Page 24 - Social Media

Twitter's paid service Twitter Blue confirmed, here's how much it will cost

Twitter Blue has officially arrived on iOS

Video emerges on social media purportedly showing Sushil Kumar beating man

A video surfaced on social media on Thursday purportedly showing two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his associates hitting another man with sticks

Russian court fines Twitter for failure to remove illegal content

A court in Russia fined Twitter about $259,000 for its failure to remove banned content, including calls for unauthorised protests, increasing fines on the company to $380,000

Twitter cries 'intimidation'; govt hits back, says follow the law

Company says it is concerned by 'recent events regarding employees in India'.

WhatsApp's legal tussle with govt helps Telegram get a signal booster

Telegram is now number one in downloads, having pushed WhatsApp to fourth position

IT Rules: Legal experts weigh in on reasonable curbs to Right to Privacy

Say the new rules do not pass the test of proportionality to justify breaching a user's privacy

Twitter's allegation of 'intimidation tactics' by police baseless: Govt

The ministry slammed Twitter's statement on Thursday as an attempt to dictate terms to the world's largest democracy.

Television news broadcasters demand exemption from new IT rules

Already "sufficiently regulated" by various statutes, laws, guidelines, codes and regulations: Broadcasters

Concerned about staff, need 3 more months to comply with new rules: Twitter

Twitter on Thursday called the visit by Delhi Police to its offices a form of "intimidation"

WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about social media rules: Prasad

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, that are designed to prevent abuse and misuse of platforms

Google committed to comply with local laws, work with govts: Sundar Pichai

Google is committed to complying with local laws and engages constructively with governments as they scrutinise and adopt regulatory frameworks, its CEO Sundar Pichai said

Storm over social media

There can't be arbitrary rules just because privacy right is not absolute

Best of BS Opinion: Storm over social media, Covid-19 vaccination & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Thursday

Right to privacy is not absolute, says govt on WhatsApp's lawsuit

Statement after social media firm moves HC on new rules

Report status on IT rules 'preferably today': Govt tells social media firms

MeitY asks all social media intermediaries compliance details over 'the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules, 2021'

Govt says new digital rules don't violate privacy; seeks compliance report

The government on Wednesday staunchly defended its new digital rules, saying the requirement of messaging platforms like WhatsApp to disclose origin of flagged messages does not violate privacy

India's Koo raises $30 million in funding round led by Tiger Global

Koo was founded by serial entrepreneurs Aprameya Radhakrishna, founder of Taxi For Sure and Mayank Bidawatka who previously founded companies like Media Ant and Goodbox

FB, Google working on complying with social media rules as deadline looms

Large digital platforms Facebook and Google on Tuesday asserted they are working towards meeting the compliance requirements.

Post new IT rules deadline, social media companies' future looks dark

Experts say companies qualifying as social media intermediaries may lose safe harbour protection under existing law

Tips on handling tax matters and digital assets of a deceased person

Legal heirs must file tax returns for income earned in the year the dead passed away