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Google's decision to remove some apps in India from its app store "cannot be permitted", Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, amid an ongoing dispute over service fee payments to the US firm.Google on Friday removed from its Play Store many Indian apps, including Matrimony.com's popular Bharat Matrimony and job search app Naukri, saying the companies were not abiding by its in-app payment guidelines.Vaishnaw said he has held talks with Google and will meet the startups, which needed…

The controversy over Google's recent removal of 10 Indian apps from the Google Play Store has escalated. The Indian government has declared its strong disapproval of the delisting of homegrown apps and indicated it will not be tolerated. The dispute centres around the non-payment of service fee by these apps, leading to their removal from Google Play Store, including matrimony services like Bharat Matrimony and job search app Naukri. The government has called for a meeting with Google and the affected startups next week…

Taking a strong view of Google pulling off some apps from its Play Store, the government on Saturday said delisting of Indian apps cannot be permitted and that the tech company and the startups concerned have been called for a meeting next week. In an interview to PTI, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the startup ecosystem is key to the Indian economy and their fate cannot be left to any big tech to decide. The minister's comments assume significance as Google on Friday began removing some apps, including…

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued an advisory to all intermediaries, ensuring compliance with the existing IT rules. “The directive specifically targets the growing concerns around misinformation powered by AI – Deepfakes," the government said in a press released on Tuesday. Milestone Alert! Livemint tops charts as the fastest growing news website in the world 🌏 Click here to know…

Image Source : FILE Meta allows 10-year-olds to use Quest VR headsets: Know more Meta, the company behind the popular Quest virtual reality (VR) headsets, has decided to lower the minimum age requirement for its devices from 13 to 10 years old. This move comes as tech platforms face increased scrutiny regarding their handling of underage and teen users. …

On Friday, Meta Platforms Inc. beat an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission over the acquisition of VR fitness firm Within – and now, the federal judge who presided over the case released his full 65-page ruling detailing the “why.” In the case decided before the U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California, the jurist found Meta “would have found it challenging to compete with Within” and its popular Supernatural app, in part because it “presently lacks the capability to create…

Twitter on Tuesday said it would expand the types of political ads allowed on the social media platform, an apparent reversal of its 2019 global ban on political ads, as the Elon Musk-owned company seeks to grow revenue.The company tweeted it would also relax its advertising policy for "cause-based ads" in the United States, and moving forward would align its advertising policy "with that of TV and other media outlets."We believe that cause-based advertising can facilitate public conversation around important topics.…

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images)Facebook and its parent company Meta are being sued for allegedly allowing toxic, violence-inciting content to flourish in communities in Ethiopia, where a civil war has left hundreds of thousands dead in recent years. The lawsuit, filed by two Ethiopian researchers, accuses the tech giant of helping to fuel violence in the region through indifference—a lack of effective content moderation controls. The suit claims that the tech giant’s recommendations systems—algorithmic encouragement…

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed a batch of petitions seeking de-freezing of their bank accounts and permission to operate. These petitions were moved in a money laundering case connected with Vivo Mobile India Private Limited.Justice Yashwant Varma after hearing the submissions of the counsels for the petitioner and Enforcement Directorate (ED) granted relief to them subject to certain conditions to be followed by the petitioners including maintaining the amount in question in the bank account on the day of…

Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: Meta and Google's content rules are restrictive for many abortion-rights groups worldwide, while abortion ads on Google aren't permitted in dozens of countries — Poland's biggest protests since the fall of communism broke out in October 2020, after a court decision rendered nearly all abortions in the country illegal. Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: Meta and Google's content rules are restrictive for many abortion-rights groups worldwide, while abortion ads on Google aren't…