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Fintechs fortify cyber defences; Logistics cos in the speed lane
Happy Monday! Fintechs are stepping up security as AI-powered cyberattacks become more sophisticated. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Rogue AI agents exposing India’s data law blindspots
As companies edge closer to the May 2027 enforcement deadline for the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law, AI’s emerging cybersecurity risks are creating tension over what might constitute adequate compliance just six to seven months from now.
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms last week, industry experts said.
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry experts
Industry experts say India should develop an AI safety framework tailored to its own languages, scale and application-driven ecosystem rather than simply copy the voluntary US pact signed by major tech firms. While there is broad support for independent audits, accountability and safeguards against deepfakes and cyberattacks, experts differ on whether India should rely mainly on self-regulation or combine voluntary standards with binding rules.
Global investing is no longer optional for Indian investors—but diversification is more than buying NVIDIA and Apple: Dhiraj Relli
But simply buying familiar names such as NVIDIA, Apple or Tesla does not automatically create a diversified international portfolio, warns Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO of HDFC Securities.
Government to ask Meta if US child safety defaults will extend to India as well
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has been having regular meetings with Meta on technical measures since last month when Meta’s global executives were summoned to India over a host of issues, including the spread of child abuse content online.
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Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement puts Instagram and Facebook on a digital bedtime
Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to hook children, while introducing stricter controls for U.S. teenagers, including screen-time limits, overnight restrictions, reduced notifications, stronger parental controls and non-personalised feeds, according to ToI correspondent Chidanand Rajghatta’s report.
Meta says aggressively working to combat child exploitation on apps
Meta detailed its AI-powered efforts to fight child exploitation across its platforms. The company stated it is investing more resources to protect young users. Newer AI systems now cover most online languages for enforcement. Meta removed millions of suspicious accounts and exploitative content globally. Government sources await Meta's official response to a recent notice.
Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks on collision course with EU privacy rules
Meta's AI training tool, Model Capability Initiative (MCI), is reportedly capturing extensive U.S. employee computer usage, including non-U.S. data from communications. This extensive data collection could lead to new European privacy violations under GDPR, as employees express concerns about the tool's scope and impact on their internet usage and sensitive information.
In FY26, 97% of violative ads were on digital platforms, 4/5ths of them on Meta: Asci
New data reveals digital platforms dominate problematic advertisements in the upcoming financial year. Meta alone is responsible for a significant portion of these campaigns. Offshore betting and realty sectors lead in violations. The advertising watchdog highlights a rise in exaggerated claims and misleading content, urging for stronger accountability and responsible digital advertising practices.
Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban compliance
Under the Australian law, platforms face a fine of up to A$49.5 million ($34 million) for noncompliance, and the regulator added on Tuesday they also faced reputational damage if found in breach of the law. Meta and Snap said they were committed to complying with the ban, and a Meta spokesperson added the government's own trial of age-assurance technology found "natural error margins" around the 16 age cutoff.
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
Australia's new law banning under-16s from social media has seen platforms deactivate almost five million accounts. This world-first measure, effective since December 10, is already inspiring similar legislation in France, Malaysia, and Indonesia. While critics question enforceability, regulators report swift compliance. The ban aims to protect young users, with significant fines for non-adherence.
Advertising council to use AI, ML tools to tackle digital challenges
The Advertising Standards Council of India is embracing technology. Its new chairman plans to use artificial intelligence to make ad regulation faster and sharper. The focus is on digital and AI-generated ads. ASCI will partner with tech firms for monitoring tools. Deepfakes are a major concern. The council aims to strengthen compliance and protect consumer trust in advertising.
Meta, TikTok win challenge against EU tech fees in setback for EU regulators
Meta and ByteDance's TikTok sued the European Commission after they were hit with a supervisory fee of 0.05% of their annual worldwide net income to cover the EU executive's cost of monitoring their compliance with the Digital Services Act.
Data security startup Aurva raises $2.2 million in round led by Nexus Venture Partners
DeVC, which is backed by Z47, and angel investors including former Meta executives Chris Bream, Rahul Sood, and Karandeep Anand, Postman founders Ankit Sobti and Abhinav Asthana, and Cyware founders Akshat Jain and Anuj Goel also participated in the funding round. The funds will be used to expand the company’s sales and marketing efforts and security team, advance its AI observability capabilities, and support demand from enterprise customers in India, the US, and other global markets.
