News WhatsApp Monthly Compliance Report Reveals Ban of fewer than 2 Million Accounts in January 2022 for the Second Time Social media intermediaries must offer information for identify verification or help to government agencies for crime prevention and investigations, according to IT Rules 2021. MitakshMarch 4, 2022
News Google continues to witness a rise in number of user complaints in January 2022, compliance report shows The report provides key insights on why users raise complaints and how big tech companies like Google address them. MitakshMarch 3, 2022
News Twitter takes down BJP Karnataka’s tweets revealing details of minors protesting Hijab Ban The tweets drew sharp criticism for doxxing the students who have moved court against the ban. Anushka JainFebruary 16, 2022
News Summary: US lawmakers introduce bill to tackle social media addiction and amplification of harmful content The bill will require social media platforms to release month-wise and half-yearly breakdowns of their content moderation stats. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 15, 2022
News Here’s why Twitter’s experimental downvote feature is problematic Twitter may be encouraged by its initial findings, but there are many thing that can go wrong with such a feature. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 7, 2022
News Twitter took action against 404 URLs for illegal activities, between November and December Abuse and harassment on the platform saw the highest total number of user grievances. Anushka JainFebruary 4, 2022
News More than 2 million WhatsApp accounts banned in December 2021, compliance report shows Naturally, most of its grievances from Indian users were requests to overturn these bans. Anushka JainFebruary 3, 2022
News Government says it is open about content takedown orders to expose inaction of platforms, but is it really open? Previous instances show that it has been curiously selective in being transparent about such requests to platforms. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 3, 2022
News Government blocking of URLs falls by 50 percent in 2021 with 6,096 instances, MeitY reveals Section 69A orders to block web pages have continued to climb since 2015, until the shift reported this year. MitakshFebruary 3, 2022
News WhatsApp to let group admins delete messages, raising concerns over accountability Although the feature is still in the design phase, it has raked up concerns over free speech and intermediary liability. MitakshFebruary 2, 2022