Social Media Regulations in major other countries
India intends to regulate social media and has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules
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India responds to concerns of Human Rights Council to the new IT Rules
Last week, the United Nations Special Rapporteurs appointed by the Human Rights Council wrote to the Government of India, expressing
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UP Police files FIR against Twitter & 8 others for spreading misinformation
The government of India sent ‘one last notice‘ to Twitter last week, and Twitter said that it intends to comply.
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IAMAI forms Digital Publishers Content Grievances Council for OTTs
Pursuant to the mandate of new intermediary rules for OTTs to abide by a three-tier grievance redressal system, the Internet
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Twitter is flagging Tweets as Manipulated Media- but is it legally correct?
Twitter came out with a ‘Synthetic and Manipulated Media Policy’, with an aim to regulate content on its platform. According to Twitter, which rolled out
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A timeline of the new Intermediary rules conflict, event wise
On February 26, 2021, the Ministry of Information & Technology notified the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media
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It is time that Twitter complies with the laws of India: MeitY Statement
Amidst the ongoing tussle with WhatsApp and its challenge to the IT rules, the Government is also at loggerheads with
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Florida’s new Law stops Big Tech from banning politicians
In an interesting development, the State of Florida has passed a bill aimed to stop big tech platforms from banning
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Germany court orders encrypted email provider to monitor messages
A Federal Court in Germany has ordered an encrypted email service provider to monitor messages of accounts implicated in a
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Govt. issues advisory to social media to curb misinformation on COVID-19
The Central government has asked all social media platforms to curb misinformation about the corona virus that adds to the raging COVID-19 pandemic. During these unprecedented times,
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