In December, the Union government proposed changes to the IT (Intermediary Liability) Rules, 2011 to hold platforms liable for the content hosted on them. MeitY...
A participant at MediaNama’s discussion in Bangalore on the Indian governments changes to Safe Harbor argued that the way the rules are framed, “are...
Jeff Paine, Managing Director of Asia Internet Coalition, has released an open statement (pdf) regarding India’s current proposed intermediary liability guidelines, expressing deep concern...
Mozilla, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the now Microsoft-owned GitHub have written an open letter (pdf) to RS Prasad, the Union Minister of Electronics and...
Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s submission towards the IT Intermediary Guidelines (Amendment) Rules, 2018, outlines that while intermediaries ‘must be liable for unlawful and illegal content on...
Update, 24 January: A Facebook spokesperson told Medianama, “Facebook is respectful of the local laws and we regularly respond to government requests to restrict...