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Quote of the Day by George Orwell: "How men, when given power over other men, start to behave like pigs"— Inspiring quote on power, corruption, authority, inequality and why power can distort human behavior by the English novelist known for Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-FourQuote of the Day by George Orwell: George Orwell’s powerful quote highlights how power can transform human behavior and expose hidden flaws...
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...
India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fearsIndia has tightened rules governing the use of artificial intelligence on social media to combat a flood of disinformation, but also prompt...
Oscar-nominated movie, Santosh's OTT release halted. Censor board asked for cuts 'not acceptable' by directorSantosh, a critically acclaimed film, has been halted from its digital release in India. The movie faced censorship objections from the CBF...
X blocks 8,000 accounts in India under government orderX (formerly Twitter) has begun blocking over 8,000 accounts in India following government orders, including accounts of global media and pr...
To safeguard digital sovereignty, India should nurture local talent & firms while forging tie-ups with Big TechElon Musk's contention against GoI's digital content control highlights the broader issue of India's digital sovereignty. The balance betwe...
Withdraw amendment to IT Rules: NBDALast week, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) had issued revised Draft Amendments to the Information Technology...
PTI challenges new IT rules in Delhi High CourtA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice J R Midha issued notices to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the M...
Over a dozen think tanks call for end of ‘digital censorship’ in IndiaAn open letter, signed by 14 not-for-profits, called upon the government to suspend the implementation of India’s new IT rules, which came ...
Facebook says will remove content to mitigate adverse legal or regulatory impactThe changes in Terms of Service come despite growing criticism of Facebook's content moderation policy that is allegedly influenced by empl...
Consumer privacy influencing product rollouts: FacebookFacing ire from the government, stakeholders, and civil society, Facebook had to rollback its ambitious Free Basics in India.
Amazon opposes voluntary censorship code move mooted by industryAmazon will not walk out of the discussions, though, and will continue to engage with its peers, the people said.
Netflix, Amazon explore voluntary censorshipTop players in the video-on-demand (VOD) industry met in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the possibility and what such a code would entail.
Internet freedom in India slightly improved in 2015Internet freedom in India has improved slightly under the Narendra Modi-led government even as censorship and surveillance of the Web incre...
Twitter India appoints Mahima Kaul as its Public Policy headKaul has written extensively on different platforms on internet governance issues, information and communications technology, cybersecurity...
Emergency no longer possible: Arun JaitleyArun Jaitley said Emergency is no longer possible in the country as media censorship is not possible in the digital era and amendment to th...
- US internet companies have to follow law of land: Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekar
The government made it clear that internet companies 'would have to abide by India's laws' if they want to operate in the country.