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….
YouTube’s short video feature YouTube Shorts has been launched by Google, which allows users to create and share 15-second videos. This feature sounds quite familiar… Yes, this is another TikTok alternative, this time introduced by Google. Earlier, Instagram had provided a similar facility through its Reels feature. Google has currently launched YouTube Shorts in beta…
The Central Government has said that the dominance of big ad-tech companies on the Internet is a matter of concern. These companies include internet search engine Google and social media platform Facebook. Steps have been taken by regulators in some other countries against the monopoly of these companies. Minister of State for Electronics and Information…
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…
The name of Elon Musk, founder of the big electric vehicle (EV) Tesla, has come up for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen has put forward Musk’s name for the award, citing his strong support for freedom of expression. a media Report Nilsen praised Musk’s contributions, saying that companies like his Tesla and…
In the last few months, cases of scams have increased due to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In this, an attempt is being made to cheat people by cloning the voice. In a similar case, a fraudster had tried to cheat a woman by posing as a policeman. However, due to this woman’s understanding,…
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that the short video app TikTok is a threat to national security. However, along with this he said that banning it will shock some children and it will benefit Meta’s social media platform Facebook. Voting on a law is to be held in the US House of Representatives…
American company Apple, which makes the worldwide popular iPhone, has been accused of stopping its workers from using social media. The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has said that the company is interfering with the rights of its workers to better working conditions and for this, restrictions are being imposed on their use of…