News Indian government asks states to curb outdoor advertisements of betting, gambling platforms The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting warned it will take action against platforms violating the regulations. Sarvesh MathiMay 3, 2023
News Why are some Indian startup founders criticizing tech industry body IAMAI? IAMAI is a tech industry body that has over 550+ members ranging from multinationals like Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta to Indian companies like... Sarvesh MathiMay 3, 2023
News Twitter is no longer sharing details of content takedown requests with Lumen database This is because Twitter is currently reviewing its third-party data-sharing policies, Lumen informed. Sarvesh MathiMay 1, 2023
News Upcoming e-commerce policy will ban predatory pricing, not flash sales: Piyush Goyal Goyal alleged that some foreign platforms are making sales directly, a practice prohibited as per India's Foreign Direct Investment policy Sarvesh MathiMay 1, 2023
News ONDC will evaluate platforms based on their performance and commitment: Report ONDC CEO's comment comes a few days after the Consumer Affairs Minister asked ONDC to not include entities who want to join with a... Sarvesh MathiApril 27, 2023
News Summary: Matrimony.com wins injunction arguing Google Play billing is in violation of payment guidelines The Madras High Court issued an interim order prohibiting Google from delisting the apps operated by Matrimony.com from Play Store. Sarvesh MathiApril 27, 2023
News Why is UK blocking Microsoft’s purchase of gaming giant Activision Blizzard? The UK has blocked Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard over concerns that the deal would alter the future of cloud gaming. Sarvesh MathiApril 27, 2023
News ITC asks ONDC to develop an anonymised data-sharing framework Currently, e-commerce marketplaces don't share sales trends data with the sellers even though it is aggregated based on sales made by these very sellers Sarvesh MathiApril 26, 2023
News Join ONDC soon, and with your main app, or miss the speeding train: Piyush Goyal to e-commerce platforms India's Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal urged e-commerce platforms to join ONDC soon, and with their main app, not a separate app. Sarvesh MathiApril 26, 2023
News Phonepe to launch an Android app store to compete with Google Play: Report Amidst increased antitrust scrutiny on Google, PhonePe is launching its app store that will offer 'localized' services for Indian users Sarvesh MathiApril 25, 2023