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Digital Personal Data Protection bill now an Act; receives prez's assent

The Digital Personal Data Protection bill, passed by Parliament this week, has received President's assent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law aims to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digital data of individuals. Companies handling user data will be required to safeguard the individual's information, and instances of personal data breach have to be reported to the Data Protection Board (DPB) and the user. "DPDP Bill becomes an Act. Received Hon'ble President's assent," Vaishnaw said in similar posts on X (formerly Twitter), and homegrown app Koo. On August 9, the Rajya Sabha approved the DPDP bill that introduces several compliance requirements for the collection and processing of personal data, has provisions to curb misuse of individuals' data by online platforms, and entails up to Rs 250 crore penalty for any data ...

Not True, says star batter Virat Kohli on reported social media earnings

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Saturday clarified that a report of his earnings from his official Instagram handle is "not true".With around 256 million followers, Kohli is one of India's and the world's popular sportspersons in terms of his online presence.He often updates fans about his life and cricket through pictures/videos that potray him of sweating it out in nets or matches, pictures with his wife Anushka Sharma, who is a Bollywood actress and inspires many through the pictures and videos of his tough fitness regime. This popularity makes him an extremely dependable face for various brands and Kohli is often involved in brand promotions/advertisements on his social media pages. The earnings through these promotional posts has always been a curiosity for his fans.Recent media reports suggested that he had made crores of rupees -ranging from Rs 9 crore to Rs 15 crore per post through his social media accounts.On Saturday, Kohli took to 'X' (formerly known as Twitter) to post, .

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg's war of words over cage fight escalates

A day after Tesla CEO Musk claimed that his and Zuckerberg's fight will be live-streamed on X as well as Meta's platforms and will likely take place in Italy, the Meta owner dropped a statement

AAP's Raghav Chadha changes X bio to 'Suspended Member of Parliament'

AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Saturday changed his bio on X, earlier known as Twitter, to "Suspended Member of Parliament". This comes a day after Chadha was suspended from Rajya Sabha for "gross violation of rules, misconduct, defiant attitude and contemptuous conduct", pending a report by the privileges committee. His suspension on Friday followed a motion moved by Leader of the House Piyush Goyal who sought action against the AAP leader for including names of some members of the Upper House without their consent in a proposed select committee for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023. In a statement issued on Friday night, Chadha said, "My suspension serves as a stark message from the BJP to today's youth: If you dare to ask questions, we will crush your voice. I was suspended for asking tough questions that left the BJP, the world's largest party, without answers through my speech in Parliament on Delhi Service Bill." "My crime was exposing

Twitter-turned-X CEO Linda Yaccarino working to win back brands on platform

The new CEO of the company formerly known as Twitter says she's spent much of the past eight weeks trying to get big brands back and advertising on the social media platform that's been in upheaval since it was bought last year by Elon Musk. X Corp. CEO Linda Yaccarino said Thursday on CNBC that she has been focused on talking with brands like Coca Cola, Visa and State Farm, along with their chief marketing officers and chief executives. I've lived on a lot of planes lately, direct conversations with CMOs and CEOs, and we cover a lot of ground and I focus on those that have either maybe paused or reduced spending to remind them about the power of the platform and the power of the user base and the the economic potential of them partnering with us again, she said in her first media interview since Musk appointed her as CEO. Yaccarino suggested that part of the difficulty is that some big advertisers might not have known who to talk to because the company has slashed its staff from ..

Karnataka High Court stays order imposing Rs 50 lakh fine on X Corp

A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed a single judge bench order that had imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on X Corp (formerly Twitter) for not complying with IT Ministry orders -- subject to the company depositing 50 per cent of the amount (Rs 25 lakh) within one week. The deposit is for X Corp to show its bonafides, the court said. The order of the single judge who had directed X Corp to deposit Rs 50 lakh by August 14 will be stayed till the next date of hearing. As such, on deposit of Rs 25 lakh, the order of the single judge bench is stayed until the next hearing date, the HC said. The division bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice MGS Kamal was hearing a petition by the micro-blogging site against the order of Justice Krishna S Dixit which had dismissed its petition challenging the take-down orders on tweets (posts), URLs and hashtags. The single judge bench had also imposed a cost on the company in its judgment on June 30. On .

