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Find ways to trace origin of messages: Government to WhatsAppSome analysts say the government’s demand from WhatsApp is reasonable and the company could provide traceability using metadata without com...- India heads of IT giants may face criminal charges over fake newsHeads of social media companies may face 5-year jail term and criminal proceedings over fake news.
- Building traceability would undermine end-to-end encryption: WhatsAppThe govt has been pushing WhatsApp to find a solution to trace the origin of messages.
- Fake news issue: Government portal starts advocacy on WhatsApp safety for students, othersSources in IT Ministry said the Centre plans to engage with state governments to emphasise the role they can play in sensitising students a...
- Government asks WhatsApp to outline steps taken to deal with fake newsWhatsApp, in its response to these notices, had outlined initiatives it is taking to curb fake news circulation, including education and ad...
- 'He looked like a terrorist!' How a drive in rural India ended in a mob attack and a lynchingThe vicious assault left one of the five men, Mohammed Azam, a UK-educated IT worker from India's tech hub in Hyderabad, dead, and at lest ...
- WhatsApp tests another feature to curb fake news; may soon label dubious links as 'suspicious'The new feature is likely to be available on Android phones.
- IT Ministry wants WhatsApp to prioritise fake news issue over payments service plansWhatsApp has been told that the fake news issue is far more important than other plans in the current circumstances.
- View: Lynchings in the time of voyeurism and social media misuseTill the system is effective in dealing with this culture of impunity and people want to help instead of instigate, the violence will conti...
- View: Only politics can end future Alwars in IndiaOpponents of Hindutva politics may easily fall into the trap of being cast as champions of a negative agenda.
- Is WhatsApp alone to be blamed for lynchings?These lynchings have been widely blamed on WhatsApp, where rumours circulate. But the technology is only an easy medium, there is a deeper ...
- Facebook faces delay to WhatsApp Payments in IndiaThe delay comes just as WhatsApp has been embroiled in a controversy over lynchings in the country.
- Mob-lynching: IT Min may speak to WhatsApp again over steps to curb rumours"The Ministry feels more need to be done and they (WhatsApp) have not addressed all the concerns," said the official who is privy to the de...
- Unhappy with WhatsApp reply, government may send second noticeThe govt is in no hurry to give the go-ahead for WhatsApp Payments until it achieves satisfactory replies.
- Lynch mobs are an Indian problem, not Whatsapp'sDozens have been lynched, either on suspicion of stealing kids, or they were believed to be killing cows.
- Firecrackers, beef, child abduction rumours: India's lynching spectrum widensAccording to reports, at least 20 people were killed in 14 separate incidents between May and July 2018 in various parts of India.
- Congress smells conspiracy in lynching incidentsThe Congress questioned the authenticity of the incidents leading up to the lynchings, hinting at a larger conspiracy at play.
- Fake messages: Ravi Shankar Prasad demands accountability from social media platformsThe government yesterday issued a warning to the popular messaging app asking it to take immediate measures to prevent the spread of "irres...
- Govt asks WhatsApp to immediately stop spread of "irresponsible" & "explosive" messagesAt least 31 people have been killed over the last one year in 10 different states by lynch mobs mobilised by rumours of child lifting sprea...
- Police join social media to counter WhatsApp vitriolAlarmed by the rising incidence of attacks on individuals as a result of rumours spread by users of the app, law enforcement authorities ar...
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