Telegram asked to remove over 3,100 channels over copyright violations within 3 hours by Indian govt.

Tightening the noose for copyright violations, the Central government on Wednesday, March 11, directed instant messaging platform Telegram to remove over 3,100 channels within three hours. The channels were being removed for violating various provisions of the Copyright Act, 1957. According to the government sources quoted by AN, the action to remove over 3,000 channels…

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Young people fear those they know online more than strangers, finds survey

Unwanted contact from known persons exceeds stranger-initiated contact, a recent survey of online digital habits among people aged 11–30 years has found. The 17 to 18 age group reports the highest rates of unwanted contact from known persons at 53.1%, marking this transition period as particularly vulnerable, the survey found. These finding challenge the dominant’stranger…

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