Worldwide popular messaging service WhatsApp has banned about 71.1 lakh accounts in India during September. This service, controlled by American technology company Meta, has banned these accounts under IT rules. WhatsApp itself banned about 25.7 lakh of these accounts before receiving any report from users. In the monthly report released by WhatsApp for the country,…
In the last few weeks, cases of creating deepfakes due to misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) have increased. In this, fake videos of politicians and celebrities are made to harass them. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also warned about this. The central government has prepared to take steps to curb this problem. Minister of…
The central government has warned social media platforms Facebook and YouTube about deepfakes. Social media platforms including Facebook and YouTube have been told that deepfakes and posting content that spreads obscenity or misinformation are prohibited under the country’s law. One of Reuters Report Quoting sources, it has been told that Minister of State for IT…
Instant messaging platform WhatsApp has banned about 75,48,000 accounts in India during October. Of these, approximately 19,19,000 accounts have been blocked by WhatsApp before receiving the report from any user. Earlier in September, it had banned about 71,11,000 accounts. WhatsApp, controlled by social media platform Meta, has given information in its monthly report about the…
The segment of cryptocurrencies has grown rapidly in the country in the last few years. However, many cases of scams are also happening in this segment. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has again warned regarding cryptocurrencies. Along with this, cryptocurrencies have been described as a big risk to financial and monetary stability. RBI Governor…
In the last few years, cases of spreading misinformation through social media have increased. There are also cases of making fake videos and making them viral using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The central government has made preparations to deal with this. In this context, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an advisory to…
In the last few years, cases of fraud through illegal loan and betting apps have increased. Steps have been taken by the Central Government to control these apps. In this series, the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry has asked tech companies to block advertisements promoting illegal loan and betting apps. Regarding this, the ministry has…
Messaging platform WhatsApp has banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in November last year. WhatsApp, which is controlled by social media company Meta, said that it has banned more than 19 lakh accounts ‘proactively’, which means that these accounts were blocked even before any report of policy violation was received from any user….
There is a bullishness in the crypto market before the presidential elections to be held in America next month. Bitcoin’s price broke out of its nearly three-month slump on Monday. Bitcoin was at around $68,771 on international exchanges and around $69,982 on Indian exchanges with a profit of about one percent. Second largest cryptocurrency Ethereum…
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has increased in the last few years. However, this is also causing some problems. To deal with this, the central government has decided to make regulations related to AI. The first draft of these regulations can be prepared by July this year. Minister of State for Electronics and Information…
