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
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
IT rules could get tougher; Rubrik’s big India playHappy Wednesday! Experts have raised concerns over the proposed amendments to the IT rules. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatc...
01 Apr, 2026, 01.44 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
Governor to chair RBI's new payments boardFor the first time, the board will have two government nominees: the secretary of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the secret...
01 Oct, 2025, 12.49 AM IST
INS urges MeitY to withdraw IT Amendment Rules, 2023As per the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023 notified by the Meity on Apr...
13 Apr, 2023, 12.40 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
ETtech Explainer: timeline of India’s draft online gaming rulesETtech takes a close look at the timeline of events following the Centre’s announcement of self- regulatory rules for online gaming firms.
06 Apr, 2023, 07.36 PM IST
Esports companies seek regulatory distinction between video games and real money gamesOnline games that involve staking money such as Real Money Games (RMGs) and Fantasy Sports are governed by separate online gambling legisla...
16 Jan, 2023, 09.04 PM 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
COAI opposes government plan to regulate internet platformsCOAI calls proposal to amend norms ‘vague’; Rel Jio defends the government
13 Feb, 2019, 11.53 AM IST
Personal Data Protection Bill only after new government takes overThe Bill, which sets out how the personal data of individuals is processed by the govt and private entities incorporated in India and abroa...
04 Jan, 2019, 07.27 AM IST