News VLC Media Player ban completes six months but no one knows why it was axed from the Indian internet Many Twitter users, including VLC creator VideoLAN, have questioned the decision as the reason for its blocking in India remain unclear MitakshAugust 16, 2022
News IT Rules 2021: Now Google concerned about SRB mechanism for social media platforms Google is not in favour of self-regulation mechanism being mooted for content regulation on social media under India's IT Rules, says Reuters Vallari SanzgiriAugust 12, 2022
News IT Rules 2021: MeitY sticks to its guns, pushes for GAC for social media companies The government is likely to go ahead with a Grievance Redressal Committee (GAC) for social media companies despite objections Vallari SanzgiriAugust 11, 2022
News Internet Freedom Foundation Asks MeitY to Rework 2021 Rules IFF also strongly opposed the intermediary Self Regulatory Body proposed by Koo. Anushka JainAugust 5, 2022
News Calcutta HC asks West Bengal government to follow the law in future internet shutdown orders The Court disposed a challenge to curbs in March by Ashlesh Biradar, an Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) staffer, as it made these remarks Anushka JainJuly 28, 2022
News Major airports will have facial recognition-based boarding by next year, says Civil Aviation Ministry The policy behind the government's facial recognition project has been criticised as 'wide and vague'. Aihik SurApril 5, 2022
News Summary: IFF says Draft Data Access Policy will enable state-sponsored mass surveillance, should be withdrawn and reconsidered The digital rights organisation was less than pleased with MeitY for quietly altering certain provisions of the draft policy. Sarvesh MathiApril 1, 2022
News Summary: Petition challenging the West Bengal government’s internet shutdown order The petition argued that the internet shutdown violated a Supreme Court judgement declaring internet access as fundamental. Anushka JainMarch 11, 2022
News Committee reviewing internet shutdowns in Rajasthan is not following the law, RTI reveals Udaipur reportedly saw 26 internet shutdowns between January 2020 and October 2021. Anushka JainMarch 9, 2022
News CEO approval for more than two .in domain registrations is for “national security” reasons: NIXI The new requirement has drawn flak as red tape that may unduly impact individual registrants and startups. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 15, 2022