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Social Media Politics

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.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 19, 2023 · 04:31 pm
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.

Scroll Staff
· Oct 13, 2023 · 11:03 am
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.

Scroll Staff
· Sep 20, 2023 · 04:19 pm

Assam is putting in place a citizenship regime that excludes Muslims. But do Bengali Hindus benefit?

Yesterday · 06:30 am
How the Indian government helped Sheikh Hasina suppress the 2009 revolt of The Bangladesh Rifles

Jul 25, 2024 · 08:30 am
SC raps Indian Railways for trying to evict 4,000 families in Uttarakhand by ‘riding on back of PIL’

Jul 25, 2024 · 01:51 pm
Fiction: Third-generation producer Andy was part of Bollywood elite. Now he’s a walking disaster

Jul 25, 2024 · 05:30 pm
Can the Stoic philosophy of controlling your reactions and emotions bring financial prosperity?

Jul 25, 2024 · 01:30 pm

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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.

Scroll Staff
· Jun 30, 2023 · 11:30 am
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.

Scroll Staff
· Jun 13, 2023 · 02:44 pm
‘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.

Scroll Staff
· Jun 13, 2023 · 08:27 am

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Watch: In Pune, homes inundated, cars submerged, and trees uprooted as heavy rain cripples city

Jul 25, 2024 · 03:56 pm
Watch: Scenes of severe flooding in various parts of Gujarat, from Surat to Junagadh

Jul 23, 2024 · 04:16 pm
Watch: Everyone loves these ‘Tauba Tauba’ dance challenge videos (including actor Vicky Kaushal)

Jul 22, 2024 · 02:32 pm
‘Inaction is complicity’: IIT Madras prize-winning student speaks up on Palestine at convocation

Jul 21, 2024 · 12:12 pm
Eco India: What ails the humble onion?

Jul 21, 2024 · 08:55 am

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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.

Scroll Staff
· May 30, 2023 · 03:10 pm
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.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 12, 2023 · 12:50 pm
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.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 21, 2023 · 03:52 pm

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ review: A Ryan Reynolds show all the way

Yesterday · 08:14 am
Watch: In ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’, two cops linked across time solve cases together

Jul 25, 2024 · 12:00 pm
‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ trailer: Sunny Kaushal joins Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey

Jul 25, 2024 · 11:29 am
Watch: The full trailer of ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’ is out

Jul 24, 2024 · 11:36 am
‘Brinda’ trailer: Trisha Krishnan makes streaming debut in crime show about ritual murders

Jul 22, 2024 · 01:45 pm

See all from The Reel

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.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 08, 2023 · 11:17 am
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.

Scroll Staff
· Jan 28, 2023 · 07:49 am
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.

Scroll Staff
· Jan 26, 2023 · 08:36 am

The Field

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Paris Olympics 2024, as it happened: Games officially opened with a glitter ceremony along the Seine

Yesterday · 10:30 pm
Olympics 2024, India’s schedule on July 27: Shooters aim to win medals on day one in Paris

Yesterday · 08:00 pm
Cricket, Women’s Asia Cup 2024: Renuka Singh Thakur, Smriti Mandhana guide India to final

Yesterday · 06:14 pm
Tennis, Olympics 2024: Swansong for Nadal, Murray as Swiatek aims for gold

Yesterday · 03:00 pm
Olympics 2024: French security forces primed to handle unique opening ceremony on the river Seine

Yesterday · 12:30 pm

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Social Media Politics

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.

Scroll Staff · Nov 19, 2023 · 04:31 pm

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.

Scroll Staff · Oct 13, 2023 · 11:03 am

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.

Scroll Staff · Sep 20, 2023 · 04:19 pm

Trending

Assam is putting in place a citizenship regime that excludes Muslims. But do Bengali Hindus benefit?

