In a series of DMCA takedown requests, "FIFA World Cup" is asking Google to permanently remove various pirate site domain names from its search results. While FIFA certainly is protective of its intellectual property, the seemingly AI-generated notices could be the work of a rival pirate site that's trying to take out some competition during the high-profile tournament
Meta-owned Instagram is bringing its TV app to Samsung Smart TVs in the US while testing new features aimed at turning video viewing into a shared living-room experience.
The UK government is considering new rules that could require social media platforms to make content from trusted news providers easier to find in users’ feeds and search results, as part of a wider effort to tackle online misinformation, according to a Reuters report.
The tech giant will also fund an AI research lab at A24 to the tune of $75 million in the push to make tools available to filmmakers
Kerala Sports Minister O J Janeesh yesterday said football fans, clubs and community organisations would be able to organise non-commercial public screenings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 free of cost following discussions between the State government and the rights holders (Zee Entertainment).
For years, WIPO has tried to starve pirate sites of advertising money. Now it wants to cut off their payments too. A new system called "WIPO Alert Pay" lets rightsholders flag pirate and counterfeit sites to payment providers such as PayPal and Mastercard, who can then act under their own rules. In an initial pilot, 71% of flagged sites were removed.
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) has identified rules restricting children’s social media use as a business risk in its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), filed with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on June 19, 2026.
In its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) lists India’s net neutrality framework as a business risk, saying the rules could limit how telecom operators monetise advanced 5G capabilities.
“We have been pushing for the establishment of a root server in India, given the number of people using the internet and in view of the long-term resilience of the internet system itself,” said MeitY Secretary S Krishnan on June 19, as quoted on camera in an IANS news agency report.
Female protagonists of Hindi OTT series are generating significantly stronger audience buzz than their male-led counterparts, despite accounting for a much smaller share of new releases, according to a new analysis by Ormax Media that challenges conventional assumptions about what drives engagement in the streaming market.