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Meta ran ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery
Meta ran more than 50 paid ads containing explicit AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of minors with sexually suggestive statements…
06 Aug, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Bombay HC orders takedown of AI deepfakes of Nitin Gadkari
The Bombay High Court ordered the takedown of AI-generated deepfake content related to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and sought user data of all account holders involved, according to medianama.com.
05 Aug, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Appeals court rules Trump EPA wrongly canceled $20B in climate funds
An appeals court ruled that the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wrongly canceled $20 billion in climate funds, reversing a key…
05 Aug, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
US appeals court lifts ban on Perplexity AI shopping agent on Amazon
A US appeals court has lifted a temporary ban on Perplexity AI’s shopping agent operating on Amazon’s platform, ruling that Amazon is unlikely to prove a v…
05 Aug, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Experts debate safety-by-design as alternative to social media bans
On July 31, a roundtable on Age Verification and Restricting Social Media for Children was held in New Delhi, where experts discussed the viability of mand…
05 Aug, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI releases results of forward-looking surveys on August 5
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the results of its Forward Looking Surveys on August 5, 2026.
05 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Supreme Court directs RBI to issue SOP for banks on digital arrests
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to issue a standard operating procedure (SOP) for banks within four weeks to address digital arrests.
05 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Instagram ads linked to child sexual abuse prompt Indian government notice
The Indian government issued a show-cause notice to Meta, the parent company of Instagram, after a BBC Eye investigation revealed that Instagram was sellin…
05 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Zee sues Blinkit over Instagram music copyright use
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited filed a lawsuit against quick commerce platform Blinkit on July 27, accusing it of using Zee's copyrighted music on I…
05 Aug, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
OGAI issues advisory to halt online money gaming on OTT and app stores
The Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI) issued an advisory on July 29, 2026, directing OTT platforms, app stores, social media intermediaries, telecom…
05 Aug, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Trump administration revokes 28,000 non-citizen trucker licenses, hires veterans
The US government has revoked commercial truck driver licenses (CDLs) of approximately 28,000 non-citizen drivers as part of a new initiative to replace them with military veterans.
05 Aug, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI announces new developmental and regulatory policies on August 5
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies on August 5, outlining key regulatory updates and developmental measures.
05 Aug, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI MPC to announce policy decision with repo rate expected steady
The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is set to announce its policy decision today, with expectations that the repo rate will remain…
05 Aug, 07:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
OpenAI to pay $3.2 million to settle DOJ worker discrimination case
OpenAI agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that it discriminated against American workers by favoring temporary visa holders in hiring.
04 Aug, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Apple briefly removes Telegram from App Store over CSAM content
Apple removed Telegram from its App Store globally on August 3 after a review found child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the platform, then restored the a…
04 Aug, 07:30 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Indian government moves to reinstate UPI merchant discount rate
The Indian government is preparing to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act to reintroduce the merchant discount rate (MDR) on Unified Payments Inte…
04 Aug, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
LocalCircles urges India to ban privacy zuckering in insurance platforms
LocalCircles has called on the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) to clas…
04 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Parliament IT panel demands Zuckerberg apology for removing Modi video
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has demanded an apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the temporary r…
04 Aug, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Young Indians warn social media bans isolate underprivileged communities
Young people in India voiced concerns over proposed social media bans and age-based restrictions during a roundtable discussion held on July 31 in New Delhi, according to medianama.com.
04 Aug, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
GOP senators back Blanche after DOJ scraps $1.8 billion slush fund
Two Republican senators, John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, have agreed to support acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination after the Justice Department…
04 Aug, 03:28 am IST