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Video: PrivacyNama 2024, October 3 & 4

We had a great fourth edition of PrivacyNama, with speakers from across the globe discussing some of the most exciting and consequential developments in privacy and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our speakers and moderators ranged from government authorities and legal officers of tech companies to academics and researchers. We were able to delve deep...

Sat Oct 5, 2024 10:31
Karnataka HC Orders Ola to Pay Rs 5.5 Lakh for Failing to Address PoSH Complaint

Karnataka High Court has directed Ola Cabs to pay Rs 5 lakh and legal fees worth Rs 50,000 to a petitioner who filed a writ petition against the company for failing to adhere to the Sexual Harassment of Woman At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013 or POSH Act. Partly allowing the petition, the court said that the petitioner’s...

Sat Oct 5, 2024 10:31
Agenda and Key Questions: Health Disclaimers and Streaming Services, October 10, Virtual Event #Ad

Join us next week for our virtual panel discussion on “Health Disclaimers and Streaming Services” focused on the recent draft amendments to the anti-tobacco rules for over-the-top (OTT) platforms. This discussion will focus on the efficacy and feasibility of these regulations, the jurisdiction issues between MIB and the Ministry of Health, the impact...

Sat Oct 5, 2024 08:21
Google Rolls Out Ads in AI-Generated Search Results for Mobile Users in the US

Google has begun rolling out advertising in AI Overviews, its AI-generated search results, for mobile users in the US. According to the company’s blog post, ads will appear within AI Overviews when relevant to the query and the response provided. For instance, if someone searches for how to get a stain out of jeans, the AI Overview will contain the...

Fri Oct 4, 2024 16:00
Reddit Moderators Must Now Seek Admin Approval to Make Communities Private or 18+

Reddit has recently updated its policies to restrict moderators from changing their community-type settings without any platform inputs. This means that going forward, if the moderator of a community wants to change their subreddit from public to Private, or to a mature (18+) subreddit, they would first have to send the platform a request. Platform...

Fri Oct 4, 2024 16:00
BookMyShow Files FIR Against Ticket Scalpers for Coldplay Concert

BookMyShow has filed an FIR in Mumbai against ticket scalping and black market sales of tickets for Coldplay’s upcoming concert in January 2025 India. The company said that it has provided the authorities with detailed information about all the resellers it could locate, including independent individuals reselling tickets for this tour on platforms...

Fri Oct 4, 2024 13:01

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