Policy

X has, once again, quietly changed its rules around deadnaming and misgendering without an explanation. With the , it seems that there will be no penalties for misgendering or deadnaming people on X after al, except in cases when it may be “required by local laws.”The update, which was by Mashable, comes after X appeared to reinstate some aspects of Twitter’s former policy, which fell under its hateful conduct rules. Prior to Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter had barred targeted deadnaming and misgendering. That section of…

How should we regulate AI? Speakers: Melissa Heikkilä, Senior reporter for AI and Charlotte Jee, News editor There’s little doubt that artificial intelligence will be subject to more regulation in the years ahead. Major tech companies have requested it, and multiple countries and regions are now moving forward with plans to pass new rules governing the technology’s development or use. Broadly speaking, these proposed policies aim to redirect AI toward serving societal goals or address potential biases that put people…

X is again making it illegal for users to misgender and deadname other users on the platform. The policy was dropped last year, but X is reinstating it again following numerous criticisms. As Ars Technica reports, in April last year, X (called Twitter back then) updated its abuse and harassment policy to allow for misgendering and deadnaming. The policy was adopted in the pre-Musk era in 2018. But the billionaire later suggested that his tweets might violate the policy. Meanwhile, the latest update to X’s policy in…

Payments Council of India, which represents all the major payment companies of the country under IAMAI (Internet and Mobile Association of India), wants the government to step in not only to negotiate between the two parties, but also amend the laws of the land to stop monopolistic policies of large multinational companies.“PCI requests the Indian government to bring in amendments to existing laws to save and protect Indian Startups, RBI regulated payment aggregators (PAs) from Google's abusive and monopolistic policies…

Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Sunday launched a new startup policy with a focus to establish 2,000 startups in the Union Territory by 2027. The 'New Jammu & Kashmir Start-up Policy- 2024-27' will also provide patent-related assistance, financial assistance for mentorship to recognised startups, facilitation for department for the promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) registration and additional need-based support to startups working in diverse fields, Sinha said. "I invite the potential investors from…

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, updated its abuse and harassment rules to revive regulations around content that misgenders or deadnames individuals.   The quiet update comes less than a year after the platform, under Musk’s ownership, revoked its ban on content that uses a transgender person’s name before they transitioned — known as a deadname — or purposefully used the wrong gender for someone.  The update to X’s abuse and harassment rules was first reported by Ars Technica. The updated…

Google on Friday removed several popular apps by ten Indian developers from its Play Store, citing non-compliance with billing policies. This move has sparked a contentious dispute between the tech giant and Indian developers over what they perceive as Google’s "unfair" policies. But less than a day later, it started reinstating some of the apps on the Play Store, which began complying with its billing norms. Which apps have been impacted?Among the delisted apps were Bharat Matrimony, Telugu Matrimony, Tamil Matrimony,…

X has updated its abuse and harassment page in January, and it has added a new section that explains its new rule against intentionally using the wrong pronouns for a person or using a name they no longer go by. As noticed by Ars Technica, the new section entitled "Use of Prior Names and Pronouns" states that the service will "reduce the visibility of posts" that use pronouns for a person different from what they use for themselves and those who are now using a different name as part of their transition.The social…

Google recently announced its decision to take action against 10 Indian app developers for non-compliance with the Play Store payment policy. This move marks a significant development in the ongoing conflict between the tech giant and local internet companies in India.Consequences of Non-ComplianceThe action taken by Google may involve the removal of non-compliant apps from the Google Play Store. While the specific names of the companies facing action were not disclosed by Google, notable apps like Shaadi.com, Altt,…

To achieve real climate solutions, changing behavior and developing technology is not enough, says Michal Nachmany, founder and CEO of the environmental nonprofit Climate Policy Radar. “A lot of this is policy,” she says.We need better laws, policies, and regulations, as well as needing to hold policymakers and corporates to account, because they’re not doing a good enough job, she argues. The problem is that understanding what policies are out there, and what works and what doesn’t, is an enormous task. So Climate Policy…