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Protest at Chandigarh varsity as videos from girls' hostel leak; 1 arrested

Students of a private university in Punjab's Mohali held a protest on the campus after videos of several women students were posted on social media, police said Sunday. The protest was held on the university campus located at Ludhiana-Chandigarh road past midnight. The woman student who was involved in sharing the videos online has been apprehended. She had made videos of some women students and sent those to a youth in Shimla who allegedly uploaded those on social media, they said. Police said an investigation into the matter was underway. Punjab Minister for School Education Harjot Singh Bains asked the students of the university to stay calm and assured them that the guilty will not be spared. "It is a sensitive matter and concerns the dignity of our sisters and daughters. We all, including the media, should be very cautious. It is also a test of ours as a society," Bains said in a tweet.

Telegram's new update brings infinite reactions, emoji statuses

Telegram has announced that it is rolling out a new update that gives users more ways to use new emojis to express how they are feeling -- with infinite reactions and emoji statuses

Social media influencers eye long run gains of Centre's dos and don'ts list

As the Centre readies a list of dos and don'ts for social media influencers, the thriving community of individuals and companies is contemplating the challenges of a more regulated' future -- and it's not all bad. So whether it is podcast host Vedant Kaushik or marketing agency Pulp Strategy -- the two ends of the influencer spectrum working towards pushing trends with their endorsement of products ranging from makeup to movies -- both welcome the move to streamline the sector. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) pegs the social media influencer industry at USD 150 million (approx Rs 1,200 crore). The proposed guidelines will eradicate in one go the vagueness on whether a piece of content is sponsored or not... We have laws and standards for TV, films, radio, etc. why not for the modern medium of social media, Kaushik, who has nearly 60,000 followers on Instagram, told PTI. A certain adjustment time may see some chaos. In the long run, this will lead to more responsib

Elon Musk demands ex-Twitter product chief testify in takeover fight

Elon Musk is demanding Twitter Inc. make the former head of its consumer division answer questions about spam or robot accounts on the social-media platform that are central to his legal battle.

Instagram rolls out parental supervision tools, 'family centre' in India

Image-sharing platform says the intention is to strike balance between autonomy and safety for young people

Lifestyle influencer Gaurav Manoj Singh to soon collaborate with a renowned brand

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Twitter starts rolling out revamped Spaces, podcasts to Blue subscribers

The platform said that it is currently observing user behaviour, and the number of edits available to users in the approved time frame could change

Twitter says Musk's latest attempt to scrap deal 'invalid and wrongful'

Shares of the social media company were down nearly 2% at $41.37, trading much lower than Musk's offer price of $54.20

Instagram starts testing new 'reposts' feature similar to Twitter, Facebook

TechCrunch has reported that Instagram confirmed tests of a 'reposts' feature, which will bring someone else's content onto your own timeline

Twitter paid whistle-blower $7 million to silence him, says Musk's lawyer

The payment was mentioned in passing at a Sept. 6 hearing in the lawsuit between Twitter and Musk over his attempts to cancel a $44 billion purchase of the company

Happy Onam 2022: Wishes, top 20 quotes, messages and WhatsApp status

Happy Onam 2022: Onam is celebrated in Kerala, India today. Read this detailed report on what types of messages, quotes and WhatsApp status you can share with your loved ones

Judge slams Elon Musk for not handing over texts in Twitter fight

The judge also said most of the burden in collecting and handing over information in the case has so far fallen on Twitter

Will introduce mechanism to regulate social media, govt tells Delhi HC

The court said it wanted to understand the impact of any new regime on the cases before it

Norms to check misleading ads by social media influencers likely soon

Will include strict penal provisions, will have far-reaching impact, say experts

Will introduce framework to regulate social media: Centre tells Delhi HC

The Centre Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it will introduce at "some point in time" a framework to regulate social media platforms, including de-platforming of users by them. The Centre said the proposed framework would be prospective and therefore existing cases of suspension of social media accounts would have to be decided in terms of the existing regulations. The statement was made by the central government counsel before Justice Yashwant Varma who was hearing a batch of petitions against the suspension of accounts of several social media users, including Twitter users. We have checked up in terms of your lordship's (last) order. The amendment will take place at some point in time, we don't really know (when). It will be prospective and (therefore) these cases will perhaps have to be decided (as per the existing scheme), said advocate Kirtiman Singh, appearing for the Centre. Granting further time to the Centre to apprise it of subsequent developments, the court defer

India will have new data laws in next 3-4 months: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

As India prepares to introduce the new data protection bill, Chandrasekhar said that the country will have new rules, regulations and laws rolled out for in the next three-four months

Indian-origin Pixstory ties up with Arsenal to promote social media ethics

European football major is third club to join platform, says partnership will focus on reducing abuse, hate speech in online fan conversations

Whistleblower never flagged spam, Twitter tells judge in buyout case

None of former security head Peiter Zatko's questions "had anything to do with spam" until he filed his whistler-blower complaint, Twitter said

Elon Musk urged bankers to slow Twitter deal on war risk, lawyer says

Twitter lawyers are using Elon Musk's text messages to try to convince a Delaware judge that the billionaire wants to abandon his $44 billion deal to acquire the company because of buyer's remorse

Micro-blogging site Koo clarifies it laid off 15 employees, not 40

Homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo on Tuesday said that it has laid off 15 employees, or 5 per cent of its workforce, and not 40 as earlier reported in the media