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Anti-Indian hate surged on X during US immigration debates, small network amplified racist narratives against Indians: Report

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Many posts made Indians look like economic rivals or demographic "replacers." Some even called for limits on Indian immigration or deportation measures. The study also says that stories about immigration made up most of the dataset.
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FIR filed against pro-Congress X account for spreading fake news on middle east conflict to incite hatred, account deactivated

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In a move to curb the spread of fake news that could incite communal disharmony and disrupt public order, the Delhi Police's Cyber Crime...
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Pakistani found running 31 handles on X, posting AI-generated war videos amid US-Iran conflict, gets deplatformed: Details

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Nikita Bier stated that an X user from Pakistan was operating 31 coordinated accounts that circulated AI-generated war footage. These accounts were hacked and their names changed in late February to “Iran War Monitor” and derivatives.
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Elon Musk-owned X rolls out safety measures to prevent users from ‘undressing women’ publicly using Grok AI tool, Modi govt had issued notice to...

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Following strong action by Indian authorities, X blocked around 3,500 pieces of content and permanently deleted more than 600 accounts.
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X admits mistake in Grok row: 600 accounts deleted, 3,500 posts blocked as platform vows to comply with Indian law

OpIndia Staff -
Following intense pressure from the Modi government, X (formerly Twitter) has purged thousands of explicit posts and hundreds of accounts. The Ministry of IT warned that X could lose its legal "safe harbour" protection due to obscene content generated by Grok. X has now assured full compliance with India’s IT laws and pledged to overhaul its AI moderation.
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X replaces the emoji for Iranian flag with pre-1979 Lion and Sun flag in support of ongoing protests: How emojis work and how the...

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In a bold digital move amid the nationwide protest against the Islamic regime in Iran, social media platform 𝕏 (formerly Twitter) has replaced the...
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IT ministry issues notice to X over the menace of people using Grok AI tool to ‘undress’ women, directs removal of all such content...

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a notice to X (formerly Twitter), demanding immediate action against the misuse of its...
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Elon Musk’s Grok goes unhinged, lets users undress women publicly on X; sparks outrage over consent and safety

Anurag -
The controversy highlights how Grok’s relaxed guardrails, public image outputs, and Musk’s ‘spicy AI’ positioning have enabled non-consensual sexualised edits, exposing women to humiliation, harassment, and serious ethical and legal risks online.
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Amit in India talking about Dalit rights may turn out to be Abdul from Pakistan. X’s ‘account based in’ label is exposing foreign-run ‘Indian’...

Anurag -
By showing the actual origin of user accounts, X’s update is exposing foreign-based political handles that long posed as local voices, triggering debate on transparency, credibility and the extent of overseas influence in India’s digital discourse.
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Karnataka HC rejects petition by Elon Musk’s X against Central govt’s SAHYOG portal, says social media can’t go unregulated, companies will have to follow...

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The Karnataka High Court has held that the Union Government’s SAHYOG portal is not an ‘instrument of censorship’ but a mechanism to facilitate communication...
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