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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday met social media platforms to review progress made by them in tackling misinformation and deepfakes, and asserted that advisories will be issued in the next two days to ensure 100 per cent compliance by platforms.New, amended IT Rules to further ensure compliance of platforms, and the safety and trust of online users are actively under consideration, Chandrasekhar said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). "Held the 2nd #DigitalIndiaDialogues on Misinformation and #Deepfakes…

Instagram's vast digital landscape has been made more secure with the Support Requests feature. If you've seen Instagram abuse instances that appear to breach Community Guidelines and reported the same to the portal, this tool empowers you to track the progress of of your report. In the app's Settings, under Support Requests, users can access detailed information on each report, understand policy implications, and even request a review of Instagram's decision. It's a pivotal aspect of maintaining a safe and compliant…

Dating app Tinder has announced changes to its community guidelines and as a part of this change, it will remove social media handles from bios. This change comes as the app aims to “reinforce authenticity, respect, and inclusivity” by updating policies. As the new guidelines come into effect, Tinder users will start receiving notifications on the app and on email. “The majority of Tinder’s members are 18-25, and Tinder is often their first dating experience. To guide these younger daters as they start their dating…

Meta-owned Instagram lets users share photos, videos, and messages with their followers. Users can follow other users and see their posts on their feeds, which is the main page of the app. They can also like, comment, and share posts with others. Instagram also has features like Stories and Reels, which allow users to create short videos and share them with their followers.Apart from this, Instagram also has a set of policies and guidelines in place to protect its users and ensure that the platform remains safe for…

Discord is an instant messaging platform which is used mostly by gamers. Apart from gamers, social media service is also currently being used by other communities like influencers and creators. The company has announced that it is updating several terms and policies of the platform. Discord has claimed that these changes are regular ones that it does periodically to the business and the services it offers. The platform's Terms of Service, Paid Services Terms, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines are all changing soon.…

Google removed thousands of YouTube channels last month, including 7,599 channels, 1 AdSense account, and 3 Blogger blogs as part of its ongoing investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China. These YouTube channels and blogs mostly uploaded spammy content in Chinese about music, entertainment, and lifestyle. "A very small subset uploaded content in Chinese and English about China and US foreign affairs," said the company. The company also terminated 3 YouTube channels that shared sensational content…

YouTube, a video streaming platform, has removed 5.6 million videos from its platform in the months of July and…

YouTube removed 5.6 million (56 lakh) videos from its platform in the month of July and September 2022 for violating their community guidelines.The platform received roughly 2,71,000 removal appeals during the two months. Upon review, it reinstated about 29,000 appeals, said YouTube in its latest blog.From July through September of this year, for every 10,000 views, between 10 and 11 were of content that violated the community guidelines, said YouTube in the blog jointly written by Matt Halprin, Vice President, Global…

Image Source : PIXABAY YouTube YouTube, a Google's owned video sharing platform has said that it has removed around 1.7 million videos in India for violating its Community Guidelines in the third quarter of the year.  Also, at the same time band, the streaming platform has removed around 5.6 million videos from across the world because they were violating its…

YouTube has released its Community Guidelines Enforcement Report for the third quarter of 2022 (Q32022) that ended in September 2022. In this report, the audio and video streaming platform says that in India, it removed over 1.7 million videos from the platform for violating its Community Guidelines.Just like a set of rules followed by various other social media platforms, YouTube also has Community Guidelines that dictates what content is not allowed on the platform. "We enforce our policies using a combination of…