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Women's Panel Pushes IT Act Revamp With Victim Fund And Al Audits
It's time to make the internet safer for women. That's the clear message from the National Commission for Women (NCW), which has submitted a major report to the government demanding urgent changes to India's cyber laws.
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AI Chatbots Will Be Banned for Teenagers With Mandatory Age Verification, Says Proposed US Law
A new bipartisan bill in the US, called the GUARD Act, seeks to ban AI chatbots for users under 18. It mandates strict age verification and introduces penalties for AI firms whose bots generate sexual or violent content. If passed, it could make popular tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude inaccessible to teenagers.
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Online Money Games Ban Faces First Legal Challenge From Rummy, Poker Games Firm A23
In a court filing at the High Court of Karnataka in southwestern India, A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said the law "criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight".
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A New Covfefe? Donald Trump's Latest One-Word Post Confuses Internet
The term even trended on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit, with users sharing memes and jokes about the mysterious post.
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Russia Imposes Partial Restrictions on WhatsApp, Telegram Voice Calls
Russia, through its media and internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, has reportedly imposed a partial restriction on voice calls made via two instant messaging apps, WhatsApp and Telegram. The regulator said that it took this step to better fight crime. Moreover, the regulator said that several law enforcement agencies and citizens appealed that the two...
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Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act
Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browse...
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"To Protect Moral, Ethical Values": Kyrgyzstan Bans Online Porn
Japarov's office said the ban on pornography is to "protect moral and ethical values" in mostly Muslim Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous Central Asian country of 7 million people which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday's deadline for 90 days, a step he had previously signaled.
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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"Your Wife Is Indian": Internet Slams US Politician Over Anti-Migration Comments
Many users were quick to point out that Mr Gill is married to Danielle D'Souza, daughter of prominent conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who is of Indian descent.
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All Pornography Websites In The US Could Soon Face A Ban Due To This Bill
Lee, along with Illinois Representative Mary Miller, unveiled the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), which seeks to redefine "obscenity" for the internet era.
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Google Facing at Least EUR 12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe
Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union. The complaints blame Google for stealing their customers. Google denies that any of the European civil suits have merit.
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ED Said to be Quizzing Apple, Xiaomi in E-Commerce Probe on Amazon, Flipkart
ED, which probes economic crimes, has been investigating Amazon and Flipkart for years for allegedly breaching laws by stocking and exerting control over goods they list online. The agency, in recent weeks wrote to smartphone companies, including Apple and Xiaomi, to get data related to their online sales.
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Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups
Uber was sued by the US Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed Monday, the FTC alleges the company charged consumers for its Uber One product without their consent, misled users about the program’s savings and made it “unreasonably” burdensome to cancel the service.
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Google, Apple Hit by Twin EU Rebuke Amid Big Tech Crackdown
The European Commission chastised Google for allegedly breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act by favoring in-house services across its sprawling search empire and for preventing app developers from steering consumers to offers outside of its Play Store. Meanwhile, Apple was told it must loosen the shackles on its prized iPhone operatin...
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Women's Panel Pushes IT Act Revamp With Victim Fund And Al Audits
It's time to make the internet safer for women. That's the clear message from the National Commission for Women (NCW), which has submitted a major report to the government demanding urgent changes to India's cyber laws.
-
AI Chatbots Will Be Banned for Teenagers With Mandatory Age Verification, Says Proposed US Law
A new bipartisan bill in the US, called the GUARD Act, seeks to ban AI chatbots for users under 18. It mandates strict age verification and introduces penalties for AI firms whose bots generate sexual or violent content. If passed, it could make popular tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude inaccessible to teenagers.
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Online Money Games Ban Faces First Legal Challenge From Rummy, Poker Games Firm A23
In a court filing at the High Court of Karnataka in southwestern India, A23, which offers rummy and poker games, said the law "criminalises the legitimate business of playing online games of skill, which would result in the closure of various gaming companies overnight".
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A New Covfefe? Donald Trump's Latest One-Word Post Confuses Internet
The term even trended on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit, with users sharing memes and jokes about the mysterious post.
-
Russia Imposes Partial Restrictions on WhatsApp, Telegram Voice Calls
Russia, through its media and internet regulator, Roskomnadzor, has reportedly imposed a partial restriction on voice calls made via two instant messaging apps, WhatsApp and Telegram. The regulator said that it took this step to better fight crime. Moreover, the regulator said that several law enforcement agencies and citizens appealed that the two...
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Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act
Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browse...
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"To Protect Moral, Ethical Values": Kyrgyzstan Bans Online Porn
Japarov's office said the ban on pornography is to "protect moral and ethical values" in mostly Muslim Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous Central Asian country of 7 million people which gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Trump Extends Deadline for US TikTok Sale to September
US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday's deadline for 90 days, a step he had previously signaled.
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Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that social media firms are responsible for certain user-posted content in the country. This could result in fines against social media companies in Brazil. The decision could impact the business of platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and other internet giants, s...
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"Your Wife Is Indian": Internet Slams US Politician Over Anti-Migration Comments
Many users were quick to point out that Mr Gill is married to Danielle D'Souza, daughter of prominent conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who is of Indian descent.
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All Pornography Websites In The US Could Soon Face A Ban Due To This Bill
Lee, along with Illinois Representative Mary Miller, unveiled the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA), which seeks to redefine "obscenity" for the internet era.
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Google Facing at Least EUR 12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe
Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union. The complaints blame Google for stealing their customers. Google denies that any of the European civil suits have merit.
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ED Said to be Quizzing Apple, Xiaomi in E-Commerce Probe on Amazon, Flipkart
ED, which probes economic crimes, has been investigating Amazon and Flipkart for years for allegedly breaching laws by stocking and exerting control over goods they list online. The agency, in recent weeks wrote to smartphone companies, including Apple and Xiaomi, to get data related to their online sales.
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Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups
Uber was sued by the US Federal Trade Commission. In a complaint filed Monday, the FTC alleges the company charged consumers for its Uber One product without their consent, misled users about the program’s savings and made it “unreasonably” burdensome to cancel the service.
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Google, Apple Hit by Twin EU Rebuke Amid Big Tech Crackdown
The European Commission chastised Google for allegedly breaching the bloc’s landmark Digital Markets Act by favoring in-house services across its sprawling search empire and for preventing app developers from steering consumers to offers outside of its Play Store. Meanwhile, Apple was told it must loosen the shackles on its prized iPhone operatin...
