Koo Updates Content Moderation Features to Block Nudity, Offensive Content
Microblogging platform Koo on Thursday announced the launch of new proactive content moderation features, geared to provide users with a…
WhatsApp Banned Over 2.9 Million Indian Accounts in January to Combat Abuse
Social messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 2.9 million accounts in the country in month of January…
Australia Asks Twitter, Google to Disclose Efforts to Stop Online Child Abuse
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts…
US President Joe Biden Accuses Social Media Firms of Exploiting Children
US President Joe Biden called on US lawmakers Tuesday to restrict how social media companies lure children and collect their…
WhatsApp Banned Around 37 Lakh User Accounts in India in December 2022
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned 36.77 lakh accounts in India in December, marginally lower than the…
Twitter Jumped the Shark, Now It Looks Like MySpace
Elon Musk has good reason to laugh at those naysayers who predicted Twitter would crash as soon as he laid…
Why US Public Schools Are Suing Big Tech Over Social Media Harm
Seattle’s public school district filed a lawsuit against Big Tech claiming that the companies were responsible for a worsening mental…
Government Blocked 104 YouTube Sites for Misinformation: Anurag Thakur
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said 104 YouTube channels, 45 videos, four Facebook accounts, three Instagram accounts, five Twitter…
China Says Rules on ‘Deepfakes’ Will Come Into Force From January 10
China’s new rules for content providers that alter facial and voice data will take effect from January 10, its cyberspace…
Biden Administration Says Law Protecting Social Media Firms Has Limits
The Biden administration argued to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday that social media giants like Google could in some…