Policy
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Nearly 57 million US workers classified as disposable in 2026 economy
More than one in three workers in the United States, nearly 57 million people, are considered disposable workers in 2026, according to labor economist research.
19 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi Police says facial recognition targeted only criminal records at protests
Delhi Police told the Supreme Court on August 18 that it used facial recognition technology (FRT) at the recent Cockroach Janta Party protests only to iden…
19 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
SEBI warns against influencers offering real-time trading strategies
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a caution to investors against following so-called live trading strategies promoted by social media influencers.
19 Aug, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta faces trial over child safety with up to $1.4 trillion at stake
Opening arguments began Tuesday in a federal court in Oakland, California, in a lawsuit accusing Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to children.
19 Aug, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
TRAI’s AI spam crackdown flags spammers but enforcement faces challenges
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has implemented an AI-driven system to detect and flag spam calls and messages, enabling telecom operators…
19 Aug, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi HC directs stakeholders to enhance cinema and OTT accessibility for disabled
The Delhi High Court has instructed the Centre, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), filmmakers, and other stakeholders to discuss and implement acc…
18 Aug, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Spotify to label AI artists with badges from mid-September 2026
Spotify will begin labeling AI-generated artist profiles with an "AI Persona" badge starting mid-September 2026.
18 Aug, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Bihar enacts Gambling Prohibition Act 2026 alongside central online gaming law
Bihar passed and notified the Bihar Gambling (Prohibition) Act, 2026 on August 13, 2026, repealing the 159-year-old Public Gambling Act of 1867.
18 Aug, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Germany forces Apple to revise ad-tracking consent prompts
Germany's antitrust regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, closed a four-year investigation into Apple's App Tracking Transparency Framework (ATTF) on August 17…
18 Aug, 03:30 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
YouTube changes view count to start at video playback from August 24
YouTube will begin counting a view the moment a video starts playing from August 24, 2026, across all formats including long-form videos, live streams, and Shorts, according to medianama.com.
18 Aug, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India delays Digital Competition Bill pending market study results
India’s Draft Digital Competition Bill remains pending as the government conducts a market study to inform key elements of the framework, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs said.
18 Aug, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi HC orders Meta to disclose reasons for disabling analyst’s Instagram account
The Delhi High Court on August 17 directed Meta to disclose the material on which it disabled Instagram accounts belonging to stock market analyst Aakanksha Gupta.
18 Aug, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
FDA classifies recall of nearly 19 million eggs over salmonella risk
Nearly 19 million eggs produced by Midwest Poultry Services in Texas between June 6 and July 3 are under the Food and Drug Administration's highest-risk re…
18 Aug, 05:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Universal health coverage could save $1 trillion and 114,000 lives annually
A study by Yale School of Public Health projects that universal health coverage (UHC) could save $1 trillion and prevent 114,000 deaths every year.
17 Aug, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Ministry of Power notifies cybersecurity rules for power sector
The Ministry of Power notified the Central Electricity Authority (Cyber Security in Power Sector) Regulations, 2026, on July 31, 2026.
17 Aug, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Karnataka HC allows police to freeze bank accounts without court order
The Karnataka High Court ruled on August 10 that police officers can freeze bank accounts during investigations without prior court approval. Justice M.
17 Aug, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Parliamentary panel calls for digital competition rules and e-commerce code
The Standing Committee on Finance presented its Thirty-Seventh Report to Parliament on August 10, 2026, urging the government to finalise the Digital Compe…
17 Aug, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
X stops publishing compliance reports after India synthetic media rules
Since India’s synthetic-media rules came into effect on February 20, 2026, X has ceased publishing compliance reports on its transparency page.
17 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
France’s constitutional council strikes down social media ban for under-15s
France’s Constitutional Council struck down the country’s ban on social media use for children under 15 on August 14, ruling that the age-verification mech…
17 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Florida man pleads guilty after OpenAI reports ChatGPT murder plot
A 25-year-old former Goldman Sachs analyst, Darren Zhou, pleaded guilty on August 13 to felony stalking and threat charges after OpenAI flagged his ChatGPT…
17 Aug, 01:28 pm IST