Hoax threats to flights: Govt issues advisory for social media companies; warns punishment if they don’t act – Times of India

NEW DELHI: With almost 300-400 flights of Indian carriers getting threat messages in the last two weeks, Govt has issued an advisory for social media (SM) companies like X (former Twitter) and Meta to make “reasonable efforts to disallow such malicious acts including hoax bomb threats from being disseminated on their platforms.” The ministry of…

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Unconstitutional, says HC, strikes down Centre’s fact check unit | India News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Thursday pronounced its ruling and struck down the Centre’s fact check unit (FCU) rule. HC declared the amendment to IT Rules, 2021, “unconstitutional” and struck down the rule to establish FCUs to identify “fake, false and misleading” information about the Centre’s business posted on social media and digital platforms.Following third…

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