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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Intermediary Rules
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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Facebook and Google are ready to comply with new intermediary rules
Google and Facebook have expressed their readiness to comply with the new intermediary rules. Government of India had notified the Information Technology (Guidelines
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Centre’s response to WhatsApp: Respects privacy but it’s not absolute
The Centre has clarified its position on WhatsApp’s lawsuit against the new IT rules. In its response to WhatsApp, the
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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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Delhi High Court prepares template for direction to remove online content
Taken aback by the actions of miscreants, the Delhi High Court has come up with a template for courts to
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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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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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