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Meta has replied to notice on Instagram CSAM ads—MeitY secy; Centre looking at common username rules

Centre considering set of rules to govern username-based identities across messaging platforms; access to advanced AI models and high-end hardware ‘very high on priority of government’

Govt to summon Meta over Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse; 2nd regulatory action in a week

Earlier this week, MeitY had issued a notice to Meta over proposed rollout of WhatsApp's usernames feature in India, and directed WhatsApp not to proceed until consultations conclude.

ED takes note of leading dailies for ‘surrogate ads’ of illegal betting platforms ‘preying’ on users

Thousands falling victim to misleading promotion, often by celebs, through QR codes with the ads, ostensibly of sporting merchandise brands but redirecting to betting platforms, sources say.

Digital Competition Bill can stifle opportunities for MSMEs while aiming for a fairer market

A fundamental flaw of the DCB is that it conflates advertisers, publishers, and third-party ad solution providers as a single entity under the umbrella term ‘advertising services’.

YouTube okayed ads with polls disinfo, report finds. ‘Ads withdrawn before our checks,’ says platform

Access Now & Global Witness, as part of an investigation, sent YouTube dummy ads with content about voter suppression, and misleading information on voting age, ahead of India's LS polls.

Criticism, kindness, complaints—ThePrint readers don’t hold back. And we don’t want them to

Complaints are the most common feature of readers’ mail. Much of this mail is still stuck on the same issue of partisanship—this suggests that we haven't moved on from historical resentments.

Ranveer Singh-Johnny Sins ad has an unlikely hero—women’s pleasure

The tone of the ad marks a departure from the conventional landscape of sexual wellness advertisements. To watch a woman talking about sexual dissatisfaction is new.

Meta looks at $14 monthly plan for ad-free Instagram, Facebook in EU, reports WSJ

Under the plan, Meta would charge roughly 10 euros ($10.46) a month on a desktop for a Facebook or Instagram account.

‘All wool’ for mixed fabric: Ad regulator flags ‘misleading or incorrect’ descriptions by brands

White paper by Advertising Standards Council of India and law firm K&S partners highlights how practice of misleading product descriptions continues to plague ad industry.

Not just Layer’r Shot—Indian brands are banking on ‘spit and run’ publicity

The low cost and high impact strategy is fast becoming the go-to for brands looking to establish themselves in a saturated market.

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True democracy can only be attained through free market economy: G N Lawande

If our aim is to achieve rapid economic development of our country, then there is a need to reduce direct taxes, wrote G N Lawande in 1959.

House panel urges faster domestic gas production as LNG import dependence nearly doubled in 10 yrs

Committee says LNG imports have doubled in a decade to 26.96 MMT, accounting for nearly 50% of India's gas demand. The panel calls for accelerated exploration & offshore production.

Saudi, Turkey & Pakistan sign defence pact, committing to ‘treat attack on one as attack on all’

Agreement follows nearly year of negotiations. Its signing in Mecca lends symbolic significance. Earlier reports had indicated Egypt too would sign it, but it did not.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.