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This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.
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How US Social Media Firms Use American Law To Disregard Laws Of Other Nations
Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.
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US Supreme Court Orders Review Of Ruling On Contentious Social Media Laws
The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to review a pair of Republican-backed state laws that imposed restrictions on social media companies to moderate content, sidestepping a ruling on their constitutional validity.
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Florida Passes Law Restricting Social Media For People Under 16
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14- and 15-year-olds to get parental consent, a measure supporters say will protect them from online risks to their
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Centre's Proposal To Amend Social Media Rules
The Centre plans to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against the decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms.
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Social Media Algorithms Shouldn't Violate Fundamental Rights: Minister
No algorithm of any social media platform should violate fundamental rights of Indians, and the laws and jurisprudence would need to evolve continuously to keep pace with the changing nature of internet, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.
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Facebook Restores News For Australian Users After Media Bargaining Deal
Facebook on Friday restored access to news for its Australian users after reaching agreement with the government on a landmark law requiring it and other tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News
Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies.
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Facebook Says Forced To Block Media In Australia Because Of Draft Law
Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it blocked media content in Australia because the draft law did not provide clear guidance on the definition of news content and said its commitment to combat misinformation had not changed.
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Britain To Make Social Media Bosses Personally Liable For Harmful Content
Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a "world-leading" government plan published Monday in response to the spread of online abuses and crimes.
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Are Police Misusing Laws To Punish Social Media Users? NDTV Investigates
Rahat Khan, 24, who runs a Jan Suvidha Kendra in Dankaur, Greater Noida, was arrested by the police in March for posting an image of a Yogi Adityanath lookalike with a semi-clad woman. Mr Khan claims he did not share the image. But it was seen by Naveen Sharma -- a worker of Hindu Yuva Vahini, the outfit founded by the Yogi - who told NDTV that he ...
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EU Commissioner Warns Poland On New Media Law: Report
European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger today threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media.
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Will Question People Involved, Says Delhi Police Chief on Nirbhaya Documentary
A day after Delhi police filed a case regarding the documentary "India's Daughter" based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, police chief BS Bassi said the people involved in the making of it will be questioned.
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Jail, Lawsuits Cast Shadow over Myanmar Media Freedom
Two years after Myanmar scrapped censorship in one of its boldest reforms, its journalists are again living in fear of jail and are convinced a state-sponsored crackdown is under way to limit press freedom.
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To liberalisation of popular culture, China says 'enough'
Communist leaders in China are proposing new limits on media and Internet freedoms that include some of the most restrictive measures in years.
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This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.
-
How US Social Media Firms Use American Law To Disregard Laws Of Other Nations
Social media platforms tend not to be that bothered by national boundaries.
-
US Supreme Court Orders Review Of Ruling On Contentious Social Media Laws
The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to review a pair of Republican-backed state laws that imposed restrictions on social media companies to moderate content, sidestepping a ruling on their constitutional validity.
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Florida Passes Law Restricting Social Media For People Under 16
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that bans children aged under 14 from social media platforms and requires 14- and 15-year-olds to get parental consent, a measure supporters say will protect them from online risks to their
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Centre's Proposal To Amend Social Media Rules
The Centre plans to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against the decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms.
-
Social Media Algorithms Shouldn't Violate Fundamental Rights: Minister
No algorithm of any social media platform should violate fundamental rights of Indians, and the laws and jurisprudence would need to evolve continuously to keep pace with the changing nature of internet, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.
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Facebook Restores News For Australian Users After Media Bargaining Deal
Facebook on Friday restored access to news for its Australian users after reaching agreement with the government on a landmark law requiring it and other tech firms to pay for journalistic content.
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Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News
Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies.
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Facebook Says Forced To Block Media In Australia Because Of Draft Law
Facebook Inc said on Thursday that it blocked media content in Australia because the draft law did not provide clear guidance on the definition of news content and said its commitment to combat misinformation had not changed.
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Britain To Make Social Media Bosses Personally Liable For Harmful Content
Britain will make social media bosses personally liable for harmful content and shut down offending platforms under a "world-leading" government plan published Monday in response to the spread of online abuses and crimes.
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Are Police Misusing Laws To Punish Social Media Users? NDTV Investigates
Rahat Khan, 24, who runs a Jan Suvidha Kendra in Dankaur, Greater Noida, was arrested by the police in March for posting an image of a Yogi Adityanath lookalike with a semi-clad woman. Mr Khan claims he did not share the image. But it was seen by Naveen Sharma -- a worker of Hindu Yuva Vahini, the outfit founded by the Yogi - who told NDTV that he ...
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EU Commissioner Warns Poland On New Media Law: Report
European Union (EU) Commissioner Gunther Oettinger today threatened to put Poland on notice for infringing on common European values by passing legislation giving the government control of the state media.
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Will Question People Involved, Says Delhi Police Chief on Nirbhaya Documentary
A day after Delhi police filed a case regarding the documentary "India's Daughter" based on the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, police chief BS Bassi said the people involved in the making of it will be questioned.
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Jail, Lawsuits Cast Shadow over Myanmar Media Freedom
Two years after Myanmar scrapped censorship in one of its boldest reforms, its journalists are again living in fear of jail and are convinced a state-sponsored crackdown is under way to limit press freedom.
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To liberalisation of popular culture, China says 'enough'
Communist leaders in China are proposing new limits on media and Internet freedoms that include some of the most restrictive measures in years.
