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J&K's Doda Imposes Two-Month VPN Ban Under Section 163
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (281+ words) Authorities in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, have imposed a new two-month ban on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). This is the latest in a series of similar orders across the Union Territory since May 2025, issued under a provision that legal…...
Maharashtra is working on a land tokenisation act: CM Devendra Fadnavis at GFF
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (406+ words) “We are now bringing into place the Architecture of Maharashtra Digitisation and Exchange of Land Token Asset Act, that is, the DELTA Act,” said Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at Global Fintech Fest 2026. He also said Maharashtra would soon introduce legislation…...
Australia to propose law to turn off social media recommendations
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (508+ words) Non-algorithmic chronological feeds: Under the proposed model, users who exercise the opt-out would see their feeds revert to chronological content only from friends, family, and groups/pages that they have chosen to follow. Why? The move is aimed at curbing…...
Ram Mandir journalist challenges X data demand in SC
1+ week, 5+ day ago (284+ words) He was the first to report allegations of theft and irregularities involving donations at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. His petition says the reporting began in early June, with his first reports published on June 7. Questioning why the police…...
Why CERT-In asked a researcher to stop disclosing vulnerabilities
1+ week, 5+ day ago (230+ words) What happened? On August 28, CERT-In wrote to cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary, asking him to stop public disclosures of the vulnerabilities he finds while the “coordination/remediation” of the vulnerabilities is still underway. But Adhikary refused to stop speaking about the…...
Meta blocks an MP’s page. Old tweet shows warning on similar ban
1+ week, 5+ day ago (511+ words) Meta has told the Delhi High Court that it blocked the Facebook page of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi after receiving a notice from a law enforcement agency, according to a Bar and Bench report. The page has remained…...
California AB 1856 exempts Linux from age-verification law
1+ week, 6+ day ago (563+ words) Assembly Bill 1856 says that an operating system provider “does not mean a person or entity that distributes an operating system or application under license terms that permit a recipient to copy, redistribute, and modify the software.” An earlier version would…...
Meta's teen-safety settlement is being called accountability. Experts say consent still isn't
2+ week, 2+ day ago (898+ words) That matters beyond the US. As MediaNama has reported, roughly $5.3 billion of Meta’s payment is conditional on YouTube and TikTok adopting similar safeguards. It could set an industry template before any government writes a comparable rule. India is one of…...
Cab drivers challenge Maharashtra???s Marathi proficiency rule: Can it decide access to ride-hailing apps?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (330+ words) Four app-based cab drivers have moved the Bombay High Court against Maharashtra’s rule making working knowledge of Marathi compulsory for taxi, auto and app-based cab drivers, arguing it threatens the livelihoods of lakhs. The petition in Mohd. Kasim Ahmad v....
New Zealand Bill Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s
2+ week, 6+ day ago (755+ words) New Zealand’s Government has introduced a Bill that would prevent under-16s from holding accounts on certain online platforms. The Online Safety (Minimum Age and Child Safety Risk Assessment) Bill was introduced to Parliament on August 24, 2026. The Bill would require operators…...