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Students Travelling To Manali Leave Trash On Train Floor, Internet Says 'No Civic Sense'
"There should be at least this level of basic knowledge. One should not be spreading garbage like this. These are children, must be around 16-17 years old," the passenger says in the viral video.
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Andhra Pradesh Deliberates Guidelines For Safer Online Spaces For Children
The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing new guidelines to keep minors away from social media and ensure safer online spaces for children.
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'No Option Off Table': UK Considers Social Media Ban For Children
Britain will consider tightening rules on children's use of social media with no option "off the table," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, warning that they risked being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison."
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OTT Content Not Under Censor Board, Regulated Under IT Rules: Centre
In a move aimed at curbing obscenity and making the internet safe for users, including women and children, the Centre has listed norms, making it mandatory for social media platforms to appoint local officers and publish compliance reports.
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From Australia To US, Nations Tighten Rules On Children's Social Media Use
Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
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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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Follow Code Of Ethics: Centre To OTT Platforms Amid 'India's Got Latent' Row
Social media channels and OTT sites were warned to follow the Code of Ethics prescribed in the IT Rules (2021) and ensure critical self-regulation, as well as implement "access control for 'A' rated content" to avoid children consuming such content.
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules
A child will need the consent of an adult for opening social media accounts, according to the draft rules proposed for the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. The adult can be either a parent or a guardian, the draft rules say.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Pavel Durov Has "Nothing To Hide", Says Telegram After France Arrest
France held the Russian-born founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, which insisted he had "nothing to hide".
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Delhi High Court Grants MeitY Time to Detail Steps to Regulate Content on Social Media, OTT Platforms
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to the Centre to inform it about the steps taken for regulating content on social media and over-the-top (OTT) services. The court had underlined the need for taking seriously the use of vulgar language in public domain and on social media, open to children of tender age. The Union Ministry of Electronics...
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US President Joe Biden Says Social Media Firms Exploiting Children, Asks Lawmakers to Restrict Use of Data
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Big Tech firms of conducting a "for profit" experiment on the country's youth and urged US lawmakers to rein in social media firms' abilities to collect the data of children and teenagers online. The US has trailed other countries in creating modern rules to curb the power of the biggest tech firms.
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Snap Hires Jacqueline Beauchere as Its First Global Head of Platform Safety
Snapchat's owner has hired a longtime online safety advocate as its first global head of platform safety as the company continues to ramp up efforts around user safety and as social media firms face mounting global pressure from regulators and lawmakers.
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UK Proposes Banning Social Media 'Likes' for Children
Britain's privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to "like" posts on Facebook and other social media sites as part of tough new rules it's proposing to protect children's online privacy.
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Students Travelling To Manali Leave Trash On Train Floor, Internet Says 'No Civic Sense'
"There should be at least this level of basic knowledge. One should not be spreading garbage like this. These are children, must be around 16-17 years old," the passenger says in the viral video.
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Andhra Pradesh Deliberates Guidelines For Safer Online Spaces For Children
The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing new guidelines to keep minors away from social media and ensure safer online spaces for children.
-
'No Option Off Table': UK Considers Social Media Ban For Children
Britain will consider tightening rules on children's use of social media with no option "off the table," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, warning that they risked being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison."
-
OTT Content Not Under Censor Board, Regulated Under IT Rules: Centre
In a move aimed at curbing obscenity and making the internet safe for users, including women and children, the Centre has listed norms, making it mandatory for social media platforms to appoint local officers and publish compliance reports.
-
From Australia To US, Nations Tighten Rules On Children's Social Media Use
Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
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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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Follow Code Of Ethics: Centre To OTT Platforms Amid 'India's Got Latent' Row
Social media channels and OTT sites were warned to follow the Code of Ethics prescribed in the IT Rules (2021) and ensure critical self-regulation, as well as implement "access control for 'A' rated content" to avoid children consuming such content.
-
Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Parents' Consent Must For Children's Social Media Accounts: Draft Data Rules
A child will need the consent of an adult for opening social media accounts, according to the draft rules proposed for the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025. The adult can be either a parent or a guardian, the draft rules say.
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Australia Passes Landmark Order Banning Social Media For Under-16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Pavel Durov Has "Nothing To Hide", Says Telegram After France Arrest
France held the Russian-born founder of Telegram Pavel Durov in custody for a second day of questioning on Monday over alleged offences related to the popular but controversial messaging app, which insisted he had "nothing to hide".
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Delhi High Court Grants MeitY Time to Detail Steps to Regulate Content on Social Media, OTT Platforms
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted time to the Centre to inform it about the steps taken for regulating content on social media and over-the-top (OTT) services. The court had underlined the need for taking seriously the use of vulgar language in public domain and on social media, open to children of tender age. The Union Ministry of Electronics...
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US President Joe Biden Says Social Media Firms Exploiting Children, Asks Lawmakers to Restrict Use of Data
US President Joe Biden on Tuesday accused Big Tech firms of conducting a "for profit" experiment on the country's youth and urged US lawmakers to rein in social media firms' abilities to collect the data of children and teenagers online. The US has trailed other countries in creating modern rules to curb the power of the biggest tech firms.
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Snap Hires Jacqueline Beauchere as Its First Global Head of Platform Safety
Snapchat's owner has hired a longtime online safety advocate as its first global head of platform safety as the company continues to ramp up efforts around user safety and as social media firms face mounting global pressure from regulators and lawmakers.
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UK Proposes Banning Social Media 'Likes' for Children
Britain's privacy regulator wants to stop kids from being able to "like" posts on Facebook and other social media sites as part of tough new rules it's proposing to protect children's online privacy.
