The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users, in a landmark case for Latin America with implications for U.S. relations. Brazil’s top court decided to rule on two different cases to reach an understanding of how to deal with social media…
Citing ‘no travel demand,’ airlines ask govt to waive user charges at Srinagar airport for a year NEW DELHI: Citing virtually “no demand for air travel to and from Kashmir,” India’s biggest airlines have asked government to waive off Rs 1,250 (taxes extra) that are paid by every passenger flying out of Srinagar as airport…
TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday for violating a European Union data privacy law after regulators found the company had improperly transferred users’ personal data to China. The Irish Data Protection Commission, which announced the penalty, said TikTok failed to adequately protect data of its users in Europe, including some that…
‘If you de-notify waqf by user, it’ll be an issue’: SC to Centre during hearing on Waqf Amendment Act, 2025The Supreme Court heard several petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The court observed that reversing “waqf by user” would lead to various complications.Whilst seeking the central government’s response to more…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a batch of petitions against the Waqf (Amendment) Act and various points of contention concerning the law, including “waqf by user“, inclusion of non-Muslims on the board and also the violence in Bengal’s Murshidabad that broke out during the protest against the law.During the hearing, the Chief…
Krafton India, the publisher of the immensely popular mobile game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), finds itself embroiled in controversy as an FIR has been filed alleging serious breaches of data privacy and contract violations. According to a report first published by TalkEsport, an FIR (First Information Report No. 0474/2024) has been registered at the Akluj…
A Delta passenger allegedly had her window seat taken by a man during a flight on Monday, with the man suggesting she sit next to a “linebacker-built” male instead. Reddit user u/Fantastic_Sir_3 shared the incident on a Delta subreddit, explaining that when she boarded the three-hour flight, a man around 50 years old was already…
A TikTok user made a disturbing call for the assassination of Tesla founder Elon Musk on a video. The woman, who goes by the handle “saracroberts,” issued the shocking statement in a TikTok video where she openly threatened Musk. Further, she taunted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (DBI) over her own legal transgressions and claimed…
File photo of former India spinner-turned-commentator Harbhajan Singh. (ANI) Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh responded strongly to a social media user who criticised Star Sports‘ Hindi commentary. The incident occurred after Singh posted a photo with broadcasters Nikhil Naz and Vikrant Gupta following India’s victory over Pakistan.The issue began when a user commented on Vikrant…
NEW DELHI: Batting for the “right to choice” of feature phone users and the aged and rural customers – many of whom do not use internet on phones — telecom regulator Trai on Monday ordered mobile operators to start offering tariff plans with just voice and SMS and not bundle data into them.Mobile operators had…