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Government will set up a specialized agency to block cybercrimes

The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will set up a specialized agency mechanism to block and curb sharing of sexual offence videos on social networking platforms in order to check cybercrimes.

Lego introduces digital space for kids under 13 to share their lego creations

Lego Life is a digital space where children under 13 can share their block-based creativity. Designed for tablets and available as an app for Android, Apple and Amazon devices, the platform has been in beta testing mode for several months.

Twitter working to make the platform safer; to release new updates to stop harassment

Twitter is making sure to make the service a safer place and do a better job in stopping harassment by rolling out new updates.

Facebook censors image of Neptune's statue in Italy for being "sexually explicit"; retracts

Facebook courted another controversy after an art historian claimed it blocked a photo of Italy's famous Neptune statue for being "sexually explicit".

Revised draft will give chinese police the power to censor online content on disasters

China's county-level police will be able to censor internet coverage of natural and man-made disasters, according to a revised draft of the country's policing law that the Chinese Public Security Bureau released late on Thursday.

You will lose your Google account if you sell your Google Pixel device

Some of Google's unwitting users are learning a harsh lesson: If you violate the company's policies, it can abruptly cut you off from your Gmail account, online photos and other vital digital services.

Chinese websites block web searches mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Chinese websites have again blocked searches for "Fatty Kim the Third", as many Chinese mockingly call North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with China's foreign ministry saying it did not approve of ridiculing foreign leaders.

Twitter accounts of alt-right figures suspended according to USA Today

Twitter has suspended several accounts linked to the alt-right movement, a loosely organized group that embraces far-right ideologies including white nationalism, USA Today reported.

US Elections results push AT&T-Time Warner and other mergers in a limbo

U.S. corporate dealmakers were likely to put major merger plans on hold as they assess whether U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will follow through on his populist promises and a threat to block AT&T Inc's purchase of Time Warner Inc

Facebook is being sued by a 14-year-old over naked picture on "shame page"

In a major setback for the social media giant Facebook, the company has lost a legal bid to prevent a 14-year-old girl from suing it over a her naked picture that was posted on a "shame page" on the platform as an act of revenge.