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TikTok's fate divides Trump and fellow Republicans as SC action looms

"This is the most significant free speech case in at least a generation," said Timothy Edgar, a former U.S. national security and intelligence official

Markets regulator Sebi warns Ola Electric for violating disclosure norms

According to the letter issued by Sebi, the electric vehicle manufacturer announced its expansion plans on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), before informing the exchanges

Meta's fact-checking reversal lets Mark Zuckerberg drop the charade

Zuckerberg said he would now work on issues of free speech with Trump, who, just four years ago, was considered too dangerous even to be a Meta user

Delhi man cons 700 woman on dating apps using pics of Brazilian model

Delhi Police has arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly scammed over 700 women after befriending them on dating applications by posing as a US-based model, officials said on Saturday. The cyber police station of West district arrested Tushar Bisht on charges of exploiting online platforms such as Bumble and Snapchat to lure his victims, blackmail them using private photos and videos, and extort money, a statement issued by Delhi Police said. "Posing as a US-based freelance model, the accused created fake identities using a virtual international mobile number and photographs of a Brazilian model," Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Vichitra Veer, said in the statement. Bisht used the fake profiles to connect with women aged between 18 and 30 years on various onlione dating platforms. "His primary targets were users of Bumble, Snapchat and WhatsApp," the statement said. The DCP said Bisht gained his victims' trust by engaging in conversations, and convinced them to share privat

Consent, data, parental nod on social media in focus: Experts on DPDP

The draft DPDP rules which moot parents' verifiable consent to create a child's user account on social media platforms, and adds localisation requirement for certain types of personal data has significant ramifications for big tech firms, experts say noting that businesses may also face "complex challenges" in managing consent which is core to data protection norms. According to Deloitte India, maintaining consent artefacts and offering the option to withdraw consent for specific purposes would necessitate changes at design and architecture level of applications and platforms. The comment comes against the backdrop of government releasing the long-awaited draft of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules which proposes to make parent's verifiable consent and identification mandatory for creation of child's user account on online or social media platforms, and also moots possible data localisation requirements for specified personal data. The provision related to localisation and ...

New data rules: E-commerce, social media to delete user info after 3 years

The platforms are required to notify users at least 48 hours before data deletion, providing them the opportunity to log in or initiate contact to retain their information

Cyber frauds: WhatsApp, Telegram and Instagram are top targets of scammers

In the first three months of 2024, there were a total of 43,797 complaints of cyber fraud related to WhatsApp, 22,680 against Telegram, and 19,800 regarding Instagram

Social media companies face global tug-of-war over free speech

"The censorship and advertising boycott cartel must end now!" Elon Musk, the owner of X, whom Trump has appointed to cut the federal budget, posted on his site last month

From memes to AI: How digital tools reshaped India's 2024 general elections

The general election in 2024 saw artificial intelligence tech and social media transform campaigns, with tech-driven messaging, thereby sparking debates on misinformation and electoral integrity

Man threatens terror attack during Mahakumbh in UP; case lodged, probe on

The social media clip purportedly features a man making inflammatory remarks against Hinduism and political figures while threatening acts of terror during key dates of the upcoming Maha Kumbh

Telegram turns profitable for first time after paying down $2 billion debt

White-supremacist groups escalated efforts in the run-up to the US election to recruit new members over Telegram, where they've amplified racist conspiracies while posing as men-only fight clubs

Elon Musk owned X increases price of premium-plus plan to pay creators

X offers premium-plus subscribers ad-free browsing and features such as expanded access to the Grok AI chatbot and Radar, which offers real-time analytics on emerging trends through keyword tracking

Shopping, streaming, and memes: Top 10 social media trends that ruled 2024

In 2024, India's digital space was abuzz with creativity, commerce, and viral moments. With over 900 million users, India set the pace for global social media trends. Here's what ruled this year

Australia's social media ban for kids sparks debate on advertising ethics

Marketers and platforms face scrutiny as new rules aim to protect children under 16 from online harm

Apple hits out at Meta platforms' numerous interoperability requests

Under the European Union's landmark Digital Markets Act that took effect last year, Apple must allow rivals and app developers to inter-operate with its own services

The influencer economy: Macro, micro, and nano world of influencers

The concluding part of the two-part influencer economy series delves into How marketers can use influencers for a brand and what the challenges are

No returns after investing 8 lakh: Woman quits YouTube, deletes all content

Indian YouTuber Nalini Unagar quit YouTube after three years. She claimed that she invested Rs 8 lakh but earned nothing from Google's video platform

TikTok CEO Chew meets President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of US ban

The private meeting, confirmed by a source familiar with the discussion, came just hours after Trump suggested he'd somehow try to reverse the ban to save TikTok

China's Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales

Xiaohongshu, sometimes compared to Instagram, has long been one of China's most important marketing tools

Judges should avoid social media, refrain from commenting on rulings: SC

Observing that judges have to live a hermit life and work like a horse, the Supreme Court on Thursday said they should refrain from using social media and should not express any opinion about judgments. The oral remarks were made by a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh which was hearing a matter pertaining to the termination of two woman judicial officers by the Madhya Pradesh High Court. The top court remarked that there is no place for flamboyance in judiciary. "Judicial officers should not go to Facebook. They should not comment on judgments because tomorrow if the judgment is cited, judge has already expressed one way or the other. "It is an open platform...You have to live life a hermit, work like a horse. So much sacrifice judicial officers have to do. They should not go into Facebook at all," the bench said in an oral observation. Senior advocate R Basant, appearing for one of the terminated woman judge, echoed the views of the bench and said no judicial