Legal Challenges to the New Intermediary Rules
The highly anticipated new Intermediary Rules were finally notified in February. The govt. chose to name it ‘The Information Technology (Guidelines for
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Intermediary Liability
Supreme Court stays High Courts’ proceedings on Intermediary Rules
The Supreme Court has stayed hearings pending in several High Courts’ proceedings on intermediary rules, including over-the-top (OTT) platform regulation.
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Govt. suggests Alpha-Numeric Hash System to Trace Origin of Messages
According to reports, the Indian government has asked the popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp to assign an alpha-numeric hash system to trace origin of messages. WhatsApp is the epicenter of
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Govt. gives Intermediary Rules clarification after notice issued to Journalist
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given an intermediary rules clarification. It has explained the scope the new IT
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Facebook Oversight Board reduces timelines for deciding cases
Facebook recently established an Oversight board for appeals related to content moderation. The board on Tuesday announced that it is revising
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The new Intermediary and Digital Media Rules: Six Key Takeaways
The government has announced the new Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“intermediary and digital
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