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Delhi YouTuber Arrested For Flying Dog With Hydrogen Balloons In Video
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Delhi YouTuber Arrested For Flying Dog With Hydrogen Balloons In Video

Key Highlights -  The Delhi YouTuber has been arrested in the capital for flying a dog with hydrogen balloons in the video.  The YouTuber has later deleted the video and appealed for a public apology.  However, A case has been registered against YouTuber Gaurav, who has over four million subscribers, and his mother, under various sections of the law. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1397781362078208006?s=20 Therefore, The man, whose channel is called "GauravZone", had recently uploaded the video which created huge outrage online. DCP south Atul Thakur said Gaurav has been arrested on charges of cruelty to the animal as he risked his pet's life by making the video. The case has been registered against the YouTuber in the Malviya Nagar police station after People ...
“WhatsApp lawsuit of defiance”, Government Respects Right to Privacy
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“WhatsApp lawsuit of defiance”, Government Respects Right to Privacy

  Addressing WhatsApp's refusal to comply with new IT rules as a "clear act of defiance” the ministry of electronics and information technology has said that having respect for the right to privacy doesn’t refer to unlimited rights and will come with reasonable restrictions. The government was acknowledging WhatsApp's lawsuit against the new IT rules, which was filed in the Delhi high court on May 25, the last date of the compliance with the new IT rules. “The Government of India is committed to ensure the Right of Privacy to all its citizens but at the same time it is also the responsibility of the government to maintain law and order and ensure national security,” Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, adding that “none of the measures proposed by India will impact the normal ...
Facebook Has Launched a “Read First Prompt” to Make People Read the News Article Before sharing 
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Facebook Has Launched a “Read First Prompt” to Make People Read the News Article Before sharing 

The gigantic social media platform Facebook has launched a read-first prompt that will make the users read the articles before sharing them. Facebook says the decision comes as the company’s new way of promoting more informed news and articles. If you go to share an article or news without opening or reading it, Facebook will show a prompt of opening and reading it, before sharing it with others. It mimics the “read article first” prompt that was launched last year to achieve informed discussion on the platform. Also read: Mission Impossible 7 is scheduled to be released on May 27, 2022  This new facility of prompt on Facebook is meant to address the misinformation and fake news, which is a big concern for social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, especially amid the covid-19 pande...