Facebook, Twitter face British fines if they fail on removing harmful content
4 years ago

Facebook, Twitter face British fines if they fail on removing harmful content

The Hindu  

Facebook, Twitter and TikTok face fines of up to 10% of turnover if they fail to remove and limit the spread of illegal content under laws proposed by Britain on Tuesday. “We are entering a new age of accountability for tech to protect children and vulnerable users, to restore trust in this industry, and to enshrine in law safeguards for free speech,” Britain's Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said. Britain's new rules, which will be introduced in legislation next year, could lead to sites which break the rules being blocked and senior managers held liable for content. Dowden said the framework would give large digital businesses “robust rules” to follow.

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Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set. Under the new law, tech companies must take “reasonable steps” to prevent under-age users from accessing social media services or face fines of nearly 50 …

Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set. Under the new law, tech companies must take “reasonable steps” to prevent under-age users from accessing social media services or face fines of nearly 50 …

Need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media: Vaishnaw
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media: Vaishnaw

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government is mulling stringent laws to check vulgar content on social media posts and other platforms like over-the-top or OTT, saying that such platforms are required to appoint grievance officers and set up a mechanism for addressing user complaints. "There is a need to make existing laws more stringent laws to curb vulgar content on social media …

Need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media: I&B Minister Vaishnaw
4 weeks ago

Need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media: I&B Minister Vaishnaw

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said there is a need to make existing laws more stringent to curb vulgar content on social media platforms. Today, social media is a platform for freedom of press but it is uncontrolled and there is vulgar content, the minister said during the Question Hour. There is a need to make existing …

Meta, TikTok, Google Slam Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Meta, TikTok, Google Slam Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban

Live Mint  

-- Global tech giants including Meta, TikTok and Google have heavily criticized Australian legislation to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, setting the stage for a policy fight as the government tries to push the bill through parliament this week. Under the proposed law, Australians under 16 years of age will be prohibited from setting up accounts …

How social media will change under Ofcom rules
2 months, 1 week ago

How social media will change under Ofcom rules

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ofcom has revealed when social media companies operating in the UK will need …

Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Facebook, YouTube and TikTok users in Europe get forum to challenge social media content decisions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An “out of court dispute …

Government strengthens Online Safety Act to crack down on revenge porn
3 months, 1 week ago

Government strengthens Online Safety Act to crack down on revenge porn

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The sharing of revenge porn is to be classified as the …

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone
3 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Govts, leave social media alone

Deccan Chronicle  

What can governments do about social media platforms? Amid a developing scenario in which both free-speech advocates and authoritarian governments are protesting the treatment being meted out to the CEO of Telegram who is facing the rigour of the law in France, the Uttar Pradesh government has taken an unusual stand to use the social media for boosting its popularity …

As Elon Musk clashes with Starmer on X: Could Twitter be banned in the UK?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

As Elon Musk clashes with Starmer on X: Could Twitter be banned in the UK?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He later reposted this comment, alongside several memes which depict …

EU investigates Meta over Facebook and Instagram child safety
7 months, 1 week ago

EU investigates Meta over Facebook and Instagram child safety

Al Jazeera  

The European Commission says it is concerned systems used by apps could ‘exploit weaknesses and inexperience’ of children and stimulate ‘addictive behaviour’. European Union regulators have opened a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches of online content rules relating to child safety in its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Thierry Breton, the EU’s internal market commissioner, said on X the …

TikTok Fined $11 million: Italy regulator fines TikTok $11 mln over content checks
9 months, 1 week ago

TikTok Fined $11 million: Italy regulator fines TikTok $11 mln over content checks

The Hindu  

Italy's competition watchdog has fined three units of social media giant TikTok 10 million euros in total for inadequate checks on content potentially harmful to young or vulnerable users, it said on Thursday. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, and other social media companies including Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms, are under pressure from regulators around the globe to …

Canada Introduces Bill To Force Social Media Companies To Remove 'Harmful Post' Within 24 Hours
9 months, 1 week ago

Canada Introduces Bill To Force Social Media Companies To Remove 'Harmful Post' Within 24 Hours

Live Law  

Canada has recently proposed an Online Safety Act to combat a range of harmful online content. The draft legislation, introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government, aims to hold tech platforms accountable for swiftly removing content that falls under seven specified categories of harm. Under the proposed law, tech companies would be obligated to remove harmful content within 24 …

Tech giants ‘could severely disable UK spooks from stopping online harms’
10 months ago

