India’s battle with Twitter escalated on Wednesday with the government accusing the US firm of deliberately ignoring new IT rules, as reports suggested it can now be prosecuted for users’ tweets. Currently social media companies operating in India are classed as intermediaries, shielding them from criminal liability for anything posted on their platforms. But the […]
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French teen kills father, posts crime scene video: police
A teenager in France has been arrested after stabbing his father to death and then sharing images of the crime scene online, investigators said on Tuesday. The 17-year-old in Ploeren, a town of about 6,000 in the northwestern Brittany region, called police late Saturday to say that “he had just stabbed his father to death […]
France fines Google 220 mn euros over online ad dominance
France’s competition regulator on Monday fined Google 220 million euros ($267 million) after finding it had abused its dominant market position for placing online ads, the latest move by European authorities to take tougher stances against US tech giants. The penalty is part of a settlement reached after three media groups — News Corp, French daily […]
India warns Twitter to comply with new IT rules
India on Saturday issued “one last notice” to Twitter to comply with new IT regulations that the social media giant says threaten privacy guarantees. Digital rights activists say New Delhi’s latest rules could be used by the government to identify authors of critical posts on social media sites. But the government argues they are needed […]
The Malaysian schoolgirl using TikTok to challenge school abuse
Malaysian teenager Ain Husniza Saiful Nizam’s unexpected rise from anonymous pupil to national leader against school harassment began with a teacher allegedly joking about rape. When the 17-year-old called out the incident in a viral TikTok clip, thousands of fellow students responded by sharing their harrowing experiences of verbal and physical harassment. The massive outpouring […]
Europe looks to remold internet with new copyright rules
The European Union has approved a copyright overhaul that aims to give more protection to artists and news organizations but which critics say will stifle freedom of speech and online creativity and punish smaller web companies. Artists, celebrities and tech experts have spoken out both in favor and against the EU directive, which the 28 […]
5 latest popular social media trends
The word ‘trend’ itself has been changing in terms of people’s interests and choices. Every year, social media is bringing a new trend to connect with people and making things more customised for individual development. Social media has been playing a crucial role in mass audiences, in enhancing an individual, group, community, country as well as […]