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
Harbour changes in different portsSocial media platform X risks losing its 'safe harbour' status in India. This is due to content generated by its AI bot, Grok. The governme...
05 Jan, 2026, 11.12 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
Case registered over AI-generated obscene deep fake videos of Telugu actor ChiranjeeviIn the complaint, the actor stated that the websites have hosted, published and are distributing AI-generated and morphed videos using his ...
27 Oct, 2025, 06.04 PM IST
India limits content takedown powers to fewer officials after spat with Musk's XThe Indian government has reduced the number of officials authorised to order online content removal, following a legal dispute with Elon M...
23 Oct, 2025, 01.27 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
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
India nabs Russian crypto administrator accused of laundering millions for ransomware groups like Black BastaIndian authorities arrested Aleksej Besciokov, a cryptocurrency exchange administrator, for allegedly laundering money through Garantex, a ...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
Elon Musk's X escapes most of lawsuit over copyrighted songsX, owned by Elon Musk, won the dismissal of a lawsuit by 17 music publishers over copyright infringement. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
Will AI 'help' you vote next election?The bigger risk is of spreading misinformation through pre-internet informal networks that have been remarkably efficient.
01 Sep, 2023, 10.27 PM IST
- Twitter withholds Goddess Kaali tweet on govt request; UPI to make remittances faster, cheaper
A day after it sued the Indian government over some of its takedown orders, Twitter India has withheld a tweet by Canadian filmmaker Leena ...
07 Jul, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Twitter sues Indian govt, says content takedown orders is abuse of powerTwitter's attempt to get a judicial review is part of a growing confrontation with the Indian government over content regulation.
05 Jul, 2022, 08.18 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
Thailand to start legal action vs Facebook, Google, Twitter over contentThailand has a tough lese majeste law that prohibits insulting the monarchy. The Computer Crime Act, which outlaws the uploading of informa...
23 Sep, 2020, 07.54 PM IST
Heeding Supreme Court, Facebook makes it harder to remove offensive contentFacebook, the world’s largest social network, has made it tougher for offensive content to be taken down & will do so only if it gets a leg...
30 Apr, 2016, 10.00 AM IST
IT Act: Industry tight-lipped on Supreme Court upholding content blocking rulesFree-speech activists and social media experts applauded SC’s order to scrap law that allowed police to arrest anyone posting "offensive" m...
25 Mar, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Online content censorship up 49%: GoogleAs part of its ‘transparency report’, Google on Monday said that it had received 101 content removal requests from Indian authorities betwe...
19 Jun, 2012, 06.39 AM IST