News How will political parties use WhatsApp Communities? WhatsApp communities will allow admins to message thousands of users at a time Nikhil PahwaApril 15, 2022
News Instagram received highest number of user grievances in February, latest compliance report shows Around 96% of content harmful to children was detected by Instagram on its own. Aihik SurApril 13, 2022
News Twitter received 1,478 grievances in the first quarter of 2022, took action against 1,996 URLs Yet again, a majority of grievances were pinned to abuse and harassment on the platform. Sarvesh MathiApril 13, 2022
News Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocks 22 YouTube channels for spreading fake news and disinformation The fake news pertained to various subjects including the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Sarvesh MathiApril 6, 2022
News Google received 3,000 fewer user complaints in February 2022, compliance report shows The complaints continued to focus on copyright violations as seen in previous months. MitakshApril 4, 2022
News WhatsApp banned less than 2 million accounts for third time since IT Rules, February report shows There were also fewer users who appealed the ban in the reporting period. Aihik SurApril 4, 2022
News Social media platforms should suspend accounts only as last resort and not arbitrarily: MeitY in Delhi HC The ministry's affidavit held that deplatforming an account went against the tenets of the Constitution, save for some exceptions. Sarvesh MathiMarch 31, 2022
News Government should put an end to Facebook’s interference in Indian elections, Congress President says after reports accused platform of favouring BJP Something similar happened in the last US presidential election when Trump got FB ads at lower rates than his opponent. Sarvesh MathiMarch 17, 2022
News Facebook, Instagram will temporarily allow posts calling for violence against Russian soldiers and politicians However, this is not the first instance of Facebook modifying its hate speech policy. Sarvesh MathiMarch 11, 2022
News Instagram received a record number of user grievances in January, latest compliance report shows As per the IT Rules 2021, social media intermediaries must proactively identify and remove information among other requirements. Anushka JainMarch 8, 2022