Industry bodies ask Govt to drop personal liability of Chief Compliance Officer
Multiple industry bodies have made representations to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to remove the a specific
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intermediary liability
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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Twitter intends to comply with new intermediary rules, requests more time
Twitter has stated that it intends to follow the new intermediary rules, and that it needs more time. A Twitter spokesperson said
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About ‘last notice’ & Twitter failing to comply with the intermediary rules
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sent ‘one last notice’ to Twitter to comply with the new
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NCPCR files complaint against Twitter for providing wrong info on CSAM
Priyank Kanoongo, the Chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has filed a complaint against Twitter
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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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Govt’s legal advisors suggested Parliamentary approval for new IT Rules
Two of the government’s own legal advisers recommended Parliamentary approval of the new Information Technology (IT) Rules. The advisors stated that
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Significant Social Media Intermediaries & Additional Due Diligence
In accordance with the new Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the Central Government
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