Our recent blog examines how these measures operated in practice, looking at the legal framework under the IT Act, the role of platform geo-blocking, and the use of executive advisories and criminal law during crisis situations.
Read here: https://sflc.in/content-blocking-and-censorship-during-pahalgam-attack/ #ContentBlocking #DigitalGovernance #InternetRegulation #Section69A #PlatformGovernance #FreedomOfExpression #MediaFreedom 13m
YouTube has expanded its parental control framework, introducing new tools that allow parents to limit or fully block Shorts access for children and teens.
Key additions include:
• Shorts-specific time limits
• Bedtime and break reminders
• Improved account switching for supervised profiles
• Continued use of age-estimation technology
While primarily a safety and well-being update, these changes also reflect how platforms are responding to growing regulatory and societal pressure around youth online exposure.
How effective do you think technical controls are compared to policy, education, and oversight?
Share your view and follow @technadu for clear, unbiased tech reporting.
#OnlineSafety #PlatformGovernance #DigitalWellbeing #ParentalControls #TechPolicy #YouthSafety #YouTube
Ofcom has initiated a formal investigation into X to determine whether its AI chatbot safeguards meet the UK Online Safety Act requirements, following reports of AI-generated sexualized images, including minors.
The case sits at the intersection of:
• AI governance
• platform trust & safety
• regulatory enforcement timelines
It underscores the challenge of enforcing safety controls on rapidly evolving generative systems.
How should risk-based enforcement adapt for AI-driven platforms?
Source: https://therecord.media/uk-launches-formal-investigation-x-grok-images
Share your insights and follow TechNadu for sober, non-alarmist coverage.
#AISecurity #TrustAndSafety #PlatformGovernance #OnlineSafety #CyberPolicy
One year ago Meta reversed its political content reduction policy. New research on 2.5M Facebook posts from Italian MPs:
72% reach reduction for parliamentarians
Effects detected 10 months BEFORE Meta's "global rollout"
Extremists gained reach (+14%) while elected officials lost it
🔗 https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/8dqag_v2
#Meta #Facebook #DSA #PlatformGovernance #Transparency
Adam Mosseri (Instagram) argumentiert, dass KI-Labels langfristig an Wirksamkeit verlieren werden, weil KI-generierte Fälschungen immer perfekter werden. Praktischer sei es daher, reale Medien kryptografisch zu fingerprinten – etwa direkt bei der Aufnahme –, statt fortlaufend synthetische Inhalte zu jagen. Ein bemerkenswerter Perspektivwechsel von der Detektion des Falschen zur Verifikation des Echten.
#AIandMedia #ContentAuthenticity #DigitalTrust #PlatformGovernance
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-chief-ai-is-so-ubiquitous-it-will-be-more-practical-to-fingerprint-real-media-than-fake-media-202620080.html
#TermsSpotting 🍾 Pinterest permits alcoholic beverage advertisements
Pinterest ▪ Marketplace Sellers Conditions ▪ December 12, 2025
By @tk , an Open Terms Archive team member
Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/pinterest-permits-alcoholic-beverage-advertisements/
#TermsSpotting 🛍️ X no longer restricts shopping to US-based businesses
X ▪ Community Guidelines ▪ October 30, 2025
By @tk, an Open Terms Archive team member
Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/x-no-longer-restricts-shopping-to-us-based-businesses/
#CommunityGuidelines #DigitalTransparency #PlatformGovernance
#TermsSpotting 🎨 YouTube details out criteria for educational, artistic, and public interest exceptions to violating content
YouTube ▪ Community Guidelines ▪ December 4, 2025
By @saumyaa, an Open Terms Archive team member
Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/youtube-details-out-criteria-for-educational-artistic-and-public-interest-exceptions-to-violating-content/
#TermsSpotting 🍏 Apple updates App Store rules on data use, age-gating, external software, and loan app disclosures
App Store ▪ Review Guidelines ▪ November 14, 2025
By Asma Sifaoui, an Open Terms Archive team member
Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/apple-updates-app-store-rules-on-data-use-age-gating-external-software-and-loan-app-disclosures/
“Two decades of #BigTech funding for safety science has taught us that the #grantwashing playbook works every time. Internally, corporate leaders pacify passionate employees with token actions that seem consequential. External scientists take the money, get inconclusive results, and lose public trust. Policymakers see what looks like responsible self regulation from a powerful industry and backpedal calls for change.”
