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Kerala plans media campaign, bloggers' meet in Wayanad to attract tourists

The Kerala government is set to launch a "tremendous" promotional campaign along with a bloggers' meet in Wayanad in the run up to the Onam season to dispel tourists' concerns that the scenic district was no longer safe in the aftermath of the recent landslides. Kerala Tourism and Public Works minister P A Mohammed Riyas told PTI during an interview over the weekend that it was "sad" that the July 30 catastrophe in the northern district of the state was being called as "Wayanad disaster" while the fact was that it affected only one part of the picturesque destination. "Chooralmala is only a place in Wayanad but due to this news spreading that it is Wayanad disaster, everyone is searching this on Internet and thinking something was happening in Wayanad. This led to bookings at resorts being cancelled there. "The places that are best for tourism in Wayanad, and are about 50 km away from Chhoralmala, (even there) the bookings were cancelled. It is not right to say Wayanad disaster," he

Explained: Why Brazil's Supreme Court banned Elon Musk's X platform

Brazil's Supreme Court has banned the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) after Elon Musk refused to comply with orders to block accounts spreading 'fake news'.

X ban will make Brazil an 'uninvestable market': Hedge fund billionaire

Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered internet service providers in Brazil to block its users from accessing X

Instagram launches creator lab in India and announces new features

The new features offered by Meta-owned social media platform Instagram through creator lab in India are related to Stories, Chats, and Notes. Here are the details

Lawyer for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov dismisses allegations as absurd

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said in a statement the judge found there were grounds to formally investigate Durov

Brazil top court threatens to suspend X operations amid ongoing feud

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has threatened to shut down the local operations of X, formerly Twitter, unless its billionaire owner Elon Musk names an in-country legal representative within 24 hours. The order from Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday is the latest development in an ongoing feud with Musk's platform. The company has clashed with de Moraes earlier this year over free speech, accounts associated with the far-right and misinformation, and it claims to be a victim of censorship. Earlier this month, X said it was removing all remaining Brazil staff in the country effective immediately, saying de Moraes had threatened its legal representative with arrest. The Supreme Court on Wednesday notified X of de Moraes' order in a reply to a post from the company's global government affairs account on the social platform. In case of non-compliance with the determination, the decision could bring about suspension of the social media network's activities in Brazil, the court

Are tech executives responsible for what happens on their platforms?

In 2021, Twitter executives in India faced arrest over posts that the government wanted removed from the site

Telegram founder Durov's various citizenships add mystery to his detention

Over more than a decade, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram has amassed various different citizenships, something that's only added to the mystery surrounding his detention in France. Those passports provided Pavel Durov protection after he created and ran Telegram as a self-proclaimed free-speech absolutist. The app has been used by some to plan protests in repressive governments like in Iran and his native Russia. However, Western governments allege Telegram aided the work of drug traffickers, money launderers, militant groups and child pornographers. "To be truly free, you should be ready to risk everything for freedom," Durov once wrote on Instagram, interspersed between images of himself shirtless with the skyscrapers of Dubai or the ruins of Mada'in Saleh in Saudi Arabia behind him. That risk now appears to have caught up with him, despite passports from Russia, France, the United Arab Emirates, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, and his wealth, estimated by Forbes to b

Pavel Durov's arrest highlights Russia's love-hate bond with Telegram

France's arrest last weekend of Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov, who fled Russia for Dubai a decade ago, has been almost universally condemned in his native country

Telegram CEO Durov to face off with Judge when four-day detention ends

Under local laws, Durov's detention can't last beyond 8 p.m. Paris time - a total of 96 hours of police questioning

UP's social media policy: Life term for anti-national posts, cap on earning

Under the Uttar Pradesh government's new social media policy, posting anti-national content is a serious offence, with penalty ranging from three years to life imprisonment

Instagram unveils new features: Add text to photos, layer images, and more

Instagram introduces a suite of updates, including in-app text marking on images, photo layering options, expanded carousel posts, and music integration for profiles

As French police arrest Telegram CEO, next steps could reshape big tech

The case may have far-reaching international implications, not just for Telegram but for other global technology giants as well

What is Telegram and why was its founder-CEO recently arrested in Paris

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. Durov, who was born in Russia, spent much of his childhood in Italy and is a citizen of France, Russia, the Caribbean island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis and the United Arab Emirates. He was taken into custody at Paris-Le Bourget Airport in France on Saturday after landing from Azerbaijan. In a statement posted to its platform, Telegram said it abides by EU laws and its content moderation is within industry standards and constantly improving. Durov, the company added, has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe. Here are some details on Telegram, the app at the center of Durov's arrest. WHAT IS TELEGRAM? Telegram is an app that allows for one-on-one conversations, group chats and large channels that let people broadcas

Alleged child protection failures on app led to Telegram CEO's detention

The 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire was stopped on Saturday at Le Bourget airport north of Paris, according to a statement from Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau

Instagram introduces "song on profile" feature similar to Myspace: Details

Users will be able to add music to their Instagram profile and will be visible in the bio area. Visitors of the profile can play and pause the music

Instagram explores vertical profile grid in shift from classic squares

Instagram is exploring a shift from square to vertical rectangles in the profile grid, aiming to better align with today's photo and video formats

TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned media in fight against sale or ban

TikTok attorneys have made the First Amendment a key part of their legal challenge

Instagram explores Snap Maps-style media tagging feature in some regions

Reportedly, the new feature on Instagram will allow users to post text and media updates to a map and choose who they want to share it with, similar to Snap Maps