New social media rules give vast powers to bureaucrats without Parliament assent, says Congress

This new set of rules to regulate social media, streaming and digital news content will virtually bring them under the ambit of government supervision.

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· Feb 28, 2021 · 10:47 am

‘Many don’t trust us,’ says Twitter CEO, vows to make content moderation practices more transparent

As part of the reform measures, the social media platform is reportedly planning to introduce a way for users to automatically block and mute abusive accounts.

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· Feb 26, 2021 · 04:47 pm

In new rules for social media, Centre asks platforms to name ‘originator of mischievous’ posts

This new set of rules to regulate social media, streaming and digital news content will virtually bring them under the ambit of government supervision.

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· Feb 25, 2021 · 03:12 pm

Facebook to lift ban on Australian news pages after agreement with government on new law

The agreement was finalised by Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg and Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.

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· Feb 23, 2021 · 10:59 am

Social media can weaken democracy, Centre working on laws to tackle it, says BJP leader Ram Madhav

He said that social media was powerful enough to ‘topple governments and regulating them is difficult’.

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· Feb 21, 2021 · 04:17 pm

Australian PM speaks to Narendra Modi, Justin Trudeau on law asking Facebook to pay for news content

Facebook has blocked news websites and barred users in Australia from sharing news content on the platform.

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· Feb 19, 2021 · 03:34 pm

Facebook blocks Australia from accessing news on platform amid row with government over new law

Prime Minister Scott Morrison called the company’s move ‘arrogant and disappointing’.

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· Feb 18, 2021 · 03:43 pm

Institute of Chartered Accountants warns members against ‘highly objectionable’ social media posts

The accountancy regulator indicated such comments could lead to disciplinary proceedings against a member and even cancellation of registration of a student.

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· Feb 16, 2021 · 09:03 am

Twitter to add labels to identify more accounts of world leaders, leaves India out of list

This will be done in Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the UAE.

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· Feb 12, 2021 · 09:37 pm

On Donald Trump’s account, Twitter official says its ‘policies do not allow people to come back’

Trump’s official account was permanently suspended on January 8 after thousands of his supporters stormed the US Capitol in Washington DC.

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· Feb 11, 2021 · 06:18 pm

Twitter withholds some accounts flagged by Centre, but says ‘orders not consistent with Indian law’

The microblogging site clarified that it had not taken any action against news media entities, journalists, activists and politicians.

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· Feb 10, 2021 · 11:15 am

Rahul Gandhi asks youth to join ‘army of truth’, launches online recruitment drive

The party is looking to rope in five lakh social media ‘warriors’ who will put across the party’s views on various matters.

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· Feb 08, 2021 · 11:11 pm