Social Media Politics
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Safe harbour rules will not apply if deepfakes are not removed, Centre warns social media firms
The clause under the Information Technology Act protects social media intermediaries from legal action against them for content posted online by their users.
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INDIA alliance writes to Meta and Google, demands neutrality during 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The coalition alleged that their social media platforms showed ‘blatant partisanship’ towards one political formation and said it would not take this lightly.
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Karnataka HC suggests imposing age limit for using social media, says ‘children are addicted to it’
The court suggested that the government could extend the rules that are in place for online gaming to social media platforms.
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Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Karnataka High Court upholds Centre’s order to block tweets, dismisses Twitter’s challenge
Justice Krishna S Dixit imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the social media company.
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Twitter ex-CEO’s claims on threats from India show democracy being strangulated, says Opposition
The Congress said allegations of the former CEO of the social media platform showed that PM Narendra Modi tried to suppress voices during the farmers’ protest.
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‘We will shut Twitter down’: Ex-CEO claims India put pressure on platform during farmers’ stir
Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, however, dismissed Jack Dorsey’s claims as an outright lie.
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Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Pro-BJP accounts lead trolling of CJI Chandrachud, researchers show
The chief Justice of India is presented as ‘an internal enemy’ who is out of touch with Indian values, says a new paper.
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Twitter would rather obey India’s social media laws than risk staff going to jail, says Elon Musk
The billionaire who owns the microblogging site said rules in India for what can appear on social media are quite strict.
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Twitter accounts of several Punjab journalists withheld amid Amritpal Singh manhunt
A message displayed on the handles says that the action has been taken ‘in response to a legal demand’. However, the details of the demand are not known.
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The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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Twitter has no right to speak on behalf of those whose accounts were blocked, Centre tells HC
The Karnataka High Court is hearing a plea by Twitter against the Central government’s orders to block 39 tweets and accounts on the platform between 2021-2022.
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Centre forms three panels to oversee social media content moderation
The Grievance Appellate Committees will hear appeals from users challenging decision of social media companies to remove or moderate content on their platforms.
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Donald Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts to be restored, says Meta
The former US president had been banned from the platforms after his social media posts were found to have incited his supporters to storm the US Capitol.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate