News 93% of Indian villages have 3G or 4G connectivity, Minister claims in Lok Sabha Wireless and wireline connections are being used to provide broadband across villages, the minister revealed. Nishant KauntiaDecember 9, 2021
News Why the government ordered Twitter to block The Caravan, Kisan Ekta Morcha Twitter had briefly blocked several handles in February on the government's orders, amid the 2020–21 farmer protests. Nishant KauntiaDecember 9, 2021
News Owaisi opposes proposal to link birth and death data with Aadhaar, NPR citing right to privacy The proposal makes way for integration between state records and databases maintained at the national level. Nishant KauntiaDecember 9, 2021
News Summary: Lawsuit by Rohingya refugees alleges Facebook algorithms led to Myanmar genocide By pointing the finger at Facebook's algorithms, this complaint goes further than any other of its kind. Nishant KauntiaDecember 8, 2021
News TRAI asks telcos to enable SMS for portability on all plans after Vodafone deviated The new directive by TRAI comes days after Reliance Jio wrote to the authority. Nishant KauntiaDecember 8, 2021
News After Facebook leaks, Twitter will share data on misinformation, coordinated harm Increased transparency can enhance our understanding of the challenges that platforms face and identify issues for regulatory intervention. Nishant KauntiaDecember 7, 2021
News Highest cases of card payment frauds in Maharashtra: RBI data In terms of both the number of frauds and the amount involved in such frauds, Maharashtra exceeds all other states. Nishant KauntiaDecember 6, 2021
News Banks should create a loan platform as seamless as UPI, urges Ashwini Vaishnaw Vaishnaw's comments come days after the RBI came out with its report on regulating digital lending. Nishant KauntiaDecember 6, 2021
News Tata applies for a satellite license as the internet space race in India gathers steam Tata Group now has a horse in the space race, and it's not standing back. Nishant KauntiaDecember 2, 2021
News UP police files FIR against Facebook page admins for posts on Akhilesh Yadav The FIR directed by a court points to a visible pattern of police crackdown on social media content in India. Nishant KauntiaDecember 2, 2021