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UK Bans Shower Gel Ad That Suggested "White Skin Was Superior"
A British advertising watchdog has banned a Sanex shower gel commercial after ruling it "could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin."
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"Would Like India To Be Global Game-Making Hub": IT Minister On Gaming Bill
The online gaming bill will help promote the country as a game manufacturer's destination while also discouraging online gambling, which has destroyed thousands of families, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told NDTV today.
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UK Bans Sanex Shower Gel Ad Over Racial Stereotyping
Britain's advertising regulator banned an advert for Sanex shower gel, owned by US consumer goods group Colgate-Palmolive, for suggesting black skin was "problematic" and white skin was "superior".
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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WhatsApp Launches New Safety Tool, 6.8 Million Scam Centre Accounts Banned
WhatsApp has launched a new 'safety overview', which will alert a user when someone not in their contact list adds them to a new WhatsApp group that they may not recognise, as Meta's messaging platform intensified its crackdown on scams and fraud.
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Two Zara Ads Banned For Unhealthily Thin Models With "Protruding Collarbones"
Zara advertisements have been banned for featuring models that appeared 'unhealthily thin'
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Brendan Taylor Added To Zimbabwe Squad After Completing ICC Ban
Brendan Taylor has returned to the Zimbabwe Test team after completing a three-and-a-half-year suspension imposed on him for breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Anti-Doping codes
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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Viral Map Shows Paris' Pollution Drop As City Trades Cars For Bike Lanes
Paris has traded automotive routes for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.
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Elon Musk Says Hashtags Will Be Banned From Ads On X "Starting Tomorrow"
The ban has been implemented on ads, not regular posts by common users.
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YouTube Exemption From Australian Teen Social Media Ban Opposed by Regulator
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s. In a blog post, YouTube said Inman Grant’s comments ignored the benefits YouTube offered to school students and teachers.
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Trump Administration Weighs Adding 36 Countries To Travel Ban, Memo Says
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel ban by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable.
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Meta Reportedly Considered Bringing Facial Recognition Support to Its Smart Glasses
Meta explored adding facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing users to identify nearby individuals, according to a report. This opt-in feature raises privacy concerns, as people whose faces would be scanned wouldn't be offered a choice. While current Ray-Ban Meta glasses use an LED to indicate recording, it's unclear if facial recognition ...
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In Dry Bihar, Ambulance Has No Patient, But Carton After Carton Of Liquor
Forty cartons of foreign liquor worth Rs 10 lakh were recovered from an ambulance in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar on Thursday evening, officials said, adding that the vehicle's driver has been arrested.
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Meta Opens Threads to Advertisers Globally
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it is expanding advertising on its social network Threads to all eligible advertisers globally. A growing user base on Threads—exceeding 320 million monthly users—and uncertainty surrounding a potential TikTok ban in the US could bolster Meta's ability to attract advertisers.
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UK Bans Shower Gel Ad That Suggested "White Skin Was Superior"
A British advertising watchdog has banned a Sanex shower gel commercial after ruling it "could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin."
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"Would Like India To Be Global Game-Making Hub": IT Minister On Gaming Bill
The online gaming bill will help promote the country as a game manufacturer's destination while also discouraging online gambling, which has destroyed thousands of families, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told NDTV today.
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UK Bans Sanex Shower Gel Ad Over Racial Stereotyping
Britain's advertising regulator banned an advert for Sanex shower gel, owned by US consumer goods group Colgate-Palmolive, for suggesting black skin was "problematic" and white skin was "superior".
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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WhatsApp Launches New Safety Tool, 6.8 Million Scam Centre Accounts Banned
WhatsApp has launched a new 'safety overview', which will alert a user when someone not in their contact list adds them to a new WhatsApp group that they may not recognise, as Meta's messaging platform intensified its crackdown on scams and fraud.
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Two Zara Ads Banned For Unhealthily Thin Models With "Protruding Collarbones"
Zara advertisements have been banned for featuring models that appeared 'unhealthily thin'
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Brendan Taylor Added To Zimbabwe Squad After Completing ICC Ban
Brendan Taylor has returned to the Zimbabwe Test team after completing a three-and-a-half-year suspension imposed on him for breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Anti-Doping codes
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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Viral Map Shows Paris' Pollution Drop As City Trades Cars For Bike Lanes
Paris has traded automotive routes for bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 parking spaces.
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Elon Musk Says Hashtags Will Be Banned From Ads On X "Starting Tomorrow"
The ban has been implemented on ads, not regular posts by common users.
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YouTube Exemption From Australian Teen Social Media Ban Opposed by Regulator
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, called on the government to reverse its controversial exemption for YouTube from a social media ban for under-16s. In a blog post, YouTube said Inman Grant’s comments ignored the benefits YouTube offered to school students and teachers.
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Trump Administration Weighs Adding 36 Countries To Travel Ban, Memo Says
US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel ban by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable.
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Meta Reportedly Considered Bringing Facial Recognition Support to Its Smart Glasses
Meta explored adding facial recognition to its smart glasses, allowing users to identify nearby individuals, according to a report. This opt-in feature raises privacy concerns, as people whose faces would be scanned wouldn't be offered a choice. While current Ray-Ban Meta glasses use an LED to indicate recording, it's unclear if facial recognition ...
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In Dry Bihar, Ambulance Has No Patient, But Carton After Carton Of Liquor
Forty cartons of foreign liquor worth Rs 10 lakh were recovered from an ambulance in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar on Thursday evening, officials said, adding that the vehicle's driver has been arrested.
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Meta Opens Threads to Advertisers Globally
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it is expanding advertising on its social network Threads to all eligible advertisers globally. A growing user base on Threads—exceeding 320 million monthly users—and uncertainty surrounding a potential TikTok ban in the US could bolster Meta's ability to attract advertisers.
