‘Spike in number of RTI applications rejected by authorities’: The number of RTI applications rejected by public authorities increased to 64,666 in 2015-16 as compared to 60,127 such applications in 2013-14, the Centre said. Read More
Facebook adds tools to block revenge porn on the platform: In a public post on the platform, Facebook co-founder, Mark Zukerberg wrote: “Today we’re rolling out new tools to prevent “revenge porn” from being shared on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram… It’s wrong, it’s hurtful, and if you report it to us, we will now use AI…
Will regulate WhatsApp and other messaging services: Centre tells SC: The government was responding to a PIL filed in the SC questioning Whatsapp’s privacy policy. The petition filed by Karmanya Singh Sareen claimed “Over The Top (OTT) services are governed in some respect by the provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000 and are not subject to the…