News What Are the Six New Principles that Will Shape US Tech Policy Going Forward? The US government on September 8 outlined six principles aimed at "enhancing competition and tech platform accountability". Sarvesh MathiSeptember 9, 2022
News US’s new bill to make Google, Facebook pay for digital news content: takeaways for India India has a lot that it can borrow from a new bill introduced in the US that aims to make tech platforms pay for... Sarvesh MathiSeptember 5, 2022
News Australian regulator asks platforms to explain how they are tackling child sexual abuse material What’s the news: Australia’s newly establsihed eSafety Commissioner on August 30 issued legal notices to Apple, Meta (and WhatsApp), Microsoft (and Skype), Snap and Omegle... Sarvesh MathiAugust 31, 2022
News ‘No Systematic Action Against Offshore Betting and Gambling Websites’ in India, Says Report A report studies the prevelance and harms of offshore betting and gambling sites in India, concluding that there's a lot more to be done Aarathi GanesanAugust 11, 2022
News Summary: Tech companies adopt self-regulatory code to tackle harmful online content in New Zealand Tech companies Meta, Google, TikTok, Twitch,and Twitter have adopted a self-regulatory code to tackle harmful online content in New Zealand Sarvesh MathiAugust 3, 2022
News A political commentator attacked a Madras HC judge on Twitter, here’s what happened next Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madras HC initiated suo moto contempt of court proceedings against Savukku Shankar for tweets questioning his integrity Sarvesh MathiJuly 20, 2022
News Can the Government’s Appellate Committee Compel Social Media Platforms to Host Content? India's IT Rules mandate a GAC to address user 'grievances' , but is re-instatement of content removed by a platform a power it should... Guest AuthorJuly 20, 2022
News Summary: How will the EU Digital Services Act change the online landscape, and what does it say? The new legislation by the European Union (EU) brings in regulations on content moderation and removal, obligations on e-commerce platforms, etc. Sashwata SahaJuly 6, 2022
News As IT Rules complete a year of implementation, Instagram records the most user grievances Social media platforms in India must submit a monthly compliance report. Meta is often criticized for not being proactive in content regulation Anushka JainJuly 4, 2022
News Google abruptly removes IndiaGold’s TezEMI app from Play Store without warning Google abruptly removed TezEMI and terminated the company's developer account without providing any warning. Sarvesh MathiJune 30, 2022