Tech giants ‘could severely disable UK spooks from stopping online harms’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Silicon Valley tech giants’ actions could “severely disable” UK spooks from …

TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook
10 months ago

TikTok faces European Union scrutiny for possible breaches of strict new digital rulebook

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union said Monday it is investigating whether TikTok has broken the bloc’s strict new digital rules for cleaning up social media and keeping internet users safe. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, said it has “opened formal proceedings to assess” whether TikTok has breached the Digital Services Act, which took effect last year. The commission …

The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms
10 months, 1 week ago

The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union is expanding its strict digital rulebook on Saturday to almost all online platforms in the bloc, in the next phase of its crackdown on toxic social media content and dodgy ecommerce products that began last year by targeting the most popular services. The EU’s trailblazing Digital Services Act has already kicked in for nearly two …

European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law
1 year ago

European Union investigating Musk’s X over possible breaches of social media law

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union on Monday made Elon Musk’s online platform X the first tech company to face an investigation under Europe’s tough new regulations designed to clean up social media and protect people from toxic online content. “Today we open formal infringement proceedings against @X” under the Digital Services Act, European Commissioner Thierry Breton said in a post …

UK Government Considers Social Media Restrictions for Under-16s
1 year ago

UK Government Considers Social Media Restrictions for Under-16s

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The UK government, led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is contemplating potential restrictions on social media access for teenagers below the age of 16 in a bid to safeguard them from online harm. Despite the implementation of the Online Safety Act, mandating social media platforms to shield minors from harmful content or face fines up to 10% of global …

Deepfake menace: Govt warns of stern action, meets social media platforms
1 year ago

Deepfake menace: Govt warns of stern action, meets social media platforms

Live Mint  

To tackle the deepfake issue, a review meeting between the government and the social media platforms was held on Tuesday, said a report by PTI citing sources. According to the report, some social media platforms have complied and those who are “slow” in doing so have been given additional time. In Tuesday's meeting, the government has made it clear that …

On deepfakes on social media platforms, government's big move to help citizens
1 year, 1 month ago

On deepfakes on social media platforms, government's big move to help citizens

India Today  

The government will assign a special officer to look into the deepfake menace on online platforms and also to assist citizens in filing FIRs as and when they spot fake content online, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. "From today onwards, MeitY and the Government of India will nominate a Rule Seven officer and will …

Social media platforms to be summoned over deepfake issue
1 year, 1 month ago

Social media platforms to be summoned over deepfake issue

The Hindu  

Amid serious concerns over 'deepfake' videos, the government is all set to meet social media platforms on the issue, with Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday asserting that safe harbour immunity clause will not apply if platforms do not take adequate steps to remove deepfakes. Mr. Vaishnaw also made it clear that the ‘safe harbour immunity’ which platforms currently …

The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet
1 year, 3 months ago

The UK Is Poised to Force a Bad Law on the Internet

Wired  

The UK’s ambitious and controversial proposed internet regulation started with scribblings on the back of a packet for a brie and cranberry sandwich from Pret a Manger. That in turn became the foundation of a draft law called the Online Safety Bill, an ambitious attempt to turn the UK into the “safest place in the world to be online,” by …

Social media firms told to block under-13s or face ‘humongous fines’
1 year, 3 months ago

Social media firms told to block under-13s or face ‘humongous fines’

The Telegraph  

Social media firms must deactivate underaged children’s accounts or risk “humongous” fines, the Technology Secretary has warned. “Because otherwise the mental toll and the ramifications for these young people is unimaginable and we’re just storing up a bigger problem for tomorrow in terms of the long-term impact that we are going to face.” Ms Donelan said the bill would “potentially …

Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe is cracking down on Big Tech. This is what will change when you sign on

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Those on Snapchat “can opt …

Europe’s Digital Services Act to impact Google, Facebook, TikTok. Here’s how
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe’s Digital Services Act to impact Google, Facebook, TikTok. Here’s how

Live Mint  

Google, Facebook, TikTok, Amazon, Instagram, Snapchat and other major tech companies operating in Europe are confronting an extensive effort to clean up online content, AP reported. Platforms have begun implementing new methods for European users to report illegal online content and problematic products, which companies will be obligated to promptly and objectively remove. Meta’s president for global affairs Nick Clegg …

Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work
1 year, 4 months ago

Europe's sweeping rules for tech giants are about to kick in. Here's how they work

The Hindu  

Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online. TikTok made similar changes, stopping users aged 13 to 17 from getting personalised ads “based on their activities on or off TikTok.” Zalando, a German online fashion retailer, has filed a legal challenge over …

