Social Network Monitoring

No response from Google, Twitter and Facebook over hate content

Facebook, Google and Twitter are yet to identify those behind the blocked inflammatory posts, in light of ...

Taliban pose as pretty women on Facebook to befriend soldiers

Another instance of the dangers of the use of social media has emerged, just at the time when the role of the social media in India is under...

Telcos express inability to implement state-wise Twitter block

Telecom operators have refused to abide by the new order issued by the Home Ministry that sought to block Twitter traffic from 8 states...

Government had planned to bar Twitter in 8 states

The government had planned to block Twitter in 8 states and later backed off.

Govt issues legal notices to 4 Twitter account holders

The government has sent legal notices to four Twitter account holders, directing them represent their case ...

INS, NBA oppose PCI's move towards one omnibus media body

The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) and News Broadcasters Association (NBA) are reportedly not with the Press Council of India...

Not all PCI members keen on "one omnibus body" for all media

Recent reports had claimed that the council had resolved to bring the electronic media - both broadcast and social - under its purview.

PCI denies resolving to bring broadcast media under its purview

A report that surfaced recently indicated that the Press Council of India (PCI) has decided to include the electronic and social media under its ambit.

Sibal affirms government not targetting individual accounts

Minister of Communications and IT Kapil Sibal has in a statement affirmed that the government is not after individual accounts and websites...

Institutional mechanism needed to check misuse of technology, affirms Sibal

In a recent statement, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal stressed on the need of having an institutional mechanism in place to prevent...