News Meta transparency report shows user requests from Indian government continued to climb The report revealed that information requests from the Indian government went up by 12% since the year began. Anushka JainNovember 11, 2021
News Tripura Police tells Twitter to remove tweets and block handles amid communal unrest The legal notice to Twitter asking it to fork over IP addresses and mobile numbers of users has raised eyebrows. Aihik SurNovember 10, 2021
News Google and Telegram face hefty fines for not playing ball with Russia over illegal content The fines are part of a larger crackdown waged by Russian authorities on US tech giants. Anushka JainNovember 9, 2021
News Andhra Pradesh High Court orders ‘judge bashing’ social media content to be removed Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube were ordered to take down posts in an Andhra Pradesh contempt case. Anushka JainNovember 8, 2021
News What does the Indian government’s FAQs on IT Rules 2021 fail to answer? The IT Rules FAQs fail to provide clarity on several queries raised by MediaNama in its submission to India's IT Ministry. MedianamaNovember 2, 2021
News Google allows children to request removal of their photos from its search results Of late, tech giants like Google have been trying to make their platforms more appropriate for kids following intense criticism. Anushka JainOctober 29, 2021
News YouTube says it will demonetize “low-quality” videos targeted at kids, here’s what this means YouTube's trying to make the platform more appropriate for kids but its latest guidelines could have unintended consequences. Sarvesh MathiOctober 27, 2021
News Facebook’s failure to check hate speech in India spurs demand for an investigation Facebook in India has been accused of being a BJP ally and more following revelations in a new set of leaked company papers. Nishant KauntiaOctober 26, 2021
News Why LinkedIn is being replaced with a bare-bones job search platform in China Microsoft announced that LinkedIn is shutting down in China after seven years amid censorship and regulatory issues. Anushka JainOctober 19, 2021
News Quran and Bible apps removed by Apple at the behest of Chinese authorities In China, a Quran app and a Bible app are no longer available after getting flagged for breaking laws on illegal religious texts. Anushka JainOctober 19, 2021