Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for newsTech giant Meta on Thursday attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently ...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Sweden to fine social media sites over 'murder adverts'Sweden's government said Wednesday it planned to introduce legislation requiring social media platforms like TikTok and Snapchat to take do...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.31 PM IST
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsroomsAustralia plans to tax Meta, Google, and TikTok. This aims to fund news reporters. The government will introduce legislation by July 2. Pla...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news dealsAustralia is gearing up to implement a groundbreaking levy on major tech giants. If platforms like Meta, Google, and TikTok fail to compens...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Constant AI labelling, lasting pain: Why govt's label mandate could reshape social mediaIndia's MeitY is proposing a significant new rule for social media platforms. Platforms must now display labels on synthetic content contin...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the USThe U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok starting Sunday unless ByteDance sells it to an approved buyer. Concerns over national s...
19 Jan, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
Italy regulator fines TikTok $11 million over inadequate checks on harmful content"TikTok has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spreading of such content, and has not fully complied with the guidelines it has ado...
14 Mar, 2024, 10.09 PM IST
TikTok video: How to edit, save, and delete TikTok drafts?TikTok is a popular short-form video platform where users can share, and watch content that has become viral. Filming, saving, and editing ...
26 Jan, 2024, 01.51 AM IST
US Commerce head Gina Raimondo backs legislation to address TikTok threatsGina Raimondo's comments come as concerns at a time when Chinese-owned TikTok have sparked new efforts in the US Congress to boost powers t...
05 Oct, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
TikTok fined $370 million over handling of children's data in EuropeIt is the first time ByteDance-owned TikTok has been reprimanded by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, the lead regulator in the EU fo...
15 Sep, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
Push to give Joe Biden powers to ban TikTok moves ahead in CongressThe Bill is titled "Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act" and i...
07 Mar, 2023, 11.26 AM IST
U.S. House Republicans press TikTok on Chinese data sharing"Some of the information TikTok provided during the staff briefing appears to be untrue or misleading, including that TikTok does not track...
23 Nov, 2022, 06.59 AM IST
TikTok inching toward US security deal to avoid sale: reportTikTok and the Biden administration have drafted a preliminary agreement to resolve national security concerns but are still deciding on a ...
26 Sep, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Government set to notify new social media normsOnce the guidelines are in place, companies will have to ensure that if unlawful content is going viral on their platforms, others should a...
09 Apr, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
TikTok’s spreading fake news, MPs say in houseIndia’s data protection Bill is still in the draft stage nine months after the first version was released by the Srikrishna Committee.
05 Jul, 2019, 08.06 AM IST
Tik-ing the wrong boxes: Apps to face more scrutinyFirms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Bigo Live will face even more regulatory scrutiny in future.
20 Apr, 2019, 04.45 PM IST