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Woman Confronts Man For Secretly Clicking Her Pics At Mumbai's Marine Drive: "Caught A Man The Age Of My Father"
The incident sparked significant debate on social media regarding privacy and the everyday precautions women feel forced to take in public spaces.
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Roblox Begins Global Rollout of Mandatory Selfie-Based Age Verification for Chat Features
Roblox has started a global rollout requiring users to complete age checks to access chat features. The requirement, tested earlier in select regions, is expanding to all markets where chat is available. The system uses facial age estimation handled by third-party vendor Persona, with images deleted after processing. Verified users are placed into ...
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Live-In Ok For Adults Even If Not Of Marriage Age: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that two consenting adults are entitled to be in a live-in relationship even if they have not yet reached the legal age for marriage, underscoring that constitutional rights cannot be curtailed on that ground.
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Understanding POCSO And Why Lowering The Age Of Consent Below 18 Is Dangerous
Lowering the age of consent risks weakening child protection, and instead India must focus on fully enforcing POCSO with stronger preventive measures
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'Shields minors': Centre Defends Statutory Age Of 18 Years For Consent In Top Court
The Centre has defended in the Supreme Court the statutory age of consent of 18 years, saying the decision was a "deliberate, well-considered, and coherent" policy choice aimed at shielding minors from sexual exploitation.
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Man Detained After Videos Of Bengaluru Women Shared Online Without Consent
A 26-year-old man accused of operating an Instagram account that posted videos and photographs of women in Bengaluru without their consent was arrested following a woman's viral Instagram post.
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Adolescents Should Be Able To Express Love Without Criminalisation: High Court
In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting minors, adolescents should be permitted to express their feelings and engage in relationships without the fear of criminalization.
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Instagram Brings Teen Accounts With Additional Protections to Users in India
Instagram's Teen Accounts feature is being rolled out in India to improve the safety of younger users. It restricts account functionalities for underage users and requires parental consent for certain settings. Parents of users aged 16 and above can enable supervision features, and offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of messages and co...
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Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.
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"Nothing Sexual": 63-Year-Old Ghana Priest Defends Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
The spokesperson of priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII said the girl is not expected to fulfil marital duties until she reaches the legal age of consent, which is 16 in Ghana.
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Woman Confronts Man For Secretly Clicking Her Pics At Mumbai's Marine Drive: "Caught A Man The Age Of My Father"
The incident sparked significant debate on social media regarding privacy and the everyday precautions women feel forced to take in public spaces.
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Roblox Begins Global Rollout of Mandatory Selfie-Based Age Verification for Chat Features
Roblox has started a global rollout requiring users to complete age checks to access chat features. The requirement, tested earlier in select regions, is expanding to all markets where chat is available. The system uses facial age estimation handled by third-party vendor Persona, with images deleted after processing. Verified users are placed into ...
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Live-In Ok For Adults Even If Not Of Marriage Age: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that two consenting adults are entitled to be in a live-in relationship even if they have not yet reached the legal age for marriage, underscoring that constitutional rights cannot be curtailed on that ground.
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Understanding POCSO And Why Lowering The Age Of Consent Below 18 Is Dangerous
Lowering the age of consent risks weakening child protection, and instead India must focus on fully enforcing POCSO with stronger preventive measures
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'Shields minors': Centre Defends Statutory Age Of 18 Years For Consent In Top Court
The Centre has defended in the Supreme Court the statutory age of consent of 18 years, saying the decision was a "deliberate, well-considered, and coherent" policy choice aimed at shielding minors from sexual exploitation.
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Man Detained After Videos Of Bengaluru Women Shared Online Without Consent
A 26-year-old man accused of operating an Instagram account that posted videos and photographs of women in Bengaluru without their consent was arrested following a woman's viral Instagram post.
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Adolescents Should Be Able To Express Love Without Criminalisation: High Court
In a POCSO case, the Delhi High Court emphasized that while the legal age of consent is crucial for protecting minors, adolescents should be permitted to express their feelings and engage in relationships without the fear of criminalization.
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Instagram Brings Teen Accounts With Additional Protections to Users in India
Instagram's Teen Accounts feature is being rolled out in India to improve the safety of younger users. It restricts account functionalities for underage users and requires parental consent for certain settings. Parents of users aged 16 and above can enable supervision features, and offensive words and phrases will be filtered out of messages and co...
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Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.
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"Nothing Sexual": 63-Year-Old Ghana Priest Defends Marrying 12-Year-Old Girl
The spokesperson of priest Nuumo Borketey Laweh Tsuru XXXIII said the girl is not expected to fulfil marital duties until she reaches the legal age of consent, which is 16 in Ghana.
