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Tech giant Meta has just announced it will be imposing stricter message settings for minors on Instagram and Facebook. In a recent news post on its site, Meta talked about teen safety on its social media platforms. The new changes will promise to not only protect teens but also allow guardians more control. Unsolicited contact with minors on social media has been a societal plague for years. These new restrictions aim to combat this social contagion, as well as giving parents greater peace of mind. Meta’s proposed…

A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Thursday stayed a single judge bench order that had imposed a cost of Rs. 50 lakh on X (formerly Twitter) for not complying with IT Ministry orders — subject to the company depositing 50 percent of the amount (Rs. 25 lakh) within one week. The deposit is for X to show its bonafides, the court said. The order of the single judge who had directed X to deposit Rs. 50 lakh by August 14 will be stayed till the next date of hearing.“As such, on deposit of Rs. 25 lakh, the order…

A government panel in Japan has announced plans to enhance competition in the smartphone app payments market, which is currently dominated by Apple and Google. To…

Luthais McCash who recently got featured in an advertorial story on IndustryWired has cheated the publication by not paying for the services he purchased. Additionally, Luthais, Chief Executive and Scientific Officer of Sigma Solutions mentioned Andrew Dunn and his business partner, Ben Massey having high level contacts in the MoD. This information has been clarified by Andrew over email communication as not true. Luthais and Ben were in negotiations for him to invest in the business. These discussions had been going on…

In a setback to app-based cab aggregators like Uber and Ola, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld the central government’s decision to levy GST on autorickshaw rides that are booked through ride-sharing applications by commuters.Holding that the decision to levy GST did not violate any fundamental rights, a division bench comprising Justices Manmohan and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said: “Classification as a class of service providers separate and distinct is recognised in the provisions of the (GST) Act. The…

Companies are shedding some workers without imposing layoffs.Amid a wave of job cuts hitting U.S. white-collar workers, a number of employers are taking other approaches to manage their workforces. Some are adding new restrictions on remote work, stepping up scrutiny in performance reviews or requiring staffers to relocate across the country to keep their jobs. The moves, though not labeled as layoffs, can at times have a similar effect in thinning a company’s ranks, human-resources specialists and corporate advisers say.…

Last Updated: January 04, 2023, 15:16 ISTFrance joins other states including the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States in testing arrivals from China. (Photo: Reuters)Several countries including India and the US, have imposed pre-departure Covid test requirements on people traveling from ChinaThe Chinese government on Tuesday slammed restrictions on its citizens traveling abroad imposed by several countries in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak, and also warned of “countermeasures".Addressing reporters here,…

Russia on Tuesday banned the sale of its oil and petroleum products to countries that impose a price cap on them in a move that threatened more uncertainty ahead for global energy markets.Moscow’s move was a response to an agreement by the U.S. and its allies to bar the shipping, financing or insuring of seaborne Russian crude unless it is sold for $60 a barrel or less—a sanction leveled in response to Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Whether Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘s…

India is the latest country to hit Google with a multimillion-dollar fine for imposing unfair conditions on Android smartphone manufacturers, including Samsung. CCI (Competition Commission of India) has fined Google an equivalent of approximately $162 million for giving an edge to its Android apps using restrictive terms. The fine has been imposed because of Google’s practice of requiring certain apps to be pre-installed on Android phones and giving them priority placement to suppress competition. According to the…

France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speaks on July 25, 2022 at the Finance ministry in Berlin, Germany.David Gannon | Afp | Getty ImagesFrench Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that efforts by G-7 nations to introduce a price cap on Russian oil would require commitment from the wider international community to be successful.The G-7 economic powers announced Friday that they had agreed on a plan to impose a set price on Russian oil.The initiative is the latest attempt to apply economic pressure on…