Twitter that may be hateful, incitin...
21 Nov, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
New IT Rules prevent fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells Delhi High CourtWhile submitting that there have been "past incidents of disinformation on digital media leading to disturbance of public order", the Centr...
31 Aug, 2021, 10.25 PM IST
Sebi imposes Rs 11.4 lakh fine on 2 entities for fraudulent trading in BSE's illiquid stock optionsIn two separate orders, Sebi imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh and 6.4 lakh on Arindam Shekhar Garment and Anandi Bhupendrabhai Vekaria, respe...
18 Mar, 2020, 09.53 PM IST
With rumours spreading fast, Tripura suspends mobile services for the next 48 hoursDirector General of police A.K Shukla has sought blocking of these media following an incident where a person was lynched by mob suspecting...
28 Jun, 2018, 07.46 PM IST