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Govt tightens IT rules: Mandate senior-level authorisation for content takedowns
Technology | Oct 23, 2025, 08:27 AM ISTThe government has revised IT rules to bring greater transparency, clarity, and precision to enforcement actions, requiring intermediaries to remove unlawful information upon receiving actual knowledge.The government has revised IT rules to bring greater transparency, clarity, and precision to enfor
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Pakistan: Elon Musk's X working with Shehbaz Sharif govt to 'understand concerns' amid ban
World | Apr 18, 2024, 06:24 PM ISTPakistan's interior ministry on Wednesday said the platform's failure to address misuse necessitated a ban on the microblogging site. The decision to ban X (Twitter) was met with widespread criticism from human rights organisations, press bodies and political parties.
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Pakistan imposed ban on Twitter in February over national security concerns: Interior ministry
World | Apr 17, 2024, 04:56 PM ISTPakistan's latest revelation confirms the long-suspected Twitter shutdown in the country after the general elections held on February 8. The interior ministry said that the platform's failure to address misuse necessitated a ban on the microblogging site.
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'Giving serious thought...': Elon Musk on building new social media platform
Business | Mar 27, 2022, 02:49 PM ISTIt all started when Elon Musk took to Twitter and wrote, "Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy. What should be done?"
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Bengaluru: 2 dead, 60 cops injured in clash over a communal post, MLAs house vandalised
India | Aug 12, 2020, 07:57 AM ISTA mob vandalized the residence of Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy in Bangalore over a derogatory social media post by his nephew on Tuesday. The incident took place after the post that was derogatory to Islam and its belief went viral on Social Media.
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Signs that it's high-time you must let go of Facebook!
Tech Auto | Dec 24, 2014, 12:52 PM ISTInternet connected the world, but Facebook brought it closer... There are hardly instances in the world history, when so many people spent so much time on a common platform. Today, you'll find people who are breathing Facebook,