OTT crackdown: Govt bans Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix, Mojflix & 20+ platforms over vulgar contentThe Indian government has banned several OTT platforms, including Ullu and ALTT, for displaying obscene and vulgar content violating the In...
26 Jul, 2025, 03.38 PM IST
Govt blocks 25 OTT platforms for streaming obscene, vulgar contentThe action to disable 26 websites and 14 apps have been taken in consultation with the ministries of home affairs, electronics and IT, and ...
26 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Par panel seeks MEITY's response on legal measures after SC criticism of Allahbadia's commentsA parliamentary panel has asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to review the efficacy of current laws regarding onl...
19 Feb, 2025, 09.03 PM IST
Luxury influencers vanish from Chinese social media in wealth crackdownChinese social media censors have blocked multiple influencers known for showing off their lavish lifestyles after an official campaign to ...
28 May, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
Be careful about social media posts or face criminal proceedings: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has said an apology will not be enough to avoid criminal proceedings for abusive social media posts. In a hearing relatin...
19 Aug, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
HC for content regulation, says vulgar language on social media needs to be taken seriously"The use of obscene words and foul language in social media platforms have to be regulated when it crosses a particular line, as it can be ...
07 Mar, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Police officer in Mumbai held for stalking, assaulting & sending lewd messages to woman colleagueThe officer, Deepak Baburao Deshmukh, was nabbed after his woman colleague, a police officer, lodged a complaint against him on Tuesday. An...
14 Sep, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
Centre asks FM radio channels to refrain from using vulgar, objectionable content"It has come to notice of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting that vulgar and objectionable content is very often being broadcast ...
01 Mar, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
Now register complaint with DoT against offensive WhatsApp messagesThe move comes following many public figures, including journalists, complaining of receiving abusive and threatening messages.
22 Feb, 2019, 01.42 PM IST
Delhi High Court asks govt to consider plea to ban some social media appsThe court passed the direction while hearing a petition seeking to ban Saudi Arabia-based social networking website and mobile application ...
01 Dec, 2017, 03.43 PM IST
BJP gets embarrassed after one more tape surfaces of extortion by party MLAYavatmal BJP MLA Raju Todsam is heard threatening a contractor Shiv dutt Sharma in paying off money to him if he wants to get paid for the ...
09 Sep, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
Offensive content on Radio 1: High Court asks government to check recordingsThe direction from a bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar came after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting submit...
22 Mar, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Obscenity in cinema hurting Indian society: Venkaiah NaiduHe also said, what is happening (in cinema) in recent past is obscenity, vulgarity, violence, double-meanings which is also hurting society.
20 Nov, 2016, 09.03 PM IST
Katy Perry's Twitter account hacked, tweets about feud with Taylor Swift surfaceSinger Katy Perry's Twitter account, which has 89 mn followers, was hacked. The hackers also posted some nasty tweets.
31 May, 2016, 12.04 PM IST
Sending vulgar messages, pix amounts to outraging modesty: High CourtIt said such incidents have been "tremendously increasing day-by-day, ruining the social fabric of our society" and need "to be curbed with...
02 Jan, 2014, 04.14 PM IST
- Obscene SMS: Man gets 1-year in jail
Addicted to sending SMSes? Beware. Sending a wrong SMS to a wrong person could land you in trouble.
06 Feb, 2008, 08.58 AM IST
- Govt issues show cause notice to TV channels on AIDS ad
The government has issued show cause notices to some television channels for telecasting a particular advertisement on AIDS prevention, Raj...
21 Apr, 2003, 01.22 PM IST