Government directs Telegram to curb piracy, submit action taken report within 15 days, cites OTT complaintsThe government has issued a stern notice to Telegram, demanding immediate action against pirated films and OTT content. This move signals a...
04 Jul, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
Ashwini Vaishnaw directs MeitY to summon Meta regarding Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse materialIndia's IT Ministry has summoned Meta over allegations that Instagram ads promoted child sexual abuse material. Officials are also concerne...
04 Jul, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: Why Telegram and Signal are under the government's scanner over usernamesIndia's scrutiny of username-based messaging has widened from WhatsApp to Telegram and Signal over concerns around fraud, impersonation and...
03 Jul, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Meta’s compounding India woes; HCLTech’s mega AI dealUnion minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has asked to summon Meta over child sexual abuse material on Instagram. This and more in today’s ETtech Top...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Meta team meets MeitY officials over WhatsApp usernames feature, to submit reply within timeline: SourcesMeta officials met with India's IT Ministry following a government notice regarding WhatsApp's proposed "usernames" feature. Concerns over ...
03 Jul, 2026, 06.24 PM IST
Zoho's Arattai to drop username feature amid WhatsApp controversyThis comes amid a wider standoff between the Centre and messaging platforms over features that let users connect without sharing phone numb...
02 Jul, 2026, 11.27 PM IST
WhatsApp says claims of people reserving popular, well-known usernames falseThe rebuttal came as part of a set of FAQs released by the Meta-owned messaging platform around its contentious username feature - which is...
02 Jul, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
Layoffs hit tech, GCCs; Startups rewrite summer rulesHappy Wednesday! Tech and GCC talent are facing more layoffs as they move up the value chain and integrate into global operations. This and...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
NHRC member defends notice to MeitY, says child safety concerns override pending DPDP enforcementThe NHRC in its March 24 notice to the ministry had raised alleged non-compliance of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act by dig...
15 Apr, 2026, 06.00 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
IAMAI sees ‘overreach’ in NHRC’s notice to MeitY over AI companies' DPDP breachesThe Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), voicing...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Manipur High Court seeks blocking of viral videos showing brutal killing of a man in ChurachandpurThe Manipur High Court has ordered the blocking of viral videos depicting a brutal killing in Churachandpur, citing threats to public order...
24 Jan, 2026, 09.56 PM IST
AI-created content labelling to curb cybercrime, sexual abuse: OfficialIndia is rolling out fresh regulations for AI-generated material, mandating the use of watermarks to curb cybercrime and misuse. This initi...
08 Jan, 2026, 02.54 PM IST
Tech industry groups urge MeitY to refine AI content rules to boost innovation, for global alignmentThe draft rules proposed by MeitY require platforms and users to label AI-generated visuals with a visible marker covering at least 10% of ...
12 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
AI content on social media may be labelled to fight rising tide of deepfakes, misinformationIndia is mandating social media users to declare AI-generated or modified content, with platforms required to implement verification measur...
23 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
Ahead of Lok Sabha election, government asks X, Meta to remove AI-driven deepfakesThe Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has advised social media platforms like Twitter and Meta to remove AI-generated deepfakes from the...
07 Mar, 2024, 06.38 PM IST
Big Tech coalition seeks 12-18 month extension to comply with India's DPDP ActThe Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an industry group representing Big Tech companies like Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft, on Thursday ur...
26 Oct, 2023, 04.04 PM IST