New Delhi, April 10 The Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Friday that steps have been taken in accordance with the law to block certain tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub, which were allegedly derogatory and sensitive to religious sentiments.In a note submitted to Justice Purushaindra Kumar...
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New Delhi, April 8 The Delhi High Court has allowed the restoration of an X account that was suspended for publishing allegedly defamatory content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, however, directed X, formerly Twitter, to temporarily block the...
New Delhi, April 7 The powers to take down and block content are already provided under the existing provisions, and the proposed amendments to the IT rules are not linked to content takedown actions, MeitY Secretary S Krishnan said on Tuesday.He said the proposed amendments do not give the...
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New Delhi, March 30 The government on Monday proposed draft amendments to the IT rules, seeking to mandate intermediaries' compliance with clarifications, advisories, and guidelines issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), even as digital rights advocacy group...
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March 11, New Delhi – The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notice to the messaging platform Telegram under the Information Technology Act, 2000, directing it to remove pirated content from its platform.This action comes after complaints from several OTT platforms...
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Chandigarh, March 11 Punjab Minister Aman Arora informed the Assembly on Wednesday that the state government will take the matter of framing rules for social media usage by minors with the Centre, and evaluate global best practices to safeguard children's interests.Arora, the minister for good...
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New Delhi, February 11 The government has taken note of the increasing misuse of digital platforms, including social media and dating applications, through fake profiles, impersonation of women, cyber harassment, deepfakes, and non-consensual sharing of images, the Rajya Sabha was informed on...