Twitter engineer fired for helping colleagues

Twitter gears up for ambitious quarter of user growth

Twitter is gearing up for its most ambitious quarter of user growth, leaders of the social media company's consumer products division have told staff.

Twitter is aiming to grow its monetizable daily active users, or users who see advertising, by 13 million this quarter, according to ...


Govt. justifies proposed changes in IT Rules

Govt. justifies proposed changes in IT Rules

The government’s proposal to set up a grievance panel that will have the power to override decisions of social media companies and other internet firms is aimed at addressing some infirmities and gaps arising out of big technology companies, an official statement said on Monday. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) i...


Google

Google to pay damages for YouTube-hosted content in Australia

In what could be trend-setter, an Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former Aussie lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to remove a YouTuber's "relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory" videos drove him out of politics.

The Federal Court f...


Meity invites Indian gaming companies to discuss way forward

Meity invites Indian gaming companies to discuss way forward

Even as a debate rages on whether online gaming can be equated with gambling and whether a high taxation regime is really conducive for this employment and revenue-generating sector, the Indian government seems to have decided to engage with the stakeholders --- this time on a serious note with the involvement of oth...


India to contest for ITU radio reg board re-election

India to contest for ITU radio reg board re-election

India’s junior Communications Minister Devusinh Chauhan has said that India shares the dream and vision of ITU to realize the world as a connected society, and enabling ICTs, to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

While participating in a high-level policy session them...


TRAI

TRAI extends tariff regime implementation to Dec. 1

Broadcast regulator TRAI has once again extended the effective implementation date of the new tariff regime for all stakeholders. The new deadline is December 2022. Reason: ongoing consultation process relating to the issue.

“All the distributors of television channels shall ensure t...