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Centre Gives X Time Till Wednesday To Submit Report On Sexualised Images
On Friday, the government directed X to immediately remove all vulgar, obscene and unlawful content, especially generated by Grok or face action under the law.
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Centre's Key Changes To Content Rules After Legal Fight With Elon Musk's X
Following a legal battle with Elon Musk's X over social media guidelines, the Centre has made key amendments to the Information Technology law to "enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards".
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Reddit Sues Perplexity for Scraping Data to Train AI System
Reddit has sued AI startup Perplexity and three other firms, accusing them of illegally scraping its data to train Perplexity’s AI search engine. The complaint claims the companies bypassed Reddit’s protections to steal data needed for Perplexity’s “answer engine.” This case joins a growing list of lawsuits by content owners over unauthor...
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Multiple FIRs Filed In Punjab Over Social Media Posts Against Chief Justice
In a firm crackdown on objectionable and unlawful social media content, the Punjab Police have registered multiple FIRs across several districts after receiving numerous complaints regarding posts and videos targeting Chief Justice of India BR Gavai.
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Centre Bans OTT Platforms Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix For Obscene Content
In a bid to crack down on unlawful and obscene content, the government has directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disable public access to 25 OTT platforms, including big and popular names like Ullu, ALTT, and Desiflix.
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"Unlawful Regulation": Elon Musk's X Sues Centre, Alleges Censorship
Social media giant 'X' (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against the Indian government, challenging what it calls unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship.
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108 Lawyers Want Ekta Kapoor's Padma Shri Revoked Over "Obscene" Content
Over a hundred lawyers on Tuesday wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking revocation of Padma Shri conferred on film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor for making "unlawful" and "horrendous pornographic content".
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Amazon and Universal Music Group Expand Partnership to Address ‘Unlawful AI-Generated Content’
Amazon and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the expansion of their partnership on Monday. Among other topics, the two entities highlighted that the collaboration will focus on the advancement of artist-centric principles including increased fraud protection. While both the companies had a collaborative agreement in place, the new partnership e...
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Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy
Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site's parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They also say they were blacklisted...
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TikTok Ban Lifted by Pakistan, Fourth Time in Past 15 Months
TikTok ban was lifted again in Pakistan, this time after four months, following assurances from the popular Chinese video-sharing service that it would control the spread of indecent content.
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Centre Gives X Time Till Wednesday To Submit Report On Sexualised Images
On Friday, the government directed X to immediately remove all vulgar, obscene and unlawful content, especially generated by Grok or face action under the law.
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Centre's Key Changes To Content Rules After Legal Fight With Elon Musk's X
Following a legal battle with Elon Musk's X over social media guidelines, the Centre has made key amendments to the Information Technology law to "enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards".
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Reddit Sues Perplexity for Scraping Data to Train AI System
Reddit has sued AI startup Perplexity and three other firms, accusing them of illegally scraping its data to train Perplexity’s AI search engine. The complaint claims the companies bypassed Reddit’s protections to steal data needed for Perplexity’s “answer engine.” This case joins a growing list of lawsuits by content owners over unauthor...
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Multiple FIRs Filed In Punjab Over Social Media Posts Against Chief Justice
In a firm crackdown on objectionable and unlawful social media content, the Punjab Police have registered multiple FIRs across several districts after receiving numerous complaints regarding posts and videos targeting Chief Justice of India BR Gavai.
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Centre Bans OTT Platforms Ullu, ALTT, Desiflix For Obscene Content
In a bid to crack down on unlawful and obscene content, the government has directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to disable public access to 25 OTT platforms, including big and popular names like Ullu, ALTT, and Desiflix.
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"Unlawful Regulation": Elon Musk's X Sues Centre, Alleges Censorship
Social media giant 'X' (formerly Twitter), owned by US billionaire Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit in the Karnataka High Court against the Indian government, challenging what it calls unlawful content regulation and arbitrary censorship.
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108 Lawyers Want Ekta Kapoor's Padma Shri Revoked Over "Obscene" Content
Over a hundred lawyers on Tuesday wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu seeking revocation of Padma Shri conferred on film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor for making "unlawful" and "horrendous pornographic content".
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Amazon and Universal Music Group Expand Partnership to Address ‘Unlawful AI-Generated Content’
Amazon and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced the expansion of their partnership on Monday. Among other topics, the two entities highlighted that the collaboration will focus on the advancement of artist-centric principles including increased fraud protection. While both the companies had a collaborative agreement in place, the new partnership e...
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Facebook Parent Meta Sued by Kenyan Content Moderators for Unlawful Redundancy
Facebook content moderators in Kenya are suing the social media site's parent company Meta and two outsourcing companies for unlawful redundancy, a rights group said on Monday. The 43 applicants say they lost their jobs with Sama, a Kenya-based firm contracted to moderate Facebook content, for organising a union. They also say they were blacklisted...
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TikTok Ban Lifted by Pakistan, Fourth Time in Past 15 Months
TikTok ban was lifted again in Pakistan, this time after four months, following assurances from the popular Chinese video-sharing service that it would control the spread of indecent content.
