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Haugen Testimony Standing Committee on IT

Rohit Ranjan Praveer November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 0 Comments Facebook, Frances Haugen, Shashi Tharoor, Standing Committee, Whistleblower

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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Rohit Ranjan Praveer November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 0 Comments Due Diligence, End-to-End Encryption, FAQ, grievance redressal, intermediary guidelines 2021, intermediary law, intermediary liability, Intermediary Rules, meity

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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Pukhraj Biala October 30, 2021October 30, 2021 0 Comments Algorithm, Facebook, Frances Haugen, Mark Zuckerberg, meity, Whistleblower

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

Information Technology Intermediary Liability

Rohit Ranjan Praveer October 8, 2021October 8, 2021 0 Comments european union, Facebook, instagram, social media, TikTok, twitter, YouTube

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

Information Technology Intermediary Liability Tech Verdicts

Rohit Ranjan Praveer October 7, 2021October 28, 2021 0 Comments australia, Defamation, Facebook, High Court of Australia, news publishers

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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Pukhraj Biala September 24, 2021October 28, 2021 0 Comments Facebook, intermediary law, Myanmar, privacy, Rohingya, United States

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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Pukhraj Biala September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 0 Comments Facebook, intermediary liability, Russia, twitter

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

Information Technology Intermediary Liability

Rajat Chawda September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 0 Comments End to End Encryption, Facebook, Intermediary Rules, meity, Traceability Requirement, WhatsApp

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

Information Technology Intermediary Liability

Rajat Chawda August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 0 Comments Cable Network, Cinematography Act, Digital Media, digital media ethics code, Intermediary Rules, Press Council of India

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

Information Technology Intermediary Liability

Rajat Chawda August 17, 2021August 19, 2021 0 Comments digital media ethics code, FICCI, Inter-Departmental Committee, Intermediary Rules, meity

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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