Page 20 - Social Media

Centre moves SC seeking transfer of pleas challenging validity of IT rules

The petitions pending in the high court have challenged the new IT Rules intended to regulate social media firms

Ghaziabad police not keen on probing Twitter's role in viral video: HC

'The whole problem is you don't want to investigate': HC

Twitter lost immunity for non-compliance with IT Rules: Centre to HC

Govt counsel says grievance officer located in the US; Twitter said on Saturday it is in the process to appoint a local one

WhatsApp testing 'View Once' feature for disappearing photos, videos

This is similar to snaps on Snapchat

Robinson cleared to resume England career as CDC hands 8-match suspension

A Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) Panel on Saturday announced its decision in relation to two charges brought against pacer Ollie Robinson.

Facebook, Instagram take down millions of posts in compliance with IT rules

Facebook removed 25 million pieces of content identified as 'spam,' 1.8 million pieces of content containing 'adult nudity and sexual activity.'

Pakistan top court lifts ban on popular video-sharing platform TikTok

It was for the second time that the app has been banned this year after its suspension in March by the Peshawar High Court (PHC), which had taken action on a petition filed by several citizens.

Meet Twitter's Manish Maheshwari, the man at the centre of controversy

The managing director of Twitter in India has been named in at least three police complaints, ranging from showing an incorrect map of India to a video of alleged communal violence going viral

Removed 1,253 posts, says Koo in first compliance report under new IT rules

The Bengaluru-based startup said that going forward it will publish the report on the first day of each month

Putin signs law forcing foreign social media firms to open Russian offices

The Russian authorities are keen to strengthen their control of the internet and to reduce their dependence on foreign companies and countries

Microblogging platform Koo publishes compliance report under new IT rules

Homegrown microblogging platform Koo on Thursday became the first Indian social media platform to publicly publish its compliance report

Twitter-inspired Instagram working on 'Exclusive Stories' feature

Inspired by the upcoming Super Follows feature of Twitter, Instagram is now working on a tool that will let creators post exclusive content to their Instagram stories only available to subscribers

Comply with the new IT rules: House panel to Facebook and Google

The panel, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, had asked them to appear in-person at the parliament secretariat

Twitter faces heat as FIRs registered for depicting distorted India map

The Delhi Police said it has registered a case against Twitter on a complaint by the NCPCR for allegedly allowing access to child sexual abuse material on the social media platform

Facebook officials depose before panel on issue of social media misuse

Facebook India officials Tuesday deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology on the issue of misuse of social media platforms.

Manu Bhaker to switch off from social media till end of Tokyo Olympics 2021

Teen shooting sensation Manu Bhaker on Tuesday decided to switch off from social media till the end of Tokyo Olympics to focus on her preparation and performance in the Games, starting July 23. The 19-year-old Bhaker is currently training in Croatia along with other members of the Olympic-bound Indian team, which is taking part in the ISSF World Cup here. The shooters will directly fly to Tokyo before the Games. "As I enter the last leg of preparation for Tokyo Olympics, I am now going off social media till end of Olympics," she tweeted. "I will need your love, blessings n support to bring glory to our country. See you all soon!" In the ongoing ISSF World Cup, Bhaker had teamed up with Saurabh Chaudhary to win the 10m air pistol mixed team silver. She, however, ended seventh in the 25m pistol event won by another Olympic-bound shooter Rahi Sarnobat. Bhaker had won a silver in 10m air pistol individual event in the New Delhi World Cup in March and 10m air pistol mixed team gold, al

Facebook to publish interim compliance report as per IT rules on July 2

Facebook on Tuesday said it will publish an interim report on July 2 as mandated by the IT rules, and provide information on the number of content it removed proactively between May 15-June 15

Twitter appoints California-based Jeremy Kessel as India Grievance Officer

Jeremy Kessel is the Global Legal Policy Director of Twitter

Navigating the challenges of digital citizenship

The rebalancing of power between digital platforms and governments was inevitable

Aditya Khakhria is raising the bar in the 20's turning dreams into reality by awakening the youth with his digital head ideas

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