Tag: information
Prince William: Social Media Awash With Misinformation About Covid Vaccine
Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine are encouraging people to take Covid-19 vaccination. The two also requested people to ignore misinformation being circulated about the vaccine. ....
China Hid Wuhan Coronavirus Information From WHO Expert Team: Report
China's behaviour with the expert team constituted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the coronavirus (Covid-19) has led to more speculation about the virus that traces its origins to Wuhan in central China. Various news reports have made it clear that the WHO team worked under limitations and did not have access to all information it sought on the initial days of the outbreak. ....
FIR Against 8 Twitter Handles In Unnao Case
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has started cracking down on social media 'offenders' a big way. ....
Centre To Respond On HC Plea Challenging New Digital Norms
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the central government's response on a petition challenging the new IT Rules to regulate intermediaries, OTT platform and digital news media. ....
Facebook To Help 50M People Get Vaccines, To Add Labels To Fake Posts
In an effort to help 50 million people get Covid-19 vaccines, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday announced new tools, along with expanding efforts to address Covid-19 vaccine misinformation by adding labels to Facebook and Instagram posts that discuss the vaccines. ....
Assembly Elections 2021: Twitter Announces Initiatives To Tackle Polls-related Misinformation
As the assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry inch closer, Twitter on Wednesday said it is implementing significant product, policy, and enforcement updates to keep the service safe from attempts to manipulate the platform or spread misinformation,....
SC Issues Notice To States/UTs On Scrapped Section 66A Of IT Act
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to all state governments and union territories (UTs) on a plea complaining that people were being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, which has been quashed by the top court. ....
ED Arrests PISL MD Vuppalapati Satish Kumar In Rs 3,316 Crore Bank Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Vuppalapati Satish Kumar, MD of Prithvi Information Solutions Limited (PISL) in connection with Rs 3,316 crore bank fraud case. ....
CBFC Acts On Delhi Lawyer's Complaint, Asks 'Pathaan' Makers To Rework Song
Days after a Delhi-based advocate filed a complaint with Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) against Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone for a music video for hurting religious sentiments, CBFC Chairperson Prasoon Joshi has asked the makers of 'Pathaan' to make certain changes in the film and songs, and submit a revised version before its theatrical release. ....
