Paid Complicity
The discovery that paid advertisements on Instagram allegedly promoted access to child sexual abuse material is not simply a moderation failure.
The discovery that paid advertisements on Instagram allegedly promoted access to child sexual abuse material is not simply a moderation failure.
The decision to restore the internet services was taken after the first-ever normalisation talks between Chief Secretary Dr Pawan Kotwal and DGP SD Singh Jamwal, representing the administration, and the civil society of Ladakh.
Mobile internet services have been suspended across Balochistan following an order from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), reportedly due to security-related reasons, The Balochistan Post reported.
For nearly three decades, the internet thrived on a simple economic bargain: users got free content, and publishers earned revenue through ads, subscriptions, or affiliate links. But that equilibrium is now collapsing.
India prohibits Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) under strong laws like the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, yet ignores the alarming issue of children accessing adult pornography and being exposed to it at a very young age ~ a serious legal and moral gap.
The District Administration and police in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh razed the allegedly illegally constructed parts of the house of a rape accused.
This led to addition of 7.3 crore internet subscribers in the last one year with yearly rate of growth of 8.30%.
Despite renewed emphasis on information and technology by both the state and Centre, as many as 3,853 revenue villages in Odisha are still bereft of mobile and internet connectivity.
The Grievance Appellate Committees under the IT Rules, 2021 received 1,065 cases since its inception and disposed of 937 cases, ensuring accountability of intermediaries towards safe and trusted internet, the Parliament was informed on Friday.
About 86 per cent of Internet users or 707 million people in India enjoy OTT audio and video services, making it the top use-case for Internet in the country, according to a report on Tuesday.
