Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damagesFacebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred ov...
18 Aug, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
Sebi cautions investors against social media live trading tips and unregistered advisory servicesSebi has cautioned investors regarding social media accounts offering live trading strategies. These platforms often feature unregistered i...
18 Aug, 2026, 06.44 AM IST
Following live trading strategies on social media? Sebi has a warning for youSebi warned investors against relying on live trading strategies and real-time stock tips shared on social media, saying such sessions may ...
17 Aug, 2026, 09.30 PM IST
FSSAI says 6 food companies including Livyor, Rajasthan Agro corrected misleading labels, trademarks after noticesSix food companies have corrected misleading labels and trademarks after FSSAI notices. Livyor Ventures Pvt Ltd withdrew its 'vegan and hea...
16 Aug, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Rat allegedly spotted inside ice cream freezer at Blinkit store in Kalyan, sparks food safety concernsA viral video showed a rat inside an ice cream storage crate at a quick-commerce delivery hub. This incident raised significant concerns ov...
16 Aug, 2026, 10.54 AM IST
France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15sThe bill would have barred children younger than 15 from opening a social media account from September 1. Accounts already open would be cl...
14 Aug, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban dataLocal heads of YouTube owner Google, Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, Snapchat and TikTok fronted a Senate inquiry as lawmakers pressed t...
14 Aug, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president's posts on US policyA federal lawsuit seeks to halt President Trump's Truth Social paid service. This new subscription offers early access to policy posts for ...
13 Aug, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Meta says it has taken down 756,000 Australian teen accounts as ban enforcement loomsThe company said it had deactivated 462,000 suspect Instagram accounts and 294,000 suspect Facebook accounts from just before the Australia...
13 Aug, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Govt-Meta meeting later this week to assess progress after multiple rounds of talks on issuesA technical round of discussions followed on Friday, during which the social media company detailed how it plans to address the Centre's co...
11 Aug, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
Chinese users of AI companions bereft after government tightens regulationsChina has a tradition of paternalistic government regulations meant to pre-empt potential problems, said Yolanda Ma, an expert on AI govern...
11 Aug, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
MPs across party lines push bills to limit social media access for minorsAlthough private members’ Bills have rarely been cleared by both Houses in the past, their introduction reflects the growing urgency among ...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Project Sudarsan: How Sebi is using AI to police finfluencers with 60% of investors trusting their adviceSebi is stepping up its use of artificial intelligence to monitor misleading financial advice on social media. Its Project Sudarsan tracks ...
10 Aug, 2026, 04.37 PM IST
Three in five Americans favour stronger oversight of social media companies: Reuters/Ipsos pollThe poll, which was conducted over the six days ending August 3, comes as companies like Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube face mounting ...
09 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Government examines if Meta recommendation system deciding 'what-to-show-to-whom' fits intermediary statusIf a platform determines what content gets shown to users, it amounts to publishing, and platforms would then have to take responsibility f...
08 Aug, 2026, 01.24 PM IST
After apology over PM Modi post, govt to question Meta on its algorithmsIndia's government will question Meta's global team about its algorithms and safeguards. This scrutiny follows a recent Facebook post remov...
06 Aug, 2026, 09.46 PM IST
Representatives of social media platforms like Google, Meta appear before parliamentary panel on ITA parliamentary panel convened a meeting with social media platforms to address regulatory matters, which was also attended by government o...
03 Aug, 2026, 05.17 PM IST