News Why did WhatsApp ban 19 lakh Indian users in May? WhatsApp revealed the figures as part of mandatory compliance reports by social media intermediaries under IT Rules 2021 Sashwata SahaJuly 4, 2022
News Over 1.7 million WhatsApp accounts banned, latest compliance report shows The report mandated by the IT Rules has revealed that in-app reporting by users rose in November 2021. Anushka JainJanuary 6, 2022
News Twitter censors tweets ridiculing death of CDS General Bipin Rawat upon government request Soon after the death of General Rawat in a chopper crash, several people faced police action for their social media posts. Aihik SurDecember 22, 2021
News Meta bans Indian surveillance-for-hire company Belltrox from its platforms including Facebook Impersonation and other social engineering hacks allegedly used by the firm were uncovered in a joint investigation. Aihik SurDecember 22, 2021
Social Media Free Software Movement of India’s Twitter account locked over picture of CERT-in complaint The Free Software Movement of India’s Twitter page has been locked, Y Kiran Chandra, FSMI’s Secretary General, said on Tuesday. This means the account... Aroon DeepMarch 31, 2021
News Delhi HC issues notice to MeitY and Twitter on the suspension of Sanjay Hegde’s account The Delhi High Court, on January 6, issued a notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Technology (MeitY) and Twitter, seeking their stance on... Soumyarendra BarikJanuary 8, 2020
Mobile Twitter admits that it sometimes wrongly suspends accounts, allows suspension appeals via app Twitter said on Tuesday that users can appeal account suspensions though its app. Previously, a user would have to fill in a form in... Zaheer MerchantApril 5, 2019