Twitter to Appoint Representative to Comply With New Social Media Regulations in Turkey
Agence France-Presse | Monday March 22, 2021
Twitter has agreed to appoint a local representative in Turkey to comply with a contentious social media law that allows authorities to remove content from platforms, a government official has said.
Centre Steps In After Manipur Journalist Gets Notice Under Digital Media Law
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday March 2, 2021
On Monday hours after a Manipur journalist was served a notice under the controversial new rules to regulate digital content, including that on news websites, it was withdrawn and, on Tuesday it emerged the centre had pointed out the issuing authority - a district magistrate - had no authority to send the notice
Facebook Restores News For Australian Users After Media Bargaining Deal
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 26, 2021
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.
Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 25, 2021
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.
Facebook News Pages to Be Restored in Australia as Government Agrees to Amend Media Payment Law
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 23, 2021
Facebook said it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages "in the coming days," after the government agreed to amend a world-first media law fiercely opposed by the tech giant.
Facebook Says Forced To Block Media In Australia Because Of Draft Law
World News | Reuters | Thursday February 18, 2021
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.
Microsoft Backs Australia's Proposed Media Laws Targeting Facebook, Google
World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 3, 2021
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content.
As Google Eyes Australia Exit, Microsoft Talks Bing With PM Morrison
World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 2, 2021
Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.
Twitter, Periscope, Pinterest Face Advertising Ban in Turkey
Reuters | Tuesday January 19, 2021
Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope, and Pinterest under a new social media law, according to decisions published in the country's Official Gazette.
Facebook to Appoint Turkey Envoy to Comply With Media Law
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 19, 2021
Facebook said it will appoint a representative in Turkey to comply with a new social media law aimed at forcing platforms to quickly remove contentious posts.
Facebook Threatens To Ban News Distribution In Australia Over Media Law
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 1, 2020
Facebook threatened Tuesday to block users and media organisations in Australia from sharing news stories in an escalating challenge to government plans to force digital giants to pay for content.
Britain To Make Social Media Bosses Personally Liable For Harmful Content
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 9, 2019
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.
Are Police Misusing Laws To Punish Social Media Users? NDTV Investigates
India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal | Tuesday December 12, 2017
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 ...
Russia's Vladimir Putin Signs "Foreign Agents" Media Law
World News | Reuters | Saturday November 25, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday new measures allowing authorities to list foreign media outlets as "foreign agents" in response to what Moscow says is unacceptable U.S. pressure on Russian media
Russian Lawmakers Approve 'Foreign Agents' Media Law
World News | Reuters | Thursday November 16, 2017
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a law that would give Moscow the power to force foreign media to brand the news they provide to Russians as the work of "foreign agents" and also to disclose where they get their funding
Twitter to Appoint Representative to Comply With New Social Media Regulations in Turkey
Agence France-Presse | Monday March 22, 2021
Twitter has agreed to appoint a local representative in Turkey to comply with a contentious social media law that allows authorities to remove content from platforms, a government official has said.
Centre Steps In After Manipur Journalist Gets Notice Under Digital Media Law
India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday March 2, 2021
On Monday hours after a Manipur journalist was served a notice under the controversial new rules to regulate digital content, including that on news websites, it was withdrawn and, on Tuesday it emerged the centre had pointed out the issuing authority - a district magistrate - had no authority to send the notice
Facebook Restores News For Australian Users After Media Bargaining Deal
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday February 26, 2021
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.
Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 25, 2021
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.
Facebook News Pages to Be Restored in Australia as Government Agrees to Amend Media Payment Law
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 23, 2021
Facebook said it will lift a contentious ban on Australian news pages "in the coming days," after the government agreed to amend a world-first media law fiercely opposed by the tech giant.
Facebook Says Forced To Block Media In Australia Because Of Draft Law
World News | Reuters | Thursday February 18, 2021
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.
Microsoft Backs Australia's Proposed Media Laws Targeting Facebook, Google
World News | Reuters | Wednesday February 3, 2021
Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it fully supported proposed new laws in Australia that would force internet giants Google and Facebook Inc to pay domestic media outlets for their content.
As Google Eyes Australia Exit, Microsoft Talks Bing With PM Morrison
World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 2, 2021
Software giant Microsoft Corp is confident its search product Bing can fill the gap in Australia if Google pulls its search over required payments to media outlets, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday.
Twitter, Periscope, Pinterest Face Advertising Ban in Turkey
Reuters | Tuesday January 19, 2021
Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority has imposed advertising bans on Twitter, Periscope, and Pinterest under a new social media law, according to decisions published in the country's Official Gazette.
Facebook to Appoint Turkey Envoy to Comply With Media Law
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 19, 2021
Facebook said it will appoint a representative in Turkey to comply with a new social media law aimed at forcing platforms to quickly remove contentious posts.
Facebook Threatens To Ban News Distribution In Australia Over Media Law
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday September 1, 2020
Facebook threatened Tuesday to block users and media organisations in Australia from sharing news stories in an escalating challenge to government plans to force digital giants to pay for content.
Britain To Make Social Media Bosses Personally Liable For Harmful Content
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 9, 2019
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.
Are Police Misusing Laws To Punish Social Media Users? NDTV Investigates
India News | Written by Nimisha Jaiswal | Tuesday December 12, 2017
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 ...
Russia's Vladimir Putin Signs "Foreign Agents" Media Law
World News | Reuters | Saturday November 25, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday new measures allowing authorities to list foreign media outlets as "foreign agents" in response to what Moscow says is unacceptable U.S. pressure on Russian media
Russian Lawmakers Approve 'Foreign Agents' Media Law
World News | Reuters | Thursday November 16, 2017
Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a law that would give Moscow the power to force foreign media to brand the news they provide to Russians as the work of "foreign agents" and also to disclose where they get their funding
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