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Amazon App Shows Dark Patterns Despite CCPA Filing
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (441+ words) You can access the declaration here. Amazon Seller Services Private Limited submitted its dark pattern self-declaration to the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on February 19, 2026, months after the 90-day deadline set by the CCPA's June 5, 2025 advisory, which asked all e-commerce…...
Open AI framework on regulating AI-drive N CSAM threats
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (202+ words) Modernise Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) definitions: States should explicitly include AI-generated and digitally altered CSAM within existing prohibitions and criminalise the knowing possession, production, and distribution of such material. This ensures that liability does not depend on technological form…...
Greece to Ban Social Media for Under-15s by 2027
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (305+ words) Greece will ban access to social media for children under 15 from January 1, 2027, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announcing that formal legislation will be introduced in mid-2026, Reuters reported. This decision makes Greece one of the first European countries to impose this…...
BIS issues age-rating standards for video games in India
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (414+ words) BIS issues new age-rating standard for video games in India'Media Nama The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a new standard, titled "Video and Digital Games " Age-Rating and Content Descriptor Labels " Specification, which specifies different age categories for video…...
Delhi HC Allows Meta to Challenge CCPA Fine at NCDRC
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (579+ words) Along with this, Meta sought to agitate the broader issue of whether the Consumer Protection Act 2019, Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules 2020, and the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements 2022 were even applicable to it in the first place. The court permitted…...
Delhi HC Flags Privacy Risks in Whats App Contact Access
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (142+ words) The Delhi High Court (HC) on April 7 flagged that allowing the police access to a suspect's Whats App contact list could drag uninvolved third parties into a criminal investigation simply because the accused had saved their number on the phone....
Manipur Shuts Internet in 5 Districts After Bishnupur Blast
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (324+ words) Media Nama The Manipur Home Department has ordered a temporary suspension of internet and mobile data services for three days, effective at 2: 00 PM on April 7, 2026, across five districts. The districts are Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur. The…...
Anthropic signs AI compute deal with Google and Broadcom
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (344+ words) Anthropic has signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom to secure multiple gigawatts of next-generation AI compute capacity, expected to come online from 2027. This growth places Anthropic ahead of rival Open AI on reported annualised revenue. A Reuters report…...
Press Club calls takedowns 'arbitrary', flags free speech concerns
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (335+ words) The Press Club of India has criticised recent government-ordered social media takedowns as arbitrary and unconstitutional. In a press release dated April 1, 2026, it stated that these actions violate the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of…...
Meta confirms SIM binding testing for Whats App users in India
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (203+ words) Meta confirmed to Media Nama that it is testing SIM binding on Whats App for regular Indian users. This comes after February's WABeta Info report, which reported first that Meta is developing technical features required to implement SIM binding." The…...