Tech Companies to block Advertisements of Illegal Loan, Betting Apps, Government Release Advisory

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…

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YouTube Shorts is another TikTok alternative, will compete with Instagram Reels

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…

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YouTube is the main medium of misinformation worldwide, claim fact checking organizations

More than 80 fact checking organizations have written a letter to YouTube about misinformation on its platform. In a letter to CEO Susan Wojcicki, the organizations say the Google-owned video platform is ‘one of the leading mediums of online disinformation and misinformation around the world.’ Organizations say that YouTube’s efforts to solve the problem are…

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