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FSUI GS calls on government to step up efforts as stranded Indian seafarers return from Iran amid West Asia conflictAccording to FSUI General Secretary Manoj Kumar Yadav, Indian seafarers stuck in Iran and nearby regions have been returning in phases, wit...
The Hormuz digital chokepoint: Where oil, war and the internet collideIran has highlighted the vulnerability of submarine cables in the Strait of Hormuz. These vital undersea links carry 99% of global internet...
All routes lead to Mideast and Iran-Israel war won’t shut down the 'Silicon Road'Asian companies are increasingly focusing on the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are investing heavily in new industries. Thi...
Draft data rules introduce potential for data localisation requirements: Trade associations to IT ministryIndustry bodies urged India’s IT ministry to align draft DPDP rules with the original Act, warning new localisation and broad government da...
Microsoft, Google, Airtel & other tech titans form coalition to curb cyber fraudsLeading telecom and tech giants such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Microsoft, Google, and Meta have formed the Safer Internet India (SII...
Tech firms must comply with Malaysia's laws, minister says amid backlash over social media licensing planThe Asia Internet Coalition (AIC) - whose members include Google, Meta and X - had made the call in an open letter to Prime Minister Anwar ...
Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licensesIn July, Malaysia's communications regulator said social media platforms with more than eight million users in the country would be require...
Tech majors seek 18 months for DPDP Act complianceIn a letter addressed to ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the industry association has said that implementation of the ...
Industry bodies call for draft Telecom Bill reviewThe statement signed by App Association, Asia Internet Coalition, Computer and Communications Industry Association, Information Technology ...
Singapore blocks 245 domains linked to 30 illegal streaming sitesThe move was initiated by the Asia Video Industry Association's Coalition Against Piracy (CAP), BBC Studios, Discovery Communications, LaLi...
Pakistan's amended social media rules fuel tensions with internet companiesInternet companies in Pakistan have protested against the government's amended social media rules once again. AIC Managing Director Jeff Pa...
Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explainedThese lightning-quick moves by the new junta have tech experts, rights groups, and citizens worried that internet-hungry Myanmar will soon ...
Global tech giants threaten to leave Pakistan over new rulesWarning from the Asia Internet Coalition, which represents global technology giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter, comes after the...
Global MNCs and startups seek delay of equalisation levyThe government in its Budget of FY 2020-21 put in place a new 2% levy on the online sale of goods and services into India by non-resident e...
Global lobbying groups call for delay to India's new digital taxThe tax also applies to advertising revenue earned from companies overseas if those advertisements eventually target customers in India. Go...
Internet giants threaten to suspend services in Pakistan over new regulationsInternet giants, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, have threatened to suspend their services in Pakistan after The Pakistan Tehreek-e...
Facebook, Twitter, Google threaten to suspend services in PakA coalition comprising digital media giants Facebook, Google and Twitter (among others) have spoken out against the new regulations approve...
Tech lobby takes India to task over plans to police online contentTech giants are preparing to fight the changes in the "intermediary guidelines", according to reports.
OTT cos, internet bodies question regulation logic“Identifying Rich Interaction Applications (RIAs) as comparable to telecom services is highly reductionist and unjustified,” IAMAI has said...
Airtel’s ‘pledge’ on net neutrality questionedSavetheinternet.in questioned Airtel’s commitment to net neutrality when it was simultaneously violating it by putting differential pricing...