News MeitY’s Digital India Act due in Winter Session, says report: OTT, metaverse in ambit Government pushes Digital India Act as a timely replacement of the IT Act while also seeking greater control over content moderation Vallari SanzgiriAugust 17, 2022
News TLDR: Social media and small businesses, Snapchat privacy, Meta’s user tracking, UN IGF, WhatsApp’s Windows beta, more We bring you a roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy from India and around the world Arjun BanerjeeAugust 17, 2022
News In comments on IT Rules, NLUD’s CCG flags ‘Corporate Censorship’ and unequal ‘grievance redressal’ Submission says that under the IT Rules as they are, social media intermediaries will face complaince burden, risk censorship, and have legal unclarity Aarathi GanesanAugust 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 MeitY’s Review Committee Hasn’t Revoked A Single Section 69A Order Since 2009, RTI Reveals Its lack of independence can be a factor, even as Section 69A of the IT Act has been criticized for sweeping internet censorship powers Aarathi GanesanAugust 11, 2022
News TLDR: India’s restrictions on Chinese phones, net shutdowns, Twitter India, 5G spectrum for tech, personal data in EU, more We present a quick roundup of latest tech policy news and developments Arjun BanerjeeAugust 10, 2022
News (Em)Powering India through data: Thoughts on the National Data Governance Policy Framework Do we have an enabling system for the National Data Governance Framework Policy (NDGFP) aiming to create a repository of non-personal data? Guest AuthorAugust 9, 2022
News Grievance appellate committee a necessity, says IT For Change in comments on IT Rules Bangalore-based IT for Change (ITfC) supports the Grievance Appelate Committee (GAC) created under the IT Rules of May 2021 in consultation submission Anushka JainAugust 9, 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 TLDR: Amazon acquires One Medical, Data localization rules, Russia’s digital payments ban, Apple in health, Meta, Giphy We present a quick roundup of the latest news and developments in tech policy Arjun BanerjeeJuly 27, 2022