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MeitY may stick with a govt-backed GAC for social media content issues

The IT rules, 2021, require significant social media intermediaries (SSMIs) appoint a resident grievance officer to decide on content-related complaints

Govt issued 105 blocking orders to social media firm under new IT rules

The government has issued 105 directions to social media platforms under the new IT rules that came into effect in February last year, Parliament was informed on Friday. According to information shared by minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha, the directions were issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under the new rules. The data shared by the minister shows that 94 directions to block content was issued to YouTube between December 2021 and April 2022, five to Twitter, and three each to Facebook and Instagram. Chandrasekhar said that the government's policies are aimed at ensuring open, safe and trusted and accountable internet for its users. He said that the government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Codes) Rules, 2021 ("IT Rules, 2021") on February 25, 2021 to make intermediaries including social media platforms accountable to their users and enhanc

Precise count of social media platforms not possible, says IT Ministry

While admitting that keeping precise count of social media platforms is not possible, the Central government said that all significant social media intermediaries are complying with concerned rules

Sebi extends timeline till Aug 6 to participate in internship programme

Sebi has extended the timeline till Saturday to submit applications for the internship programme in its information technology department (ITD)

Bank, auto, FMCG: Sectors on FPIs' radar as they turn focus back on India

The swing in favour of Indian equities comes after a brutal sell-off where FPIs sold equities worth Rs 2.56 trillion since October 2021

IT, BPM industry to add more 300,000 jobs by FY2023: TeamLease report

Companies looking for candidates with digital skills and engineering graduates from smaller cities

Sooner or later, US recession will come knocking at India's tech-hub door

India's tech industry is ruling out a US recession. Or so you would think from Infosys Ltd.'s cheery forecast of 14 per cent to 16 per cent annual revenue growth

About 52 mn trained under digital literacy scheme: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

UP has the most beneficiaries, with over 10.3 million candidates certified in the past five years. Bihar and MP come next, with 4.2 million and 3.3 million candidates, respectively

Consistent growth, margins in Q1 keep Mindtree ahead of larger peers

Analysts at the brokerage expect the company to deliver a 17 per cent dollar revenue growth annually between FY22-24

Office leasing up after Covid waves, IT sector leads in occupancy: Reports

Bengaluru leads in lease transactions and it is followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Chennai

Why Twitter sought legal action and moved HC against Indian govt

Twitter in its petition said that content does not meet the threshold for blocking under section 69A

Twitter files petition for judicial review of Indian orders on takedown

On June 27, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a notice to the Chief Compliance Officer of Twitter Inc, giving the company 'one last opportunity'

New IT rules likely to impact ease of business in India, says report

Study says proposal to trace origin of a message on social media platforms is technologically unfeasible

Banks, IT account for 93% of the Rs 2 trillion selloff by FPIs the past yr

FMCG, construction materials were among other sectors to see large outflow, while metals, power, discretionary consumption and telecom saw inflows

Warning to Twitter aimed at 'securing internet' in India: Govt sources

The sources said Twitter has repeatedly violated directions issued under the IT Act

Cert-In extends deadline for VPN cybersecurity norms till Sept 25

CERT-In directions, released on April 28, mandate service providers to keep records of every information and communication technology (ICT) transaction for a minimum of 180 days

RBI warns of risks from cross-border outsourcing of IT services

The RBI's observations come at a time when it is considering a mandate for domestic processing of payment transactions in order to ring-fence India's local payment systems.

Govt declares ICICI Bank's IT resources as 'critical information infra'

The government has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank as 'critical information infra'. Any harm to it can have impact on national security and any unauthorised person accessing it may be jailed

Kerala ranks first in India in providing public services via IT: CM Vijayan

Kerala was able to achieve the highest score among the other states and union territories, due to its ability to use information technology to better manage government services, the NeSDA report said.

India-based developers may leave their jobs in droves, shows survey

The survey covered over 2,500 developers from 94 countries (including the US, India, Germany, Canada, and UK)