Digital Censorship
Zuckerberg reveals US govt made Facebook censor content on Covid vaccine
Referring to the investigation and committee set up to look into the government censorship, Mark Zuckerberg said, 'We produced all these documents and it's all in the public domain'
 "Zuckerberg reveals US govt made Facebook censor content on Covid vaccine")
Meta announces new policy for advertisers to curb AI-curated misinformation
The policy also asks for altered media depicting a realistic event that allegedly occurred, but that is not a true image, video, or audio recording of the event, to be disclosed
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Elon Musk's X challenges India court ruling on content blocking orders
X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2022 sought to overturn some government orders to remove content from its platform, without specifying which
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TikTok expands features for creators to restrict videos to adult audience
TikTok announced that it has expanded its 'audience controls' feature to allow creators to restrict their short-form videos to adult viewers
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19.3 mn content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook in India during Dec: Meta
Under the IT rules that came into effect in May last year, large digital platforms (with over five million users) have to publish periodic compliance reports every month
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A regulatory trap for storytellers
Since streaming video had no constraints, it offered storytellers phenomenal creative freedom. That is what got in the viewers, got them to subscribe and kept them there
The bogey of content regulation
On November 9, the Cabinet Secretariat issued a notification that brings digital and online media within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Trump vs Twitter
The feud can have implications for freedom of speech
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Social media censorship: HC seeks View of Centre, Twitter for guidelines
On a plea by senior lawyer Sanjay Hegde, Justice Navin Chawla issued notices to the ministry and the social media giant and listed the matter for further hearing on Feb 11
 "Social media censorship: HC seeks View of Centre, Twitter for guidelines")
Clearing out the app stores: Government censorship made easier
Blocking a website is like trying to stop lots of trucks from delivering a banned book
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