Kolkata doctor rape-murder: The government has mandated the immediate removal of all references related to the deceased, including names, photographs, and video clips, from all social media platforms and electronic media.
A few users faced difficulties accessing Facebook and Instagram, leading to inconvenience. It's worth noting that not all users were affected by these issues, but rather only a subset of users experienced problems as Meta services were facing some issues.
Deepfake videos case: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told media that the government had recently issued notices to companies on the deepfake issue, and while the platforms have responded, companies will have to be "more aggressive" in taking action on such content.
Lok Sabha election 2024: Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that he will reach out to people to seek votes and put his good work for the development ahead of them. Gadkari also mentioned that his family members are not his political heirs.
MoS Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that if the social media platforms do not take action swiftly on the matter, the safe harbour under the IT Act would be withdrawn.
The year began on a turbulent note for social media platforms when the government asked Twitter to block tweets and handles in connection with the farmers' agitation over agricultural laws, which have now been repealed. Twitter had complied, only to restore the accounts later, leading to a massive standoff between the microblogging platform and the government.
New Delhi: Social media platforms are being misused to create trouble in the country and this was evident during the recent communal violence in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Intelligence Bureau (IB) chief Asif Ibrahim said
Hyderabad, Aug 12: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is quite active on social media platforms, today asked Andhra Pradesh BJP leaders to make the best of this powerful medium to reach out to people.
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