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DNPA hails I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s stand on Big Tech platforms in India

In light of the growing issues of disinformation and deepfakes, AI models are supercharging online misinformation.

In recent years, there has been a global fightback against the antitrust practices of Big Tech, with actions taken across various countries, including Australia, Europe, the UK, Canada, and the USA.

Meta to face lawsuit for social media addiction among teens

The investigation centers on a series of ad campaigns aimed at promoting Instagram, Meta's social media platform, to teenagers.

A federal judge in California allowed the states to sue Meta for social media addiction among teens.

‘Meta, YouTube and TikTok engaged in vast surveillance’, says FTC

Most of the companies collected users' age, gender, and the language they spoke. Many platforms also obtained information on education, income, and marital status.

The report states that the sites, which mostly offer free services, profited from the data by using it for advertising that targets specific users based on demographics.

MeitY issues advisory to intermediaries, urges to remove fake content swiftly

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published a report on 'AI Governance Guidelines Development' for public consultation on January 6, 2025.

In July this year, India’s National Stock Exchange (NSE) warned investors about deepfake videos falsely featuring its CEO, Ashishkumar Chauhan, in some investment and stock advisory videos.

Australian Parliament grills top Meta executives over digital news policy

Antigone Davis, Meta’s global head of safety at Meta, and Mia Garlick, a regional director of policy for Australia, were summoned back to parliament after attending a hearing in June.

Influencers likely to take a pie from State governments’ traditional media budget

The move seeks to prevent tactics that circumvent existing legislation and protect the financial interests of the country’s journalism sector.

Experts believe that the state governments will reduce its Print budget and allocate it to influencer marketing.

Cricket content, one-sec reels booming on our platforms in India: Meta

In addition, Instagram has introduced new features such as comments in stories, birthday notes, and cutouts in DMs.

On Thursday, Meta launched its Creator Lab in India, an educational content series featuring popular Instagram creators from India.

EU launches investigation into Meta over potential Digital Services Act violations

ANDP said that there is "imminent risk of serious and irreparable or difficult-to-repair damage to the fundamental rights of affected holders.” (Representative Image: Dima Solomin via Unsplash)

The alleged violations involve Meta’s policies and practices regarding deceptive advertising and political content across its services.

MCA and Meta join forces to curb AI generated misinformation with WhatsApp helpline

The focus of the program is to implement a four-pillar approach – detection, prevention, reporting and driving awareness around the escalating spread of deepfakes along with building a critical instrument that allows citizens to access reliable information to fight the spread of such misinformation. (Representative Image: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash)

Users will be able to flag deepfakes by sending it to the WhatsApp chatbot which will offer multilingual support in English and three regional languages- Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.