Australian Senate committee recommends government ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat
1 year, 4 months ago

Australian Senate committee recommends government ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat

The Hindu  

An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from federal government devices be extended to China's most popular social media platform, WeChat. “It tackles both the problems posed by authoritarian-headquartered social media platforms like TikTok and WeChat and Western-headquartered social media platforms being weaponised by the actions of authoritarian governments including Facebook, YouTube and …

Australian Senate committee recommends government ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat
1 year, 4 months ago

Australian Senate committee recommends government ban on TikTok be extended to WeChat

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian Senate committee has recommended a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from federal government devices be extended to China’s most popular social media platform, WeChat. “It tackles both the problems posed by authoritarian-headquartered social media platforms like TikTok and WeChat and Western-headquartered social media platforms being weaponized by the actions of authoritarian governments including …

Britain tightens planned tech law to stop children viewing adult content
1 year, 5 months ago

Britain tightens planned tech law to stop children viewing adult content

The Hindu  

Britain said on Friday it had tightened protections in its Online Safety Bill that will prevent children from viewing pornography in an update to long-delayed legislation that is being closely watched by the tech industry. Britain, like the European Union and other countries, has been grappling over how to protect social media users, and in particular children, from harmful content …

Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to U.S.
1 year, 7 months ago

Facebook parent Meta hit with record fine for transferring European user data to U.S.

The Hindu  

The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3 billion privacy fine on May 22 and ordered it to stop transferring user data across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decade long case sparked by U.S. cybersnooping fears. The penalty fine of €1.2 billion euros from Ireland's Data Protection Commission is the biggest since the EU's strict …

Facebook parent Meta hit with record $1.3-billion fine by EU over data privacy
1 year, 7 months ago

Facebook parent Meta hit with record $1.3-billion fine by EU over data privacy

LA Times  

The European Union has imposed a record $1.3-billion privacy fine on Meta over the transfer of user data across the Atlantic. The European Union slapped Meta with a record $1.3-billion privacy fine Monday and ordered it to stop transferring users’ personal information across the Atlantic by October, the latest salvo in a decade-long case sparked by U.S. cyber-snooping fears. Ireland’s …

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Warned By EU Over Disinformation, Favouring Russia Agenda

ABP News  

According to a recent tweet by Vera Jourova, Vice-President for Values and Transparency at the EU, the EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk's Twitter over the spread of disinformation and promotion of the Kremlin agenda. Jourova expressed her concern that Twitter's policies have made the digital information space unsafe and susceptible to malicious influence from authoritarian governments. Jourova …

Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules
1 year, 7 months ago

Big Tech crackdown looms as EU, UK ready new rules

Associated Press  

LONDON — TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and Amazon are facing rising pressure from European authorities as London and Brussels advanced new rules Tuesday to curb the power of digital companies. They’re among those on a list of the 19 biggest online platforms and search engines that the European Union’s executive arm said must meet extra obligations for cleaning up illegal …

Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’
1 year, 8 months ago

Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’

The Hindu  

Social media platforms and other intermediaries on the Internet are now required to make sure that “fake news” articles about the Union Government, which have been declared as such by the Press Information Bureau, are taken down from their platforms when they are alerted to such posts. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar outlined a defence …

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones
1 year, 9 months ago

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones

The Hindu  

France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees' phones because of concern about insufficient data security measures. The French Minister for Transformation and Public Administration, Stanislas Guerini, said in a statement that ‘’recreational'' apps aren’t secure enough to be used in state administrative services and ’’could present a risk …

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones
1 year, 9 months ago

France bans TikTok, Twitter from government staff phones

Associated Press  

PARIS — France announced Friday it is banning the “recreational” use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and other apps on government employees’ phones because of concern about insufficient data security measures. Guerini’s office said in a message to The Associated Press that the ban also will include Twitter, Instagram, Netflix, gaming apps like Candy Crush and dating apps. Western governments worry …

UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
1 year, 9 months ago

UK bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

Associated Press  

LONDON — British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union. “Given the particular risk around government devices, which may contain sensitive information, it is both prudent and proportionate to restrict the use of certain apps, particularly when it comes …

After US and EU, UK now bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds
1 year, 9 months ago

After US and EU, UK now bans TikTok on government phones on security grounds

Hindustan Times  

British authorities said Thursday that they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union. TikTok ban: The U.S. government mandated last month that employees of federal agencies have to delete TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices. The U.S. government mandated last month that employees of …

