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Absolute excess action on part of police: Calcutta HC orders release of a man arrested for alleged derogatory comments during Mamata Banerjee’s live stream
While ordering the release of a man arrested for criticising the Mamata Banerjee govt in the comment section of a Facebook live video, the Calcutta High Court on 27th June said that the arrest was an absolute excess action on the part of the police
Love Jihad in Assam: 20-year-old man from Baksa district poses as Rana Saha to trap a Hindu girl; arrested on several charges, including POCSO
Members of the Bajrang Dal nabbed the accused and handed him over to the authorities at Barpeta Road police station.
Exposed: China using fake accounts to pose as Sikhs on Facebook and Instagram, peddle pro-Khalistani propaganda and separatism
Meta noted that the pro-Khalistani propaganda by China was not limited to Facebook alone. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) bots also used social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Telegram.
Big Tech against children’s online safety? Google, Meta spearhead over $1 mn lobbying efforts to oppose NY bills aimed at protecting children online
The lobby effort is being conducted against the two bills that would prohibit the use of algorithmic recommendations on children and the collection and sale of personal data from users under the age of 18.
USA: California man files lawsuit against 50 women, seeks $2.6 million for calling him a ‘bad date’ on a viral Facebook page, ‘Are we...
After finding no evidence of conspiracy in the said lawsuit, the judge granted an anti-SLAPP motion to prevent the abuse of the legal system to silence the women.
Meta to start labelling AI-generated content and manipulated media on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from May
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Meta will begin labeling a wider range of video, audio and image content as "Made with AI" on its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram starting in May
Meta banned from using the company name “Meta” in Brazil
The court in Sao Paulo ruled that Meta will have to pay 100,000 reais ($20,201) per day if it fails to comply with the decision within 30 days.
Delhi HC rejects plea seeking pre-censorship of content against Rohingya Muslims on Facebook, says it is a ‘treatment worse than the disease’
Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking pre-censorship of material against Rohingya Muslims on Facebook.
Bihar: Complaint filed against JP University professor Khursheed Alam over ‘Indian Muslims want a separate homeland’ Facebook post
Khursheed Alam resigned from JP University after he was issued a show-cause notice asking him to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him.
‘Angel Payal’: The Pakistani spy honey-trapping Indians on Facebook and getting defense secrets
The preliminary assessment has found that Angel Payal is a name commonly used by Pakistan-based intelligence operatives (PIO). They befriend people working at sensitive locations through social media and extract high-value information.
