Constant AI labelling, lasting pain: Why govt's label mandate could reshape social mediaIndia's MeitY is proposing a significant new rule for social media platforms. Platforms must now display labels on synthetic content contin...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
MeitY adds stricter AI labelling rule, extends feedback deadline to May 7The Ministry of Electronics and IT has proposed stricter norms mandating continuous, clearly visible labels on AI-generated content through...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.55 AM IST
MeitY extends IT rules feedback deadline to May 7; proposes stricter SGI labellingThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has extended the deadline for feedback on proposed amendments to the IT Rules. New r...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Centre forms nodal body to coordinate, develop AI governance normsThe Centre on Thursday announced the formation of the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) to lead the country's national AI governance...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
MeitY wants to include users, social firms in content-blocking hearingsThe government is proposing changes to content blocking rules. Users and internet intermediaries may soon get a chance to present their cas...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
IT rules draft: Feedback deadline pushed to April 29The move to potentially place content generated by online users under the same scrutiny and treatment as those in place for publishers has ...
11 Apr, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
IT rule tweaks only clarificatory, don't expand govt power: MeitY SecretarySocial groups warn oversight of online user content may increase censorship, industry pushes back against mandatory compliance with 'adviso...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
Draft IT rule tweaks set off alarms over state powers and costsProposed amendments to India’s Information Technology Rules, 2021 spell an expanded compliance burden for intermediaries and a significant ...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
Meity moots IT rules tweaks to mandate platforms' compliance with advisories, SOPsNew draft amendments to IT rules propose mandatory compliance for intermediaries with government clarifications and guidelines. Digital rig...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Gazette notification may allow more ministries to block contentSources told us that the government could use a gazette notification to give multiple ministries content-blocking powers under the Informat...
20 Mar, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
I&B Ministry issues notice to Telegram to remove pirated content under IT Act, 2000: Govt sourcesThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notice to Telegram. This action is to remove pirated content from the platform. C...
11 Mar, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Aadhaar authentication extended to private entitiesThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has extended the voluntary use of Aadhaar authentication to private sectors ...
01 Feb, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
NCPCR seeks inquiry against Discord and Fornite for alleged religious conversionIndia's National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has urged the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry (MeitY) to...
08 Jun, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
Withdraw ‘draconian’ amendments to IT Rules: Editors Guild tells govtThe Editors Guild of India said that it is "deeply disturbed" by the move and has sought its withdrawal.
08 Apr, 2023, 07.38 AM IST
MeitY pulls down draft data anonymisation guidelinesThe guidelines were put up for feedback by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on August 30.
08 Sep, 2022, 08.20 PM IST
Revised IT intermediary rules in 2 weeks after law ministry's nodThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will seek the law ministry's views on the validity of the provisions in the draft document befor...
04 Feb, 2020, 07.11 AM IST
Keep a close watch on TikTok, PMO tells IT Ministry after complaintsMinistry had said that the Chinese app was in compliance with all requirements.
19 Jul, 2019, 08.18 AM IST