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Govt removes safety net that allowed platforms like Twitter to not take responsibility for their misuse, officials can be penalised

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021

If social media platforms don’t comply with the provisions of new guidelines, this will attract penal provisions under the IT Act

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Narendra Modi cricket stadium in Sardar Patel Sports Enclave at Motera: All you need to know about world’s largest cricket stadium

OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2021

It is important to note that the name of Sardar Patel has not been removed. However, his name has been elevated to mark the entire sports enclave that includes various other sporting facilities.

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WhatsApp says users not accepting the new privacy policy will start to lose access from May 15: Report

OpIndia Staff - 23 February, 2021

In case users do not comply with Whatsapp's new policies, for a short duration they would be able to receive calls and notification, but they won't be able to read or send messages from the app from May 15 onwards.

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‘They attacked a sovereign nation’: Australia refuses to buckle under pressure, says won’t change new legislation despite Facebook block

OpIndia Staff - 22 February, 2021

Australia's new law requiring social media giants to pay news outlets has triggered a war between Facebook and Australia

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Prashant Kishor’s I-PAC controls social media accounts several TMC leaders, most of them are not even aware of their existence: Report

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2021

Social media accounts of several TMC leaders were created by I-PAC after 2019 general elections, and the organisation controls the accounts

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Watch: United Airlines Boeing 777 engine catches fire midair, dramatic visuals go viral

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that Flight 328, a United Airlines plane bound for Honolulu, suffered a failure in its right-hand engine.

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Over 200 YouTube channels mushroomed in the last few months during farmer protests placed under scanner: Report

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2021

The freshly cropped up YouTube channels and social media accounts have been operational in Tikri, Singh and Ghazipur areas around Delhi border, as per reports.

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