News IT Ministry Notifies Amendments to the IT Rules, 2021: What’s Changed? The IT Ministry (MeitY) has notified amendments to the IT Rules which include oversight of social media: here's a complete rundown Aarathi GanesanOctober 29, 2022
News Reasons for Blocking Under Section 69A Must Be Recorded and Communicated with Aggrieved: Twitter at the Karnataka HC Twitter argued in the Karnataka HC that the reasons for blocking content under Section 69A must be specified and communicated by the govt Aarathi GanesanOctober 28, 2022
News Uber Held Liable for Driver Negligence in Delayed Trip By Thane Consumer Forum Rs. 20,000 awarded in damages to an advocate who missed her flight, holding Uber responsible for the cab driver's negligence Aarathi GanesanOctober 27, 2022
News IT Ministry May Step In To Regulate Online Betting Ads Displayed On Social Media Platforms MeitY took note of ads promoting online betting sites on social media, often "illegal", as per Rajeev Chandrasekhar Aarathi GanesanOctober 26, 2022
News Twitter Is Struggling to Engage Its Most Active Users, Suggests Internal Report Content preferences on Twitter are changing as popular topics may be shifting to other platforms, notes the report Aarathi GanesanOctober 26, 2022
News Legal Affairs Department Approves Final Version of Amended IT Rules, Including the GAC: Report According to the Rules, one or more Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) will be set up within three months of their enactment. Aarathi GanesanOctober 21, 2022
News After XCheck, Now ShareChat Wants The Wire to Take Down Report Implicating It In “Tek Fog” The Wire had claimed that ShareChat was involved in sharing hateful, politically motivated content through the Tek Fog app's network Aarathi GanesanOctober 19, 2022
News The State’s Job is to Expand Freedom and Liberty, Nobody Votes In A Jailer: Usha Ramanathan At #PrivacyNama2022 Prominent activist Usha Ramanathan said that we need both citizen vigilance and judicial protection of privacy in her keynote address Aarathi GanesanOctober 19, 2022
News Indian Government’s Section 69A Orders Affect User and Intermediary Rights, Argues Twitter at Karnataka HC Hearing continued in Twitter's writ petition against some of the Indian government's orders to block content and accounts Aarathi GanesanOctober 18, 2022
News How Does Geopolitics Shape Cross-Border Data Flows, And What is India’s Diplomatic Stance? #PrivacyNama2022 Panelists speak on internet governance internationally, and how India's stance on cross-border data flows may evolve Aarathi GanesanOctober 17, 2022