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
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
Tighter takedown rules are for all social media contentThe amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules drastically shortening the time ...
12 Feb, 2026, 06.00 AM 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
Comedian Kunal Kamra moves HC challenging Sahyog portal, cites free speech concernsComedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay High Court. He is challenging the government's 'Sahyog' portal and amended IT rules. Kamra a...
06 Feb, 2026, 04.31 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
X Corp challenges legality of 'Sahyog' portal takedown process before Karnataka High CourtSocial media giant X Corp informs Karnataka High Court about government content removal requests. The company argues that government agenci...
17 Nov, 2025, 12.22 PM IST
Revised IT rules to ensure senior-level authorisation for content takedown noticesIn a major update to digital governance, new IT regulations require senior officials to issue takedown notices for illegal content, emphasi...
22 Oct, 2025, 08.34 PM IST
X condemns Karnataka HC order allowing arbitrary content takedowns via Sahyog portalSocial media platform X announced plans to appeal a Karnataka court order allowing police to issue arbitrary takedown requests through the ...
29 Sep, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
Govt blocks 25 OTT platforms for streaming obscene, vulgar contentThe action to disable 26 websites and 14 apps have been taken in consultation with the ministries of home affairs, electronics and IT, and ...
26 Jul, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
X marks a spot for content-blockers: Why Elon Musk’s platform is taking GoI to courtKarnataka High Court will hear a case involving X (formerly Twitter) alleging the Government of India is misusing Section 79 of the IT Act ...
26 Mar, 2025, 01.05 AM 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
85% intermediaries say new IT rules will negatively impact ease of doing business: reportA majority of intermediaries and cybersecurity experts said that it was technically impossible to introduce traceability on end-to-end encr...
04 Jul, 2022, 08.33 PM 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
Facebook, Google against making public mail exchanges with Election CommissionCos refuse to share info with RTI applicants on social media use during polls; EC to take final call.
20 May, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
Social media companies to cut takedown time to 2 hoursSocial media companies have already agreed to a ‘voluntary code’ on taking down ‘problematic content’ and bringing ‘transparency in politic...
09 Apr, 2019, 07.21 AM IST