Tag: Digital

Delhi HC raises neutrality issues with Wikipedia, criticizes opinionated editorials on ANI page

ANI had moved the Court in an interim application, accusing the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) of permitting defamatory edits on its page.

Court slams Wikipedia for violating its neutrality policy and hosting biased, defamatory statements on the page of news agency Asian News International.

Karnataka HC refuses X Corp’s interim relief in challenge to Govt’s Sahyog portal blocking system

As X strategically pivots towards AI subscription-based revenue models, coupled with focus on cost reduction, the company appears to be navigating a financial landscape that is increasingly capturing attention optimism investors.

X Corp argues that the Sahyog portal bypasses necessary legal safeguards for content-blocking orders as set by the IT Act, calling for a review by the Karnataka High Court.

Hiring activity surges in IPO-bound firms; Meesho, Zepto, others add 15,500 employees in 12 months

The company has assigned senior officials, Vaibhav Chaturvedi and Venkateswaran T.S., to engage with LinkedIn directly in an effort to address the issue at the platform level and to find a long-term solution to prevent the recurrence of similar fraudulent job advertisements. (Photo: Unsplash)

Indian companies bound for IPO have shown a 12-month headcount growth of up to 25%

CCI raids: Cloned data from media agencies puts Big Tech under scanner

A parliamentary standing committee recently directed the CCI to submit its responses on the steps taken to safeguard the interest of small retailers.

The investigation has raised critical questions about whether the digital advertising ecosystem will become more streamlined, especially as the CCI examines the Big Tech angle in the alleged media cartelization and price-fixing case.

Creative control or creative caution? What’s really driving content choices on Indian OTTs

The platforms that once promised to democratize storytelling and liberate Indian creators from the box office, are now boxed in by the very commercial priorities they claimed to transcend.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

There is a broader unease brewing among Indian creators: has the OTT revolution become too risk-averse, too data-led and too scared to trust artistic instinct?

Meta launches Instagram ‘Teen Accounts’ in India with extra safeguards

This move comes amid growing political and public pressure on social platforms to better protect minors online. As state-level age verification bills face legal hurdles in the US.

By default, all accounts for users under 16—or under 18 in some cases—will be private, meaning new followers must be approved before they can view posts or send messages.

Apoorva Mukhija aka ‘The Rebel Kid’ erases Instagram posts after India’s Got Latent controversy

As the drama unfolded, Mukhija, who was also accused of making an inappropriate remark during the episode, found herself at the center of a media storm.

Social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija, known as The Rebel Kid, stuns her 3 million followers by deleting all content from her Instagram after a major fallout from the India’s Got Latent controversy.

Burnout crisis grips India’s IT sector: 25% of professionals work 70+ hours weekly: Report

The survey also revealed a broader concern over the pressure to overwork, with 75% of IT professionals feeling personally or observing co-workers facing expectations to exceed the standard workweek. (Image: Unsplash)

A recent survey reveals that 72% of Indian IT professionals exceed the legal 48-hour workweek, with 25% working over 70 hours weekly, leading to high levels of burnout. Industry pressure to overwork is fuelling a cycle of exhaustion and discontent.