Playground Season 2, by Rusk Media, will feature Ashish Chanchlani, Harsh Beniwal, Carry Minati, Triggered Insaan, and Scout as mentors in the second season New Delhi, JANUARY 12,2023: Playground Season 2 - India’s First Gaming Entertainment Show by Rusk Media will...
WhatsApp bans over 37 lakh malicious accounts in India in Nov
Meta-owned WhatsApp on Wednesday said it banned over 37 lakh 'bad' accounts in India in the month of November in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, which are being amended to put more responsibilities on social media platforms New Delhi, Dec 21,2022: Meta-owned...
Elon Musk still firing coders at Twitter amid Thanksgiving feasts
Elon Musk is still in the firing mode at Twitter amid the Thanksgiving festivities, as several coders who were brought back after a massive lay off as part of "knowledge transition", are being shown the door again in the name of "code review". New Delhi, Nov 25,2022: ...
Twitter back after brief outage for some Indian users
Twitter suffered a brief outage for some Indian users on Friday morning and came back to life soon, as the new CEO Elon Musk prepared to sack several employees starting Friday. New Delhi, Nov 4,2022: Twitter suffered a brief outage for some Indian users on Friday...
Pakistan govt’s Twitter account withheld in India
The Pakistan government's Twitter account has been withheld in India due to a "legal demand", the media reported on Saturday. Islamabad, Oct 1,2022: The Pakistan government's Twitter account has been withheld in India due to a "legal demand", the media reported on...
‘Copyright infringers cannot be permitted’: Delhi HC seeks Telegram channels’ details
The Delhi High Court has directed Telegram to disclose, in a sealed cover, the details of the channels and devices used to disseminate alleged copyright infringing content, along with the mobile numbers, IP addresses, and email ids of such users. New Delhi, Aug...
Twitter merges misinformation, spam prevention teams amid battle over bots
As the Twitter-Elon Musk legal battle gets murkier, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly merging its spam and misinformation teams to better tackle the spread of fake and harmful posts on its service. New Delhi, Aug 24, 2022: As the Twitter-Elon Musk legal...
Precise count of social media platforms not possible, says IT Ministry
While admitting that keeping precise count of social media platforms is not possible, the Central government said that all significant social media intermediaries are complying with the concerned IT rules. New Delhi, Aug 5,2022: While admitting that keeping precise...
Indian short-video apps to reach 600 mn users by 2025
Indian short-form apps are expected to double their monthly active user base to 600 million (67 per cent of all smartphone users) by 2025 and have a monetisation opportunity of $19 billion by 2030, a new report has shown. New Delhi, July 23, 2022: Indian short-form...
Twitter complies with IT Ministry’s notice within deadline
Micro-blogging website Twitter has complied with the IT Ministry's last notice within the final July 4 deadline, after receiving a warning to either comply with new IT Rules, 2021 or face stricter action. New Delhi, July 5 , 2022: Micro-blogging website Twitter has...