Meta apologizes to India for operational errors and admits to paying for content boosting. The government clarifies that Meta lacks safe harbour protections under the IT Act for these specific lapses.
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BBC Names Harsha Subramaniam South Asia Director
Harsha Subramaniam has been named BBC Regional Director for South Asia. The media veteran will lead editorial and business operations to drive audience growth across the region’s diverse language services.
Adani-Modi-Trump Corruption Scandal
A US federal judge has intervened in the $250 million Adani bribery case, questioning the DOJ’s attempt to drop charges and demanding sworn testimony regarding potential “quid pro quo” corruption agreements.
Social Media Ad Crisis & Child Safety Failures
Systemic failures at YouTube and Meta prove that technical decay and fraudulent metrics prioritize data extraction over child safety, triggering unprecedented legal penalties and a total collapse of brand integrity.
Instagram Technical Decay: A Critical Report
Instagram is abandoning open web standards through infrastructure decay and form-factor coercion, creating a restrictive walled garden that disenfranchises independent media and disabled users to protect its predatory data-extraction model.
Protecting Minors Online: Policy & Tech Gaps
As tech giants face scrutiny over algorithmic failures, a new European report highlights critical legislative progress and persistent gaps in protecting children from AI-generated exploitation and digital sexual abuse.
India Cracks Down on Digital Deception: Sebi Partners with Google as AI Ethics Boards are Warned of “Data Laundering”
India Cracks Down on Digital Deception: Sebi Partners with Google as AI Ethics Boards are Warned of “Data Laundering” The crackdown on financial misinformation coincides with a formal notice issued…
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million After New Mexico Jury Finds Company Misled Public on Child Safety
Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million After New Mexico Jury Finds Company Misled Public on Child Safety The state’s case alleged that Meta used its recommendation algorithms to “steer” young…