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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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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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: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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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: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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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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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024