News RTI: IT Ministry Has No Plans to Track Online Gambling-Related Suicides The Ministry also informed us that mod creators in online games aren't intermediaries under the IT Act, in response to RTIs we filed Aarathi GanesanMarch 10, 2023
News “Should There Be Safe Harbour At All?”: 30 Talking Points from the Digital India Act Consultation The Digital India Act is anticipated to replace the IT Act, 2000, and regulate platforms, user harms, and the ethical use of technology, among... Aarathi GanesanMarch 10, 2023
News RTI: IT Ministry Repeats Stock Answer On National Cybersecurity Strategy, No Release Timelines Specified MediaNama filed an RTI with the IT Ministry to find out about the hold-up on India's National Cybersecurity Strategy that has been pending for... Aarathi GanesanMarch 6, 2023
News Self-Regulatory Body May “Fact-Check” Non-Government-Related Information Online: IT Ministry Government-related news will only be fact-checked by the Indian government's press arm under a new misinformation policy Aarathi GanesanFebruary 24, 2023
News Indian Govt Does Not Target Chinese Apps For Bans: IT Minister in Parliament IT Ministry clarifies stance in Rajya Sabha on its recent blocking orders against betting and lending apps Akshit ChawlaFebruary 13, 2023
News Four questions that remain despite Indian govt revoking ban on some lending apps The Indian government has revoked the ban on at least seven digital lending apps inlcuding LazyPay, Kissht, and IndiaBulls Home Loans. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 13, 2023
News Got A Question for the Indian Government? Open WhatsApp and Ask A ChatGPT bot A timeline for rollout remains unknown, but the idea is to reach a wider population that knows and uses WhatsApp Aarathi GanesanFebruary 13, 2023
News Names of 121 Pegasus Victims Not Sought by CERT-In As Infections Not Reported: IT Ministry It responded to a question in Parliament saying that these incidents were not taken up because they were not reported to CERT-In Aarathi GanesanFebruary 13, 2023
News Explainer: Why India’s digital lending industry is worried After the recent ban on 94 lending apps, there is fear among the digital lending industry because anyone could be on the next ban... Sarvesh MathiFebruary 10, 2023
News “Mr. Minister, That is Chicanery!”: Manish Tewari Questions Govt’s Powers to Regulate Online Gaming Aside from dropping heavy words, the question was whether the Indian govt can regulate online gaming given that gambling has been demarcated as a... Aarathi GanesanFebruary 9, 2023