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
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
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...
10 Mar, 2026, 08.41 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
Centre ready to revoke X's safe harbour tag to protect citizens: Govt officialsOn Friday, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) had issued a formal notice to X over its AI-powered chatbot Grok ...
05 Jan, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
X to permanently suspend accounts uploading, generating illegal content, says Elon MuskThis came in response to a post by a user, DogeDesigner, who, drawing a parallel between the AI assistant and a pen and its writer, said th...
04 Jan, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
Remove Grok-generated obscene content of women within 72 hrs: Govt to XIn its notice to X (formerly Twitter), the MeitY asked the company to “immediately undertake a comprehensive technical, procedural and gove...
02 Jan, 2026, 11.40 PM IST
Govt issues notice to X over ‘obscene’ content targeting women, children on GrokMeitY has issued a formal notice to X, citing serious lapses in statutory due diligence under the IT Act and Rules. The government is conce...
02 Jan, 2026, 08.17 PM 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
Content removal notices should be sent prudently, says MeitY secyAddressing a workshop attended by officials across departments, Krishnan said notices under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and IT Rul...
09 Oct, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
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
11 Jul, 2025, 09.20 PM IST
MeitY rejects X claim on block orders; no plan to ban handlesIndia's IT ministry refuted X's claim of issuing a blocking order on July 3, 2025, targeting accounts including Reuters. The ministry clari...
09 Jul, 2025, 08.41 AM IST
"Bending over backwards..." Congress attacks centre over MeitY's clarification on XCongress leader Manish Tewari accused the government of appeasing US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, following MeitY's clarification ...
21 Mar, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
Indian govt seeks to block access to Khalistani activist Nijjar's shooting video, YouTube obliges: ReportAfter Canadian broadcaster CBC released footage of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar's fatal killing, India reportedly asked YouTu...
14 Mar, 2024, 10.05 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
No child sexual abuse material detected on our platform: YouTube after govt noticeThe statement from YouTube spokesperson came after the government issued notices to social media platforms, including YouTube, X and Telegr...
16 Oct, 2023, 07.39 PM IST
MeitY defers plans to form gaming self regulator, seeks common groundThis comes even as the sector is facing a crisis with the government’s decision to impose 28% GST on real money gaming companies. Some of t...
29 Sep, 2023, 08.01 AM IST