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AI-powered tools, deepfakes pose challenge of misinformation before

Artificial intelligence, deepfakes and social media…  little understood by laypersons, the combo of three poses a mystifying hurdle for millions of Internet users caught in the everyday battle of
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Punjab govt extends suspension of internet, SMS services till March

The Punjab government has extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services till Monday noon, even as the hunt for radical Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal Singh continued.
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Rights not loading: Internet shutdowns disrupt lives

It was on a Saturday afternoon, in the middle of the school year, when students at a government college in Meghalaya found that their webpages stopped loading. Assignments were half-done, research,
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Punjab cops launch action against Amritpal Singh; internet services

Punjab Police on Saturday launched action against Amritpal Singh and his aides with several news channels reporting he is likely to be arrested. Officials said that internet services have also been
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Internet shutdowns: Dubious distinction for fifth the year

India continues to have the dubious distinction of accounting for the maximum number of internet shutdowns in the world for the fifth consecutive year. According to the latest report of the digital
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‘Frequent internet shutdown affects judicial works’, SC to hear plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider a plea questioning frequent internet shutdowns, including the three-day one imposed in Rajasthan recently in order to prevent cheating in competitive
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Mobile internet services suspended in Haryana’s Nuh for 3 days over

The Haryana Government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in Nuh district for three days over apprehensions of communal tension and breach of peace following a call for
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Turkish internet bites back at state after deadly quake

Nothing is ever deleted or forgotten on the internet. Turkish officials learned that the hard way when grieving users began sharing old tweets and videos embarrassing for the government after last