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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May