The Social Reckoning: Looking back at Facebook’s 2021 controversy and where Meta stands todayAaron Sorkin’s latest film focuses on Facebook's past controversies and the implications of its business model. The story centres around wh...
19 Oct, 2026, 06.38 PM IST
FSSAI issues notice to Zepto over alleged delivery of expired besanThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued a notice to Zepto regarding a consumer complaint. The complaint involved the delive...
19 Oct, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
Supreme Court seeks Centre's reply on social media curbs for kidsThe petition, filed by Emerald Heights International School, Indore, and its director Siddharth Singh, seeks comprehensive safeguards for c...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.01 AM IST
Love shooting trains, Vande Bharat videos & scenic railway bridges with a drone? Railways is cracking down, and vloggers need to take noteIndian Railways has stepped up its crackdown on unauthorised drone operations over railway tracks, stations and other infrastructure, citin...
16 Oct, 2026, 06.25 PM IST
FSSAI issues notices to BigBasket, Flipkart, Gemini Edibles over misleading claimsThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued notices to three companies for misleading health claims. Gemini Edibles & Fats Indi...
16 Oct, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
US states sue AI giant OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adultsEight US states have initiated lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging violations of consumer protection laws on various grounds. The accusations...
16 Oct, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
How painted road art during Durga Puja in Kolkata has created a slippery controversy in West BengalA viral video of three motorcycles skidding on Kolkata’s rainbow-painted Chingrighata flyover after a drizzle has triggered concerns about ...
15 Oct, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Philippine lower house approves bill restricting minors' social media accessThe Philippines is the latest country, from Greece and Portugal to Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, to try to curb social media use by mi...
12 Oct, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Turkey social media ban for under-15s takes effect Nov 1Turkey has enacted a significant social media restriction for individuals under 15, effective November 1. The measure stems from a parliame...
10 Oct, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in USMeta has implemented an immediate ban on advertisements from ByteDance across its platforms in multiple countries. This decision affects va...
09 Oct, 2026, 06.46 AM IST
Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens don't work as promised, watchdog group saysWhile even adults can fall victim to anthropomorphizing AI and develop unhealthy relationships with it, teenagers' brains are not yet fully...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensIn a filing in a Pasco County court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked for a temporary injunction forcing Meta to identify and ...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Florida asks court to force Meta to change Facebook, Instagram for teensFlorida is advancing a lawsuit against Meta Platforms to enforce stricter protections for young users. The Attorney General seeks changes i...
08 Oct, 2026, 08.39 AM IST
OpenAI says teens use ChatGPT for under 15 minutes a day as worries over risks growTeens spend under 15 minutes a day on average on ChatGPT, while less than 2% of them interact with the chatbot for over three straight hour...
07 Oct, 2026, 09.39 PM IST
US non-profit urges OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT: ReportThe group's Youth AI Safety Institute ran more than 4,000 prompts on accounts registered to users aged 13 to 17, and found that the bot did...
07 Oct, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
WhatsApp rolls out new parental controls for teenagers: Here's everything you need to knowWhatsApp has introduced enhanced parental controls to assist parents in monitoring their teenage children's app activity. These new feature...
01 Oct, 2026, 03.31 PM IST