Sunny Side Up 🍳: Surrogate Ads, Auto Rides, and Conversations with Money

Elon Musk's deal to buy Twitter was terminated.

He wants to buy Twitter again. He thinks it could be the start of another crazy dream, X, the everything app.

There are concerns that a super app could be a bad idea. US regulators are trying to break up Big Tech. Some people don't trust Musk because he's a loose cannonball.

This week's featured stories include Surrogate Ads, Auto Rides, and Conversations with Money.

There is an advertisement for Fairplay News promoting a sports news website. The website is actually a product of betting companies. It's similar to how alcohol companies promote their brands. The ad is promoting FairPlay News as the best online betting site in India.

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has issued its second advisory in the past four months. It warns private satellite TV channels not to broadcast ads of online offshore betting platforms and their surrogate news websites. The MIB only mentions Sony Six. It doesn't refer to OTT platforms like Sony Liv.

Bettting and gambling is illegal in most parts of India. Private satellite television channels are advised not to broadcast ads of online offshore betting platforms. Contravention of the above may invite penal action under the applicable laws.

Infographic explains the difference between Surrogate Ads, Auto Rides and Conversations with Money.

Karnataka government has banned Ola, Uber and Rapido auto in Karnataka.

There are complaints that apps are charging too much for 2 km. The app don't have permission to aggregate autos in Karnataka.

Surrogate Ads, Auto Rides and Conversations with Money don't have permission to aggregate autos in Karnataka. People complain that they are charging ₹100 for 2km when the base fare is only ⁹30.

The Auto Rickshaw Drivers Union is launching an app called Namma Yatri on 1st November. It will be called after the formation of Karnataka. In 2017, a government-backed app for taxi hailing was launched but it failed. The RTO says the app cannot be granted a licence either as it doesn't have clarity on how to register an aggregator.

Sunny Side Up is a book about money management.

Taking a moment to introspect will help you develop a better relationship with your money. Take out your notebook or journal and spend some time with yourself today. We have some questions to help. It will hopefully get you thinking and reveal some patterns soon enough. It may not lead to a good relationship overnight. But it will get people thinking. And it might help them to improve their financial situation. If it doesn't, it won't be so helpful.

As a kid, your parents discussed money with you. As you get older, so do you and who influenced your money habits. What does financial independence or financial freedom mean to you?

What do you love spending money on and what do hate spending it on? Have you tried budgeting before and failed? What are the emotions you feel when you're at the checkout counter? Do those emotions change after a few days?

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