SC Junks PIL Raising Security Concerns Of Communications Through Whatsapp, Telegram
The Mark Zuckerberg-owned platform had moved the Delhi High Court, challenging the IT rules on the grounds that they violate the right to privacy and are unconstitutional.
Nov 14, 2024, 19:14 PM IST
Bombay HC Strikes Down Govt's IT Rules On Fact Check Units, Says It Violates Fundamental Rights
The Bombay HC held it unconstitutional and struck down the amended Information Technology (IT) Rules, which sought to identify fake and false content on social media against the government.
Sep 20, 2024, 18:53 PM IST
X Bans Over 2 Lakh Accounts For Policy Violations In India In March
X, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 5,158 complaints from users in India in the same time frame through its grievance redressal mechanisms.
Apr 13, 2024, 21:24 PM IST
DNA Exclusive: Analysis Of Govt's New Rules To Monitor Online Gaming Apps
In today's DNA, Zee News' Rohit Ranjan discussed the new rules introduced under an amendment to the IT rules to protect online gamers.
Apr 07, 2023, 23:30 PM IST
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar Issues Clarification On Amended IT Rules Against 'Fake News'
The Centre had earlier issued notifications regarding amendments to the IT Rules related to online gaming and the spread of false and misleading information regarding government business.
Apr 07, 2023, 21:07 PM IST
ATTENTION! 5 Major Changes Coming Into Effect From Today That Will Directly Impact Your Finances
Mar 01, 2023, 13:13 PM IST
Indian Govt to set up Grievance Committees within 3 months to hear discontent social media users' appeals
The Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MeITY) tweaked Information Technology (IT) rules, 2021 paving a way to set up Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) to hear users grievances against social media platforms' decisions on content.
Oct 29, 2022, 15:53 PM IST
New IT rules come into force, Social Media panels to be set up in 3 months. Details here
The government on Friday notified amended Information Technology rules under which appellate panels will be set up for addressing grievances of users against social media platforms.The government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2022. According to the new rules, government-appointed appellate committees will be set up in three months for resolving the grievances of social media users. The notification said each grievance appellate committee shall consist of a chairperson and two whole-time members appointed by the Centre, of which one shall be a member ex-officio and two shall be independent members.Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said the new rules will empower users.
Oct 29, 2022, 00:16 AM IST
85% intermediaries say new IT rules will negatively impact ease of doing business
More than 85 per cent of social media and internet intermediaries feel that the harsh compliance mandates in the new IT Rules 2021 would negatively impact the ease of doing business in India.
Jul 06, 2022, 15:39 PM IST
Twitter bans over 46,000 bad accounts in India in May 2022
Twitter banned more than 46,000 accounts of Indian users in May over violation of its guidelines.
Jul 03, 2022, 17:43 PM IST
Facebook took action on 17.5 million content pieces in India during May: Meta report
Meta-owned Facebook 'actioned' about 17.5 million content pieces across 13 violation categories in India during May.
Jul 03, 2022, 14:59 PM IST
Centre gives Twitter ‘one last chance’ to comply with new IT rules
The Ministry of Electronics and IT has set a deadline of July 4, failing which Twitter may lose intermediary status.
Jun 29, 2022, 16:14 PM IST
Accounts involved in sharing explicit content and pornography on Twitter: Report
The policy on non-consensual nudity is rendered ambiguous considering the conditions laid down for posting consensual adult content and pornography.
Aug 27, 2021, 23:12 PM IST
IT Rules: Google publishes transparency report, weeds out 11.6 lakh harmful content
Besides Google, several other internet intermediaries or platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter also submit their monthly transparency reports in accordance with the new IT rules.
Jul 30, 2021, 16:58 PM IST
Delhi HC to hear pleas of Facebook, WhatsApp challenging new IT Rules in August
The new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were announced by the government on February 25 and requires large social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to comply with the norms by May 25.
Jul 30, 2021, 15:20 PM IST
Committed to working with democratic governments globally: Twitter responds to parliamentary panel on new IT rules, January 26 violence and Ghaziabad assault video
Twitter said that 'certain requirements' of the Digital Media Ethics Rules 2021 "are beyond its main Act, ie the IT Act".
Jul 14, 2021, 14:49 PM IST
Twitter publishes 1st compliance report under new IT rules
Twitter had previously appointed Dharmendra Chatur as its interim grievance officer for India after the new IT rules came into force on May 26. However, Chatur stepped down within weeks of taking over the key role.
Jul 11, 2021, 16:41 PM IST
Twitter names Vinay Prakash as Resident Grievance Officer for India
Twitter -- which has an estimated 1.75 crore users in India -- lost its legal shield as an intermediary in India, becoming liable for users posting any unlawful content.
Jul 11, 2021, 11:01 AM IST
Have appointed interim Chief Compliance Officer, will make other key appointments soon: Twitter tells Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court had last week slammed the micro-blogging platform for inordinate delay in making key appointments in compliance with the country’s new digital laws.
Jul 08, 2021, 12:47 PM IST
Twitter will be in trouble if it fails to comply with India rules, warns Delhi High Court
The plea had urged the high court to issue directions to the Centre to pass necessary instructions to Twitter India and Twitter Inc to appoint a resident grievance officer under Rule 4 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 without any delay.
Jul 06, 2021, 14:34 PM IST