Fashion retailer Zalando loses EU court battle over online content rules
Zalando, Europe's biggest online fashion retailer, sued the European Commission after it was designated as a very large online platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
No plans to get Big Tech to pay digital law compliance costs, EU tech chief says
Germany and European Parliament lawmakers have lobbied for a supervisory fee to be levied on Big Tech to help EU antitrust regulators better enforce the Digital Markets Act.
Meta and TikTok challenge tech fees in second highest EU court
Meta and TikTok challenged an EU supervisory fee under the Digital Services Act, calling it disproportionate and based on flawed calculations. They argued the methodology lacked transparency and fairness, while the Commission defended using group profits. The General Court will rule next year.
NoBroker unveils ConvoZen AI, a conversational AI Cloud
ConvoZen.AI offers a range of features like voice and non-voice agents, analytics, monitoring, coaching, and quality control for large customer-facing teams. The platform serves clients in BFSI, education, healthcare, automotive, real estate, travel, and e-commerce, Akhil Gupta, cofounder and CTO, NoBroker told ET.
Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says
Other firms that have agreed with the voluntary code set up in May 2016 are Dailymotion, Instagram, Jeuxvideo.com, LinkedIn, Microsoft hosted consumer services, Snapchat, Rakuten Viber, TikTok and Twitch. The DSA requires tech companies to do more to fight illegal and harmful content on their platforms.
Draft digital competition bill will make business untenable: IAMAI
Ex-ante regimes tell businesses precisely how to behave, or what to do. Under the current ex-post regime of the Competition Act, companies are only required to ensure that their conduct in the market is not anti-competitive. An overlapping ex-ante regime proposed under the digital competition Bill will force tech companies to comply with parallel legislation and undertake measures for additional compliance, the IAMAI said.
Go easy with the digital lasso
If a company meets the criteria in its self-assessment, it must report to CCI within 90 days, which can designate it as Systemically Significant Digital Enterprise (SSDE), akin to gatekeepers in DMA. CDS includes online search engines, social networking, video sharing, intermediation, and cloud and interpersonal communication services. Any non-reporting or misreporting to CCI will attract a penalty.
TikTok challenges EU supervisory fee, following Meta's footsteps
Under the Digital Services Act (DSA), 20 very large online platforms, including TikTok, Meta, Google, Apple and two very large online search engines are required to pay the annual charge. The size of the fee accounts for the average monthly active users for each company and whether it posts a profit or loss in the preceding financial year.
EU urges Big Tech to tackle terrorist content after Hamas attack
On Tuesday, EU industry chief Thierry Breton told Elon Musk to curb disinformation on his messaging platform X, warning it was being used to disseminate illegal content and false information in the wake of recent violence in the Middle East.
EU designates six big tech gatekeepers under DMA, introduces provisions for fines
The European Commission has also opened four market investigations to further assess Microsoft's and Apple's submissions arguing that, despite meeting the thresholds, some of their core platform services do not qualify as gateways
Twitter, now X, fails to publish monthly India compliance report
Twitter, which is now X Corp under Elon Musk, has failed to publish its monthly India compliance report for the May-June period which includes the details of complaints from users via the India grievance mechanism and action taken on them, as well as information related to Twitter's proactive monitoring efforts under the IT Rules, 2021.
Elon Musk says Twitter has lost half its advertising revenue
"Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else," Elon Musk said in a tweet early on Saturday.
Tech group AOM's video licensing policy no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs
The European Commission, which acts as the competition enforcer for the 27-country bloc, had been investigating alleged anti-competitive behaviour related to the licence terms of AOM's new standard software for streaming called AV1 since last year.
EU agrees on internet rulebook for Google, Facebook, other tech giants
The new rules ban targeted advertising aimed at children or based on sensitive data such as religion, gender, race and political opinions. Dark patterns, which are tactics that mislead people into giving personal data to companies online, will also be prohibited.
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