Yesterday · 06:30 am

How the Indian government helped Sheikh Hasina suppress the 2009 revolt of The Bangladesh Rifles

Jul 25, 2024 · 08:30 am

SC raps Indian Railways for trying to evict 4,000 families in Uttarakhand by ‘riding on back of PIL’

Jul 25, 2024 · 01:51 pm

Fiction: Third-generation producer Andy was part of Bollywood elite. Now he’s a walking disaster

Jul 25, 2024 · 05:30 pm

Can the Stoic philosophy of controlling your reactions and emotions bring financial prosperity?

Jul 25, 2024 · 01:30 pm

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.

Scroll Staff · Jun 30, 2023 · 11:30 am

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.

Scroll Staff · Jun 13, 2023 · 02:44 pm

‘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.

Scroll Staff · Jun 13, 2023 · 08:27 am

Video

Watch: In Pune, homes inundated, cars submerged, and trees uprooted as heavy rain cripples city

Jul 25, 2024 · 03:56 pm

Watch: Scenes of severe flooding in various parts of Gujarat, from Surat to Junagadh

Jul 23, 2024 · 04:16 pm

Watch: Everyone loves these ‘Tauba Tauba’ dance challenge videos (including actor Vicky Kaushal)

Jul 22, 2024 · 02:32 pm

‘Inaction is complicity’: IIT Madras prize-winning student speaks up on Palestine at convocation

Jul 21, 2024 · 12:12 pm

Eco India: What ails the humble onion?

Jul 21, 2024 · 08:55 am

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.

Scroll Staff · May 30, 2023 · 03:10 pm

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.

Scroll Staff · Apr 12, 2023 · 12:50 pm

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.

Scroll Staff · Mar 21, 2023 · 03:52 pm

The Reel

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ review: A Ryan Reynolds show all the way

Yesterday · 08:14 am

Watch: In ‘Gyaarah Gyaarah’, two cops linked across time solve cases together

Jul 25, 2024 · 12:00 pm

‘Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba’ trailer: Sunny Kaushal joins Taapsee Pannu and Vikrant Massey

Jul 25, 2024 · 11:29 am

Watch: The full trailer of ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’ is out

Jul 24, 2024 · 11:36 am

‘Brinda’ trailer: Trisha Krishnan makes streaming debut in crime show about ritual murders

Jul 22, 2024 · 01:45 pm

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.

Scroll Staff · Feb 08, 2023 · 11:17 am

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.

Scroll Staff · Jan 28, 2023 · 07:49 am

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.

Scroll Staff · Jan 26, 2023 · 08:36 am

The Field

Paris Olympics 2024, as it happened: Games officially opened with a glitter ceremony along the Seine

Yesterday · 10:30 pm

Olympics 2024, India’s schedule on July 27: Shooters aim to win medals on day one in Paris

Yesterday · 08:00 pm

Cricket, Women’s Asia Cup 2024: Renuka Singh Thakur, Smriti Mandhana guide India to final

Yesterday · 06:14 pm

Tennis, Olympics 2024: Swansong for Nadal, Murray as Swiatek aims for gold

Yesterday · 03:00 pm

Olympics 2024: French security forces primed to handle unique opening ceremony on the river Seine

Scroll Staff
· Nov 19, 2023 · 04:31 pm

Scroll Staff
· Oct 13, 2023 · 11:03 am

Scroll Staff
· Sep 20, 2023 · 04:19 pm

Scroll Staff
· Jun 30, 2023 · 11:30 am

Scroll Staff
· Jun 13, 2023 · 02:44 pm

Scroll Staff
· Jun 13, 2023 · 08:27 am

Scroll Staff
· May 30, 2023 · 03:10 pm

Scroll Staff
· Apr 12, 2023 · 12:50 pm

Scroll Staff
· Mar 21, 2023 · 03:52 pm

Scroll Staff
· Feb 08, 2023 · 11:17 am

Scroll Staff
· Jan 28, 2023 · 07:49 am

Scroll Staff
· Jan 26, 2023 · 08:36 am