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Government puts in place framework to tackle online child sexual abuseIndia's government has established a coordinated framework to combat online child abuse. The 'Sahyog' portal expedites content removal requ...
Cyber fraud cases tripled between 2020 and 2024, Govt tells Rajya SabhaCyber fraud cases have nearly tripled in India since 2020. Telangana recorded the highest number of these cases in 2024. Online banking fra...
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...
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 ...
You can’t ban a whisper: GitHub removes BitChat after government order, Section 79 powers come under scrutinyThe Indian government recently instructed Microsoft’s GitHub to take down the BitChat messaging platform, a decision taken during a period ...
Meta under fire over curbs on Delhi protest contentThe Internet Freedom Foundation has concerns about Instagram's handling of protest content. Users report protest reels are marked as sensit...
Lok Sabha admits resolution opposing ordinance to hike number of Supreme Court judgesParliament will soon consider a bill to formalize increased Supreme Court judge numbers. This legislation replaces an ordinance which raise...
Bombay HC seeks Centre's reply on Kunal Kamra's challenge to Sahyog PortalThe Bombay High Court ordered the Union government to file its affidavit. This response is for Kunal Kamra's petition challenging the Sahyo...
Karnataka HC seeks Centre’s reply on X Corp plea challenging Sahyog portalA bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre while hearing an appeal against a si...
What is the Sahyog Portal and why has comedian Kunal Kamra challenged it in court?Comedian Kunal Kamra has challenged the government's Sahyog portal in the Bombay High Court, deeming it an unconstitutional intrusion on fr...
Comedian Kunal Kamra moves HC challenging Sahyog portal, cites free speech concernsComedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court. He is challenging the government's 'Sahyog' portal and amended IT rules. Kamra a...
X appeals Karnataka HC order upholding Sahyog portalThe petition asked the court to declare the government’s new reading of Section 79 and the use of Rule 3(1)(d) ultra vires (beyond legal po...
Free speech for citizens only, not foreign companies: K’taka HC on XThe Texas-headquartered X Corp (formerly Twitter) had moved court against the union government’s powers to issue orders to block content / ...
X condemns Karnataka HC order allowing arbitrary content takedowns via Sahyog portalSocial media platform X announced plans to appeal a Karnataka court order allowing police to issue arbitrary takedown requests through the ...
Karnataka HC rejects X's challenge of govt's Sahyog portalThe court also rejected the company’s demand to declare that Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act does not authorise the government to issue info...
Delhi HC asks Centre to respond if X Corp ought to be part of Sahyog portalThe Delhi High Court has asked the Centre to clarify whether X Corp. must join the Sahyog portal in cases involving trafficking and nationa...
Govt bypassing safeguards under law to order content takedown: X tells HCWhy would government go through rigmarole of Section 69(A) when easy path to pass content takedown orders available: X tells Karnataka HC
Karnataka HC allows X to amend plea seeking scrapping of content takedown provisionThe government, on June 30, opposed challenging the constitutionality of the rule at “this late stage.” Justice Nagaprasanna allowed X to f...
ETtech Explainer: Behind Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the Indian governmentThe lawsuit challenges the Indian government's interpretation of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, arguing it contra...
Elon Musk’s X refuses to join Centre’s Sahyog portal, cites own system for law enforcement coordinationSince other social media platforms have agreed to be linked to Sahyog, the court said they need not remain part of the proceedings. It will...