Standing Committee on IT awaits Speaker’s assent for Haugen testimony
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has submitted a request to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to summon Facebook
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Intermediary Liability
MeitY issues FAQ on Intermediary Guidelines 2021
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has finally issued clarifications on the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media
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MeitY seeks details on Facebook algorithm after Whistleblower allegations
Weeks after Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen’s testimony, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) has written a letter to
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Social Media is flagging and removing lesser hate speech content: EU
An evaluation by the European Commission shows that social media companies flagged and removed less hate speech content than in
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Australia is redrafting its defamation laws after disputed court judgment
Australia is urgently redrafting its defamation laws after a court ruling found news publishers liable for user comments on their
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U.S. Court orders Facebook to release data of anti-Rohingya accounts
A federal judge in the U.S. has ordered Facebook to give information of accounts linked to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar.
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Russia imposes fine on Facebook & Twitter for not deleting banned content
On Tuesday, a Court in Russia imposed a fine on Facebook and Twitter for failing to remove content that the
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Re-engineer platforms to comply with traceability requirement: Govt.
The government has reiterated its support for the traceability requirement. It has made clear that social media platforms must “re-engineer
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Govt may bring a single law to regulate all media
To maintain a level playing field, the Union government may implement a single media law to regulate all traditional and
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CII, FIICI to be members of the inter-departmental committee under IT Rules
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has written to industry organizations to nominate members for the inter-departmental committee (IDC)
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