News Can Real Money Rummy, Poker, and Fantasy Sports Be Prohibited As Wagering Games Under the Online Gaming Rules? One question is whether staking money on online games of skill would amount to ‘wagering on any outcome’ and be permitted or prohibited Guest AuthorApril 11, 2023
News A shared and open internet vs. ‘exclusive gardens’: Imposing ‘network costs’ on OTTs a bad idea? Charging OTT companies a 'network fee' can have fallouts like raising entry barriers for new players and increasing costs for consumers Guest AuthorMarch 13, 2023
News Rethinking Content Moderation: Structural Solutions Beyond the GAC Moderating content on social media platforms must involve structural changes rather than a piecemeal approach Guest AuthorFebruary 10, 2023
News Taxation of Online Gaming: Key Budget 2023 Proposals and Implications Taxation of "net winnings" and not "winnings" is an important change, among others Guest AuthorFebruary 7, 2023
News RTIs Show Opacity and Lack of Parliament Scrutiny of IT Rules 2021 Blocking Orders The Indian government refused to provide blocking orders it has issued, and the IT Rules 2021 have not been tabled in Parliament either Guest AuthorJanuary 24, 2023
News Examining ‘Deemed Consent’ for credit-scoring under India’s draft data protection law India's draft data protection law lays out credit scoring as a 'public interest' ground for assuming 'deemed consent': a look at the issues involved Guest AuthorJanuary 13, 2023
News “A Farrago of Confusing and Contradictory Provisions”: Jay Sayta’s 5 Concerns with India’s Online Gaming Rules Gaming lawyer Jay Sayta has an unconventional take on the proposed online gaming rules amidst the generally optimistic initial industry responses to them. Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2023
News Data Privacy Regime in India: Its Genesis and Evolution The new data protection bill of 2022 is the latest draft bill in India's journey of formulating a comprehensive data and privacy regime Guest AuthorDecember 14, 2022
News DPDP Bill 2022: ‘Deemed’ Consent, to users’ detriment In the case of the ‘deemed consent' provision in the draft data protection law, brevity comes at the cost of clarity and user protection Guest AuthorDecember 12, 2022
News What’s missing from the Consent Manager framework in the Data Protection Bill, 2022 The regulatory ambivalence around an instrument so essential to facilitate data exchange – the CM framework – is disconcerting for several reasons. Guest AuthorDecember 10, 2022