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Parliamentary panel calls Google, Meta, X, Snapchat for discussion on digital platforms regulationA parliamentary committee will examine social media platform regulation on August 3. Senior officials and tech company representatives will...
Meta's global policy chief summoned by MeitY after PM video removed brieflyMeta cites technical glitch, says video of PM's address to youth restored.
Parliamentary panel summons Meta, Google, X and Snapchat over social media regulationA Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has summoned representatives of Meta, Google, X and Snapcha...
Govt issues takedown notices for objectionable and anti-PM postsNEET protest content involving AI misinformation and unlawful content flagged for removal from social media platforms, says official; many ...
25 nations including France and Singapore pilot India's DPI platform: OfficialIndia's digital public infrastructure is currently in pilot programs across twenty-five nations. This initiative follows India's successful...
Parliament watch: 18,154 MSMEs closed till June; MSME jobs see over 16% uptick & moreMSME stress deepened in FY26 with closures rising sharply to 62,747 from 39,446 in FY25, impacting over 3.7 lakh jobs. As of June 2026, 18,...
Karnataka's 200-acre semiconductor park at KWIN City to become operational by December: Minister MB PatilKarnataka Industries and Infrastructure Minister MB Patil said the state had approved investments worth Rs 23,000 crore in the semiconducto...
Centre to back 20 sovereign AI modelsThis includes 30 billion and 105 billion parameter models by Sarvam AI, a speech-to-speech model by Gnani.AI, BharatGen's multilingual foun...
Govt disabled 50 OTT platforms in two years as it strengthens online safety measures: MeitYThe government has disabled public access to 50 OTT platforms over the last two years for displaying obscene content and violating provisio...
Truecaller CEO: Extending TRAI's jurisdiction encroaches on MeitY's domainTruecaller's CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala views TRAI's expanded jurisdiction as an encroachment on the IT Ministry's regulatory authority. He ar...
Centre examining legal implications, possible clauses over WhatsApp, Telegram 'username' feature: SourcesThe government is examining legal implications for WhatsApp and Telegram. This follows their replies to notices regarding the new username ...
MeitY launches NIDAR 2.0 to develop drones powered by Indian-made chipsThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Drone Federation India (DFI), on Monday launched ...
Truecaller row: TRAI seeks 'designated agency' status under IT Act; Meity examining itTelecom regulator TRAI wants to be an authorized agency under the IT Act. This status would allow TRAI to take action against call manageme...
India must build resilient software and hardware systems to withstand cyber threats: MeitY SecretaryIndia must build strong and reliable software and hardware systems that can keep working even during cyberattacks. This resilience is impor...
Meta reply to Government notice on CSAM ads received; appropriate action after examination: IT SecretaryMeity has received Meta's response regarding child sexual abuse material ads. The IT Ministry is currently examining the company's detailed...
Meta's reply over child sexual abuse material notice is under review: IT SecretaryMeta's response to a government notice regarding child sexual abuse material ads has been received. The Ministry of Electronics and Informa...
No Facebook, Instagram for Indian kids below 16? PM Modi's Australia praise fuels debate over social media curbsIndia may introduce age-based social media restrictions, following Australia's lead. Prime Minister Modi praised Australia's approach to pr...
WhatsApp username rollout put on hold after govt noticeTelegram has also submitted its response to the government that last week issued formal notices to the messaging platforms, directing them ...
Government awaits Meta's reply on Whatsapp username, CSAM concerns: IT secretaryWhile Whatsapp is set to revert on Thursday, Instagram still has time to respond to a separate notice on the proliferation of child sexual ...
ETtech Explainer: Inside the Instagram child sexual abuse ad controversyInstagram has come under fire after a BBC investigation revealed it approved paid ads promoting child sexual abuse material, directing user...