Social media outlets told to take down fake NSE accountsThe Bombay High Court has ordered social media platforms and domain registrars to remove fake accounts and websites impersonating the Natio...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by stormMillions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Personal data isn't collected: MHA on security agencies using open-source intelligence from public sourcesSecurity agencies are utilizing open-source intelligence from public sources like social media for information gathering, assuring no priva...
31 Mar, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
YouTube adds tool to help public figures report fake videosThe pilot programme, announced Tuesday, is arriving as social media companies and a patchwork of new laws start to address the problem of t...
10 Mar, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
"We love our Indian brothers and sisters": Israeli Embassy on claims of Indian YouTuber denied entry into its nightclubsYouTuber Shubham Kumar, a travel blogger with over two million subscribers on Youtube, visited Israel and Gaza and posted videos of him exp...
17 Apr, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
YouTube to recommend videos available from credible sourcesRecently, the government asked YouTube to identify fake news channels on its platform.
19 Oct, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
Centre cracks down on 6 YouTube channels for 'spreading fake news'The YouTube channels were found to be spreading fake news about the elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament, and the fun...
12 Jan, 2023, 03.57 PM IST
I&B Ministry blocks 45 YouTube videos under IT Rules, 2021I&B minister Anurag Singh Thakur said that these channels were working against the interest of the country by spreading fake news to spoil ...
26 Sep, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Govt blocks 10 YouTube channels for airing fake news: Anurag ThakurThe minister said that these channels were working against the interest of the country by spreading fake news to spoil India's relationship...
26 Sep, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Fact checkers suggest a four-step fix to YouTube’s misinformation problemFact checkers from over 40 countries have sent a letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging her to take at least four steps to stop the c...
13 Jan, 2022, 05.13 AM IST
73 Twitter handles, four YouTube channels blocked by IT ministryThe handles are believed to have emanated out of Pakistan, sources said, adding the steps were initiated after Twitter users had complained...
11 Jan, 2022, 06.20 PM IST
Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting contentThe Centre, last year, had introduced stringent rules for social media platforms to make them more accountable to end-users in one of the w...
08 Jan, 2022, 03.04 PM IST
Govt blocks several social media handles circulating fake, inciting contentAmid the massive crackdown on hateful posts, sources said that the offensive content actioned pertained to fake video of a cabinet briefing...
08 Jan, 2022, 01.40 PM IST
YouTube says monitoring content regularly to check fake news amid pollsThe online video service from this month has started providing information panel in India.
14 Mar, 2019, 07.53 PM IST
Tracking veracity of content a tough task: YouTube executiveTo tackle the issue of fake news, YouTube has been trying to redirect searches by linking them with ‘authoritative sources of information’ ...
24 Mar, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
Amitabh Bachchan loses temper over a fake video praising Narendra ModiSomebody has made a fake video using my voice and text with visuals which indicate a campaign for promotion of...Narendra Modi: Amitabh Bac...
23 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Author of fake video must apologise to Big B: Narendra Modi"The author of the fake video should take action immediately and apologise to Amitabhji", Modi said on micro-blogging site Twitter on Thurs...
22 Aug, 2013, 12.43 PM IST