News Calls to Repeal Section 230 Intensify Amid Concerns Over Child Exploitation: Highlights from a US Subcommittee hearing Discussions around the ill effects social media can have on kids are gaining more and more traction around the world. Will safe harbor (Section... Kamya PandeyFebruary 2, 2024
News NASSCOM Challenges OTT Inclusion in Broadcasting Bill, Cites Redundancy Will OTT services be regulated under both the proposed bill and the IT Rules? Why wasn't the bill drafted until after the consultation by... Kamya PandeyFebruary 1, 2024
News Yashashwini Santuka on Algorithmic Content Moderation, and the Issues Behind Automated Data Governance: Meta India Tech Scholars 2022-23 In her presentation, Santuka delved into the intricate overlap between personal data protection and platform governance principles, focusing on the increasing use of AI... Aarathi GanesanJanuary 30, 2024
News Oversight Board overturned Meta’s decision to remove content related to two Israel-Hamas war incidents The Oversight Board selected two cases from Israel-Gaza regions to consider the importance of freedom of expression in conflict situations Vallari SanzgiriDecember 20, 2023
News Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Order Holding WhatsApp Group Admin Liable for Objectionable Photos Shared The case sheds light on the judiciary's view on WhatsApp users and their legal responsibility when sharing content. Aarathi GanesanDecember 5, 2023
News YouTube announces new measures for AI-generated content, users can ask for takedown of deepfakes YouTube stated that it is also going to consider whether the person making the takedown request can be uniquely identified or is a well-known... Kamya PandeyNovember 16, 2023
News X’s Head of Global Government Affairs for India and South Asia Samiran Gupta resigns Gupta was the only executive engaging with the government and political parties in India. Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 25, 2023
News India’s Grievance Appellate Committee sent 13 orders to social media companies in July Transparency reports from Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Twitter and Google for July 2023 showed a noticeable increase in the orders sent by the GAC Vallari SanzgiriSeptember 4, 2023
News Will Develop Rules to Regulate Vulgar Language, Profanity, “Bad Words” On Platforms: IT Min Assures Delhi HC A few weeks ago, streaming platform ULLU found itself at the receiving end of a DPCGC order directing it to take down or edit "obscene" and... Aarathi GanesanAugust 24, 2023
News IT Rules, 2021: Delhi HC Asks IT Min to Clarify the “Reasonable Efforts” Platforms Can Take to Moderate User Content Although the IT Rules, 2021, lists all sorts of content platforms have to take "reasonable efforts" to cause their users not to upload, it... Aarathi GanesanAugust 24, 2023