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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· Sep 20, 2023 · 04:19 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.

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· 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.

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· 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.

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· Jun 13, 2023 · 08:27 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.

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· 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.

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· 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.

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· Mar 21, 2023 · 03:52 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.

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· 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.

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· 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.

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· Jan 26, 2023 · 08:36 am

FIR against Twitter accounts for remarks about daughters of Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma

The Delhi Police registered the case after a complaint by Swati Maliwal, the chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women.

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· Jan 16, 2023 · 05:43 pm

‘Not at your beck and call’: Karnataka HC criticises Centre for seeking adjournments in Twitter case

The court is hearing a plea filed by Twitter challenging the government’s orders to block 39 tweets and accounts on the platform.

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· Jan 09, 2023 · 08:08 pm