https://www.techpolicy.press/beware-of-openais-grantwashing-on-ai-harms/
#research #PlatformGovernance
#TermSpotting 🤖 Instagram begins use of AI interactions to personalise experiences and ads
Instagram ▪ Privacy Policy ▪ December 16, 2025
By Saumyaa Naidu, an Open Terms Archive team member
Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/instagram-begins-use-of-ai-interactions-to-personalise-experiences-and-ads/
#PrivacyPolicy #DataProtection #PersonalData #AITraining #PlatformGovernance #DigitalTransparency
🪱 From surviving Shai Hulud to launching new collections, our December Community Call was packed.
Security challenges, product updates, new publications, advocacy work, and 3 new collections, plus open discussion with the community. Thanks to everyone who joined 🙏
📅 Next Community Call: Tuesday, Jan 6
🕗 08:00 UTC
(09:00 Paris/Berlin - 11:00 Nairobi - 12:30 Mumbai - 17:00 Tokyo)
🔗 https://meet.jit.si/OpenTermsArchiveCommunityCall
#OpenSource #DigitalCommons #PlatformGovernance #Transparency
#TermsSpotting 🌍 Starlink globalizes its policies and adds specificities for Nigeria and South Korea
Starlink ▪ Privacy Policy ▪ November 26, 2025 - December 4, 2025
By @tk an Open Terms Archive team member
Read the full memo 👉 https://opentermsarchive.org/en/memos/starlink-globalizes-its-policies-and-adds-specificities-for-nigeria-and-south-korea/
🚀 New Trend Report from Open Terms Archive
A few months into the TTPA, we examine how major platforms reacted to new political advertising transparency rules, including widespread restrictions and withdrawals across the EU.
The report highlights the structural limits of current ad-tech systems and what this means for the future of platform governance.
📝 Read: Political Advertising After the TTPA
https://opentermsarchive.org/en/publications/political-advertising-after-the-ttpa-exit-adaptation-and-the-future-of-platform-governance/
#TTPA #PlatformGovernance #PoliticalAdvertising #Transparency
Reddit is deploying global protections for under-18 users - stricter chat settings, reduced personalized advertising, and age-prediction controls - coinciding with Australia’s upcoming restrictions on platforms for users under 16.
These measures highlight broader questions about responsible design, age verification, and the operational impact of safety-driven regulation.
What’s your stance on regulation-driven platform changes versus platform-led safeguards?
Share your insights and follow us for thoughtful, unbiased coverage.
#OnlineSafety #Infosec #CyberPolicy #DigitalProtection #PlatformGovernance #TechRegulation
The EU has fined X €120M under the Digital Services Act for transparency-related violations, including gaps in political ad repositories and restrictions on researcher access. X has stated it disagrees with the decision.
For the security community, this raises important questions about:
• the role of data access in identifying influence operations
• how platforms can support threat research at scale
• how regulatory frameworks may evolve across regions
Thoughts on how transparency and researcher access should be structured for large platforms?
Source: https://therecord.media/eu-fines-x-under-digital-services-act-disinformation-transparecy-rules
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#Infosec #CyberSecurity #DSA #Transparency #PlatformGovernance #ThreatResearch #DigitalPolicy #OnlineSafety #Disinformation #TechRegulation
🤝🌎 Excited to kick off the third installment of #Digimeet today, bringing together around 80 digital researchers from 16 countries across the EU, UK, South America, the US & India!
Our focus this year is a deep dive into #PlatformGovernance & #Power. We'll be exploring the latest global developments, zeroing in on the underlying power dynamics, societal implications, and technological advancements shaping policy discourse today.
#DigitalResearch #PlatformRegulation #TechPolicy
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WhatsApp Business Bans General-Purpose AI Chatbots, Clearing the Field for Meta AI
YouTube's playing parole officer, allowing "some" banned creators to request new channels. It's a "pilot program" with criteria fuzzier than CSS on IE6. They won't get their old channels back, so it's a fresh start, from scratch.
If you're getting a "second chance," who decides if you're qualified? What's your take on digital rehabilitation?
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/youtube-will-give-second-chances-to-some-banned-creators-172000443.html?src=rss
#YouTube #ContentPolicy #TechNews #CreatorEconomy #PlatformGovernance
