The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over the spike in the number of cases of violations reported in June. “For the month of June, we have received an unprecedented number of 106,604 complaints. This increase is disturbing but not unexpected,” said the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Anthony Ojukwu, during the sixth … Read more
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp has banned 2,29,925 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The microblogging platform, going through churning under Musk, also took down 967 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country. In total, X banned 230,892 accounts … Read more
Proposed changes to the Public Security Administration Punishment Law would clear that record for people under 18 years of age, expunging minor infractions, such as cheating on exams, disturbing bus drivers and releasing sky lanterns. But experts say the changes now being considered by the national legislature, the National People’s Congress, need to go much … Read more
The Maharashtra excise department has taken action against two restaurants in Pune, sealing them for allegedly serving alcohol to a 17-year-old boy involved in a fatal car crash. The incident, which occurred in Kalyani Nagar, Pune, resulted in the death of two software engineers. The excise department has initiated inspections to prevent similar violations and … Read more
In a statement released on Thursday, the commission also said it was investigating whether the company did enough to prevent minors from accessing pornographic material via its online marketplace. Margrethe Vestager is the European Commission’s digital chief. Photo: AFP “Consumers’ protection, especially for minors, is an essential cornerstone of the DSA,” said Margrethe Vestager, the … Read more
