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Facebook Oversight Board changes timeline rules for action on case appeals

Under the new rules, the timeline of stipulated 90 days for Facebook's action will start when the board takes up a case for review

Best of BS Opinion: A change in direction, healing a weak regulator & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Big Brother syndrome

New rules for digital media have troubling implications

Explained: What the new regulations mean for online news publishers

Some say Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules, 2021, leaves too many things in the hands of the central government

Plainspeak in a post-truth world: Meet Twitter general counsel Vijaya Gadde

What sets Twitter apart from other social media and big technology firms at present is that the platform has not shied away from taking politically sensitive decisions and sticking by them

New social rules make it tougher for small players to compete: Experts

The new rules, announced last week, distinguish between 'social media intermediaries' and 'significant social media intermediaries'

Centre's social media rules are dictatorial: Maharashtra minister Patil

Minister of State for IT Satej Patil opposed the government's regulations for social media platforms and over-the-top (OTT) players, terming them as "dictatorial" and a "threat" to the democracy

Draft norms for influencer advertising: What ASCI wants from social media

Broadly, the ASCI has proposed rules for social media influencers who promote or run paid content without adequate disclosures

Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary

Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill

Govt tightens grip on social media, OTT content: Check details here

Twitter plans new tool to let users block, mute abusive accounts

Twitter is planning a new tool to let users automatically block and mute abusive accounts.

Top headlines: Adani Group may bid via MIAL, new rules for FB, Twitter

The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021 (Crypto Bill), which is included in the agenda of the Lower House of Parliament, could be introduced in the monsoon session

Twitter aims to double revenue by 2023, teases new 'super follow' feature

The "super follow" feature, which lets users charge followers for access to exclusive content, will launch this year, a spokesman said

FB, Google, Twitter must remove content within 36 hours of govt order

Content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women need to be removed within 24 hours; rules to embrace OTT players like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar

Twitter plans to double revenue in 2023 to $7.5 bn, shares hit record high

In a regulatory filing, Twitter estimated reaching at least 315 million monetizable daily active users (mDAU), or those who see ads, by the fourth quarter of 2023

Draft rules: Social media cos welcome regulations that address challenges

While some lauded the move, companies like Google and Twitter have remained mum on the new intermediary guidelines that were announced on Thursday

LIVE: A car carrying gelatin found near Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai

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Regulations on social media evoke divergent views from legal experts

The government's new regulations for social media platforms and OTT players Thursday evoked divergent responses from legal experts

Social Media Intermediary Guidelines: Full load of what the govt announced

No safe harbour if due diligence not followed; platforms to remove or disable sexual content within 24 hours of complaint; Chief Compliance Officer post, monthly compliance report mandatory

Govt announces new guidelines to curb abuse of social media platforms

Social media is empowered and welcome to do business in India, said Prasad, adding that it is also very important that users must be given a forum against abuse of social media