Threads rolls out new features, including 'share post to Instagram DMs'

Alongside, Meta has rolled out Threads support for rel=me links to help verify users' identity on platforms like Mastodon

Musk's X fined $350,000 in secret Justice Dept Fight over Trump records

The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit rejected Twitter's objections to an order that prohibited the company from notifying anyone about the warrant

When will PM Modi act on Manipur crisis? Congress asks on Twitter

The Congress on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter when he would act on Manipur, even as it alleged there was a growing "mistrust" between the BJP governments in the state and the Centre. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said Manipur was facing a brakdown of constitutional machinery after the Manipur Police filed an FIR against Assam Rifles. "This is the FIR filed by Manipur Police against Assam Rifles. The accompanying shrill rhetoric from the Manipur CM and those who surround him makes it clear that there's growing mistrust between the BJP government in the State and the BJP government in the Centre? "Is this not breakdown of Constitutional machinery? Is this the double engine governance that Manipur voted for," Ramesh said on Twitter. "When will the Prime Minister act," he said in the post, which carried the details of the FIR filed against Assam Rifles. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi also said, "Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh is making serious ..

WhatsApp set to release group voice chats feature: Here's how it works

When a user starts a voice chat, the group icon in the chat list will change to a waveform icon and show a 'connect' button

They don't tolerate 'single engine' govts anywhere in India: Sibal's dig

With Parliament passing the contentious Delhi services bill, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre, saying they don't tolerate single engine governments anywhere in India. Parliament on Monday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, that gives the central government control over bureaucrats in the Delhi government with the Rajya Sabha approving it with 131 votes in favour and 102 against. In a tweet, Sibal said, "NCT of Delhi (Amendment Bill) 2023 approved by Parliament. Allows Centre to control services of bureaucrats in the Delhi government to further emasculate the autonomy necessary for representative democracy." "They don't tolerate 'single engine' governments anywhere in India!" he said on Twitter. Sibal, who was a Union minister during UPA I and II, quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party's support. He has floated a ...

Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg cage fight confirmed, all you need to know

The cage fight is confirmed between two tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Musk has said the cage fight will be live-streamed on X

May need surgery, will get MRI on back, neck, says Musk before cage fight

The world's richest person said he will know this week whether surgery will be required, ahead of his proposed cage fight with Meta Platforms Inc. co-founder Mark Zuckerberg

Elon Musk to fund legal bill of people treated unfairly due to posting on X

Musk on Sunday tweeted, "If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill. No limit. Please let us know"

Ukraine proposed peace formula to restore int'l rules-based order: Zelensky

Zelenskyy posted a video message on Twitter, saying that a total of 42 countries are represented at the peace talks in Jeddah and everyone is united by the priority of international law

Elon Musk's X challenges Delhi court ruling on content blocking orders

If X's appeal is rejected, the government "will be emboldened to issue more blocking orders" that violate law, said X's 96 page filing submitted by local law firm Poovayya & Co

Twitter files appeal in Karnataka HC against order dismissing its plea

Microblogging site Twitter (now X Corp) has approached the High Court of Karnataka against the earlier order of a single judge bench which had dismissed its petition challenging the Centre's blocking orders. The single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit had also imposed a cost of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter in its judgement on June 30. The appeal filed by Twitter will come up before a division bench of the High Court. Twitter's main contention was that Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) had issued blocking orders under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act without issuing notice to the account holders. The appeal filed on August 1 is yet to be listed for hearing by the High Court. The appeal challenges the imposition of the Rs 50 lakh cost as unjust and excessive and has sought an interim relief of keeping it in suspension. Twitter was ordered to pay the fine within August 14 by the single judge bench. The order had also specified that if Twitter fai

Elon Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders

X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2022 sought to overturn some government orders to remove content from its platform, without specifying which

X social media reveals reporting structure under Elon Musk: CEO Yaccarino

The company said both Musk and Yaccarino will oversee the trust and safety team, which is responsible for content moderation

We will not : X CEO Musk refuses incentives to move HQ from San Francisco

Taking to his official handle on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk said he was being offered some rich incentives to move its headquarters out of San Francisco