The European Union's Court of Justice ruled that ‘under certain conditions’ a national watchdog has the power to take a company to court over a GDPR violation even if it's not the lead regulator.

Maharashtra Police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly posting defamatory content about state cabinet minister Eknath Shinde.

'Reform the global tax system to make it fit for the global digital age and crucially to make sure that it's fair, so that the right companies pay the right tax in the right places,' Britain's Treasury Chief Rishi Sunak said

The former US president termed the move as ‘an insult’ and at attempt to sensor and silence him. Facebook officials said they will reassess his suspension after two years.

The newsworthiness exemption, makes a statement offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial, breaking community standard

Social media companies, including Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Koo, Sharechat, Telegram and LinkedIn, have shared details with the IT ministry as per the requirement of the new IT rules.

The move comes as President Joe Biden ordered US intelligence officials to 'redouble' their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facebook and Google have agreed to implement the changes, while WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court to register its objection to the traceability clause of the new IT rules.

WhatsApp took an objection to a traceability clause in the new IT Rules that requires social media platforms to locate 'the first originator of the information' if required by the government.

Failure to comply with the new rules will result in digital platforms losing their ‘intermediary status’ that grants them immunity against liabilities for any third-party information hosted by them

The development comes amid reports that social media companies are being asked to remove posts that are critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

The decision by Twitter and Facebook to remove the social media posts came after the government asked them to remove content that was critical of the handling of the current medical crisis

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According to reports, more than 50 posts - including those by a member of Parliament, MLA and filmmakers - were removed by Twitter as per government request.

The court said it saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

The TLP had launched the country-wide protest on Monday after the arrest of its chief Saad Hussain Rizvi.

The leaked data contains information of Facebook users from 106 different countries including phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, and email addresses.

Patricia Mukhim’s counsel had earlier argued before the apex court that there was no intention to create disharmony or conflict through the post

Under WhatsApp's new policy, users can either accept it or exit the app, but they cannot opt not to share their data with other Facebook-owned apps.

The government had ordered Twitter to take down hundreds of posts, accounts and hashtags, that it saw violating rules.