ETtech Explainer: Why Grok’s edgy AI image generator has come under fireAmid huge backlash online, India on Friday wrote to X, highlighting its failure to observe statutory due diligence under the Indian IT rule...
03 Jan, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
SC bats for autonomous body to regulate social media contentThe Supreme Court has called for a neutral body to regulate social media content. Self-styled groups are deemed insufficient. The court que...
28 Nov, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Porn ban in US? GOP senator pushes bill to make all porn illegal nationwide, and it’s moving forwardSenator Mike Lee's Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, aiming to ban pornography nationwide, has reached the committee stage, sparking int...
13 Aug, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Visiting Pornhub could soon be illegal in the U.S.: Senators introduce new bill that may ban pornography nationwidePornhub could soon be illegal in the U.S.: Interstate Obscenity Definition Act, introduced by Utah Senator Mike Lee, could lead to a nation...
13 May, 2025, 09.51 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on OTT content regulation petitionThe Supreme Court has addressed a petition concerning objectionable content on OTT platforms and social media, issuing notices to the Centr...
28 Apr, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Govt pulls up OTT platforms for clearer classification of content amid 'India’s Got Latent' rowThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has advised OTT platforms to strictly follow the IT Rules 2021, emphasizing self-regulat...
20 Feb, 2025, 02.34 PM IST
SC calls for regulation of obscene online contentThe Supreme Court of India has expressed the need to regulate obscene content on social media, seeking the government's stance on the matte...
18 Feb, 2025, 11.51 PM IST
Ranveer Allahbadia controversy: Imtiaz Ali, Manoj Bajpayee react to Youtuber's 'parent' comment. 'Quick fame fades fast'YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia faces backlash for inappropriate remarks on India's Got Latent. Apologizing, he promised responsible platform u...
12 Feb, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Blocked 18 OTT platforms for publishing obscene, vulgar content: GovtThe Indian government blocked 18 online video streaming platforms on March 14, 2024, for distributing obscene and vulgar content, according...
18 Dec, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
Indonesia minister threatens to shut down X over adult contentIndonesia is prepared to shut down social media platform X if it does not comply with a regulation barring adult content, as stated by the ...
14 Jun, 2024, 03.47 PM IST
Deepfake: Actress Alia Bhatt morphed video gets attention online; increases concern over misuse of technologyActress Alia Bhatt is the latest victim of deepfake video. The video has gotten the attention of people online who have pointed out the rea...
27 Nov, 2023, 11.58 AM IST
Government warns Facebook, YouTube to enforce rules to deter deepfakesThe warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he said many companies had not updated t...
24 Nov, 2023, 08.19 PM IST
IBDF tells its OTT members to avoid vulgar, abusive content without justificationThe DMCRC is part of the Indian Digital Media Industry Foundation (IDMIF), which has been formed by IBDF, and has 10 members, namely JioCin...
05 Nov, 2023, 12.48 AM IST
Worried about obscenity, government asks Netflix, other streaming services to review contentIndia has told Netflix, Disney and other streaming services that their content should be independently reviewed for obscenity and violence ...
14 Jul, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
No proposal with MeitY to revoke ban on Chinese apps: VaishnawThe government last year banned a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok, PUBG and AliExpress for being prejudicial to the sovereignty, i...
15 Dec, 2021, 06.41 PM IST
'AIB Knockout': FIR against Karan Johar, Deepika, Alia and othersMumbai Police registered an FIR against 14 persons, including Karan Johar, Deepika Padukone & Alia Bhat, organisers & participants of the c...
13 Feb, 2015, 01.56 PM IST
The Advertising Standards Council of India logs in, suspends messaging app Hike MessengerIt asked Bharti SoftBank to withdraw an online commercial for its free messaging app Hike Messenger because it violated its codes.
16 Sep, 2013, 07.09 AM IST