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
Assam Police's special cell keeping tabs on poll-related social media posts: Top officialAssam Police's special cell is actively monitoring social media to curb malicious content ahead of Assembly elections. The unit, operating ...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Why is Anthropic racing to contain the Claude Code leak—is it exposing trade secrets, empowering hackers, and letting rivals clone its AI agent faster than ever?The Anthropic Claude Code leak has exposed more than 8,000 copies of source code to developers worldwide. This accidental release reveals p...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.22 PM 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
India proposes making government advisories legally binding on tech giantsIndia is proposing new rules for internet platforms. Advisories and clarifications from the IT ministry will now be legally binding. This m...
30 Mar, 2026, 05.59 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
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
What is the Sahyog Portal and why has comedian Kunal Kamra challenged it in court?Comedian Kunal Kamra has challenged the government's Sahyog portal in the Bombay High Court, deeming it an unconstitutional intrusion on fr...
06 Feb, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
X appeals Karnataka HC order upholding Sahyog portalThe petition asked the court to declare the government’s new reading of Section 79 and the use of Rule 3(1)(d) ultra vires (beyond legal po...
16 Nov, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Solicitor general defends govt’s takedown regime in X HC caseThe Indian government defended Rule 3(1)(d) of the IT Rules in the Karnataka High Court, stating it flags illegal online content to interme...
17 Jul, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
Twitter-ministry hearing in Karnataka HC adjourned till August 25The plea, listed for hearing on Tuesday, was adjourned as the counsel for the central government was unavailable.
26 Jul, 2022, 12.18 PM IST
Social media must keep social contractThe media operates on self-censorship, and the law steps in only when this fails. It also looks into bias masquerading as self-censorship. ...
06 Jul, 2022, 11.43 PM IST
Twitter takes down filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s controversial tweetThe US-based microblogging site revealed this in a report to Lumen Database, a repository of legal complaints and requests for removal of o...
06 Jul, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Twitter moves high court against govt ordersThe legal move follows the expiry of the July 4 deadline requiring the American microblogging platform to comply with directives issued by ...
06 Jul, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
Govt likely to issue clarifications on India IT rules, officials sayClarifications on the new India IT rules are currently being discussed and are "aimed at law enforcement agencies that give orders for info...
22 Jul, 2021, 06.30 AM IST
ShareChat removes some videos on TikTok noticeChinese app claims exclusive rights over content; experts say this may impact platform’s intermediary status.
23 Aug, 2019, 09.40 AM IST
ContentID is Google’s code against piracyGoogle uses an automated identification system called ContentID on its video-sharing website YouTube to deal with copyright issues.
04 Aug, 2016, 05.19 PM IST