Zee Music Company, a division of media firm Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL), on Friday announced the renewal of its licensing agreement with YouTube and Meta, Facebook’s parent company. The deal with two of the world’s largest digital content-streaming companies will allow them to access music content from Zee Music’s catalogue of over 11,000 songs, … Read more
Elon Musk said on Wednesday that he did not know “what exactly happened” when Twitter took down content related to a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year, adding that some rules related to social media content were “quite strict” in India. In January, India ordered the blocking of a BBC documentary … Read more
Former US President Donald Trump wrote his first Facebook post on Friday after being banned from social media platforms for two years. “I’M BACK,” Trump posted along with a 12-second video which seems to be his victory speech after winning the 2016 election and also tried to put out his campaign for the 2024 election … Read more
Alphabet-owned YouTube said on Tuesday it lifted restrictions on former US President Donald Trump’s channel, following a more than two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021. Meta Platforms had reinstated Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts earlier this year, while his Twitter account was restored in November by new owner Elon Musk. “We … Read more
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday issued orders to eight social media and video streaming firms including Meta Platforms, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube seeking information on how the platforms screen for misleading advertisements. Snap, Amazon.com-owned Twitch, Pinterest and Instagram are the other companies which are all required to provide information such as ad revenue … Read more
According to new Flinders University research, overuse of mobile devices has a bad rap, but one advantage may be their capacity to provide a distraction and improve teens’ ability to sleep. Feedback from more than 600 teenagers from age 12 to 18 at South Australian schools between June and September 2019 has led the international … Read more
Redmi will officially launch a new smart TV in India on March 14. The Chinese electronics manufacturer confirmed the development through a press release and an official announcement on Twitter. The upcoming smart TV, named Redmi Fire TV, has been developed in collaboration with Amazon and is expected to go live on sale exclusively via … Read more
India’s market regulator on Thursday passed two interim orders against entities that used YouTube channels to manipulate stocks, barring them from the capital markets. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in preliminary investigations, identified 46 entities that used the video streaming platform to pump and dump stocks. These entities — a mix of traders … Read more
In yet another clampdown on big tech companies, China has instructed them not to offer access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia. Beijing’s clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little surprise to many in China’s … Read more
Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday that it has partnered with Google to develop branded navigation for its new MB.OS operating system, as carmakers seek more control over technology in their vehicles. The system will equip Mercedes-Benz cars with Google traffic information and automatic rerouting, and enable drivers to watch YouTube on the cars’ entertainment system when … Read more