What is the Online News Act that will force Meta & Google to end news access for Canadian users
1 year, 9 months ago

What is the Online News Act that will force Meta & Google to end news access for Canadian users

Firstpost  

Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc said on Saturday that if the Canada’s Online News Act is passed as it is in its current state, the company will no longer allow news content to Canadians on any of its platforms. The “Online News Act,” or House of Commons bill C-18, presented in April last year outlined regulations that would require …

After India, TikTok gets banned in this country over national security reasons
1 year, 9 months ago

After India, TikTok gets banned in this country over national security reasons

India Today  

TikTok has been banned yet again, but this time in Canada. On Monday, Canada announced a ban on the use of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government-issued devices due to concerns over privacy and security risks.The Canadian government said that the app is getting banned because it presents unacceptable levels of risk and security. "While the risks of …

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report
1 year, 10 months ago

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

Associated Press  

LONDON — Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of the 27-nation bloc. The company signed up to the EU’s voluntary 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation last year — before billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Google, …

Big Tech not doing enough to remove fake news, activist NGO Avaaz says
1 year, 10 months ago

Big Tech not doing enough to remove fake news, activist NGO Avaaz says

The Hindu  

Twitter, Google's YouTube, Meta Platform's Facebook, Microsoft's LinkedIn, and TikTok are not doing enough to remove fake news from their platforms, raising doubts about their ability to comply with new EU online content rules, activist NGO Avaaz said on Tuesday. The companies are due to present reports this week on the measures they have taken to comply with the updated …

Column: Elon Musk is on a collision course with European regulators. He’s going to lose
2 years ago

Column: Elon Musk is on a collision course with European regulators. He’s going to lose

LA Times  

European Union official Thierry Breton wasted little time before warning Elon Musk, then the new owner of Twitter, that he would be closely scrutinized by EU regulators. Musk tweeted on Oct. 27, the day he acquired the social media platform, that “the bird is freed” — an indication that he intended to loosen Twitter’s content screening policies. Breton said he …

UK waters down online restrictions after free speech outcry
2 years ago

UK waters down online restrictions after free speech outcry

The Hindu  

Britain will not force tech giants to remove content that is "legal but harmful" from their platforms after campaigners and lawmakers raised concerns that the move could curtail free speech, the government said on Monday. The government had previously said social media companies could be fined up to 10% of turnover or 18 million pounds if they failed to stamp …

New IT rules to put more obligations on social media platforms to act against unlawful content, misinformation: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
2 years, 1 month ago

New IT rules to put more obligations on social media platforms to act against unlawful content, misinformation: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Hindu  

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on October 29 said the latest amendment of IT rules will put more definite due diligence obligations on social media companies to make efforts that no unlawful content or misinformation is posted on their platforms. The government on October 28 notified rules under which it will set up appellate panels to redress grievances that users may …

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why is Facebook threatening to block news in Canada

The Hindu  

The story so far: On October 21, Meta threatened to block news content from Facebook in Canada. The law can force social media platforms like Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for their content. The law lays down rules that mandate platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to negotiate deals with news publications. Tech companies like Facebook profit …

Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish competition board fines Meta Platforms $18.6 million

The Hindu  

Turkey's competition authority has fined Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc. 346.72 million lira for breaking competition law, it said on Wednesday. The company held a dominant position in personal social networking services and online video advertising markets and obstructed competitors by merging data collected through its core services Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, the Turkish authority said in a statement. Turkey's competition …

Molly Russell: How regulated is social media and how could it change?
2 years, 2 months ago

Molly Russell: How regulated is social media and how could it change?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The inquest into the death of Molly Russell has placed renewed focus on …

Government plans law to make Google, Facebook pay for news | What this means
2 years, 5 months ago

Government plans law to make Google, Facebook pay for news | What this means

India Today  

After Australia, Canada and France, now India is reportedly putting the final touches to a new piece of legislation that would make tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they display on their platforms. If implemented, the proposed law would compel global tech majors such as Alphabet, Meta, Twitter, and Amazon to pay Indian newspapers and …

Government to bring legal changes, regulations needed for greater social media accountability: Ashwini Vaishnaw
2 years, 6 months ago

Government to bring legal changes, regulations needed for greater social media accountability: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said there is a clear consensus in the country on making social media platforms more accountable, and assured that the government will bring legal changes and regulations needed to do so. Within media groups, the self-regulation needed.self regulation will be done.but whereever needed, we will take all steps to make social media more …

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