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Don't allow hiding under forgetting: Why Delhi HC's 'right to be forgotten' ruling raises serious concernsA recent Delhi High Court ruling grants acquitted individuals a 'right to be forgotten'. Their names will be removed from online search res...- Between ballet and war: Japanese dancers pursue dreams in RussiaTwo Japanese dancers, Jotaro Kanazasi and Haruka Takemi, are pursuing their ballet dreams in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. They focus on their a...
- China's state media turns to social media, AI to tell its story - often mock USIn a five-minute AI-generated animation modelled after classic martial arts movies, China's state media frames an allegory for the war in I...
- 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...
- 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...
- FCC Commissioner Carr writes to Big Tech, accuses them of forming “censorship cartel”In a letter on November 13 addressed to Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Mark Zuckerberg, and Tim Cook, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said tha...
- Don’t force-fit the Broadcast Bill into an outdated construct of cable televisionIndia's proposed broadcast Bill mandates content creators like MrBeast to register as OTT broadcasters and adhere to stringent content cert...
- More power to fact checkers, not govSupreme Court stopped GoI's Fact Checking Unit, pending Bombay HC's IT Rules decision. Platforms must prevent fake news to keep safe harbou...
- Withdraw ‘draconian’ amendments to IT Rules: Editors Guild tells govtThe Editors Guild of India said that it is "deeply disturbed" by the move and has sought its withdrawal.
- Govt to hold separate consultation next month on PIB fact check: MoS IT"We will hold separate consultation (on PIB fact check) sometime early next month," Rajeev Chandrasekhar said when asked about clarificatio...
- Withdraw amendment to IT Rules: NBDALast week, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) had issued revised Draft Amendments to the Information Technology...
- Turkish parliament OKs disputed bill to fight disinformationThe vote came following raucous sessions in parliament, which saw opposition legislators clap and shout to disrupt proceedings, hold up sig...
- Russia, blocked from the global internet, plunges into digital isolationTikTok and Netflix are suspending their services in the country. Facebook has been blocked. Twitter has been partially blocked and YouTube’...
- 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 ...
- Delhi High Court issues notice in challenge to the new IT intermediary guidelinesA division bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel was hearing the petition filed by 'Foundation for Independent Journalist', a trust which ...
- OTT industry, govt will partner to make audience experience better: Prakash Javadekar"Had a fruitful meeting with representatives from OTT industry and explained the provisions of the OTT rules. All representatives have welc...
- 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...
- 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...
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