Meta officials meet MeitY Secy S Krishnan, explain reason for erroneous takedown of PM's videoMeta officials met with India's IT Ministry secretary regarding a video takedown. The parliamentary committee demanded an apology from Meta...
05 Aug, 2026, 02.02 PM IST
Bombay High Court slams 'vile' deepfakes against Gadkari, orders immediate takedown by Meta, X, GoogleThe Bombay High Court ordered the immediate takedown of vile and defamatory social media posts. Justice Arif Doctor described the online co...
05 Aug, 2026, 12.41 PM IST
IT Secretary says protest takedowns lawful, eyes more teeth for digital user rightsIn an exclusive interview, Krishnan said the Centre is also mulling ways to give more teeth too individuals against harms on social media, ...
31 Jul, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
Parliamentary panel calls Google, Meta, X, Snapchat for discussion on digital platforms regulationA parliamentary committee will examine social media platform regulation on August 3. Senior officials and tech company representatives will...
28 Jul, 2026, 04.52 PM IST
Bombay HC to hear Nitin Gadkari's plea against Meta, Google, X over AI deepfakes on August 5The Bombay High Court is set to deliberate on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's legal action against Meta, X Corp, and Google regarding defama...
28 Jul, 2026, 01.44 PM IST
Govt issues takedown notices for objectionable and anti-PM postsNEET protest content involving AI misinformation and unlawful content flagged for removal from social media platforms, says official; many ...
28 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Eternal’s robust Q1; Meta faces content-blocking allegationsEternal reported a jump in its net profit on the back of Blinkit's improving operating performance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning...
23 Jul, 2026, 07.54 AM IST
Bombay HC seeks Centre's reply on Kunal Kamra's challenge to Sahyog PortalThe Bombay High Court ordered the Union government to file its affidavit. This response is for Kunal Kamra's petition challenging the Sahyo...
16 Jul, 2026, 02.37 PM IST
Google appeals Indian ruling over its ads platform, citing consumer harmGoogle is challenging an Indian court ruling regarding trademark infringement. The company argues the decision will negatively impact consu...
09 Jul, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
ETtech in-depth: Pay Rs 99 via UPI, get access to Telegram’s privacy abuse economyTelegram has long been known as a place where pirated films, books, newspaper PDFs, exam material and banned content resurface quickly afte...
08 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Meta CSAM breach triggers calls for digital safety rules overhaulThe notice to Meta has put the spotlight on India’s intermediary liability framework, triggering the question whether it is equipped to dea...
07 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India issues notice to Telegram, Signal on concerns over usernames, source saysIndia has issued notices to messaging apps Telegram and Signal, demanding explanations for safeguards on features allowing anonymous messag...
03 Jul, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Govt mulls authorising more ministries to issue content takedown ordersDiscussions are on with Defence, Ministry of External Affairs, and Ministry of Home Affairs, government sources said adding that once decid...
18 Mar, 2026, 06.57 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
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
HC judgment on taking down web content could complicate compliance for global platformsAt present, when a platform receives a takedown order in India, it blocks that particular piece of content geographically. This means the c...
29 Oct, 2019, 01.23 PM IST
Section 66A of IT Act: We took up battle, big guys didn’t, says MouthShut founder Faisal FarooquiSC scrapped section 66A of Indian IT Act which gave the government rights to arrest and penalise web-users for posting ‘objectionable’ cont...
25 Mar, 2015, 06.08 AM IST