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Twitter lost immunity for non-compliance with IT Rules: Centre to HC

Govt counsel says grievance officer located in the US; Twitter said on Saturday it is in the process to appoint a local one

Registration of FIR under Section 66A of IT Act, terrible and shocking: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock at the practice of police registering FIRs under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which was struck down by the top court in the 2015 judgment

Google publishes report under new IT rules, removes 59K pieces of content

The total number of complaints received by Google in the reported period was 27,762, of which 96.2 per cent related to copyright issues, 1.3 per cent were related to trademark, 1 per cent defamation

After sinking billions, Walmart, Amazon haven't learnt their place in India

India is effectively muzzling the two leading US players. and it's tilting balance in favor of offline commerce, away from digital startups that are India's best bet for rebuilding the economy.

Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari booked for showing wrong map of India

The microblogging platform removed the map on Monday night

Amid tussle with govt, Twitter's interim grievance officer for India quits

The social media company's website no longer displays his name, as required under Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021

Rule of law

Hounding tech platforms can't be the solution

Govt responds to UN Special Rapporteurs concerns over new IT Rules

Says Meity, IB ministry undertook broad consultations in 2018 with various stakeholders before finalising the rules

UN Special Rapporteurs write to govt against IT Rules, ask for review

They say the IT Rules seem to be at variance with international law and standards on privacy rights and freedom of opinion and expression, to which India is a signatory

Courts, not govt to decide intermediary status: law experts on Twitter row

Reports on Wednesday suggested Twitter may have lost its intermediary status under the Information Technology Act for not complying with the newly notified Information Technology Rules, 2021.

Govt notifies 5-mn-user threshold for significant social media intermediary

Facebook and Twitter said they are studying the rules; Experts question compliance with PDP Bill

OTT players apprehensive as Govt tightens rules on curated content

Legal experts say notifying rules for OTTs under IT Act may not be tenable; industry players seek clarity on oversight mechanism

Twitter restores accounts it had withheld after govt's legal request

MeitY Uses recourse u/s 69A of the Act, sends legal request in the matter

Over 3,600 web links blocked last year for 'unlawful, malicious content'

"Under this provision, 1,385, 2,799 and 3,635 URLs were blocked during the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively," Prasad added

Budget 2020: I-T Act may allow seizure of trustees' personal assets

The new provision is likely to come in Budget next month

Govt finalising IT rules for social media to trace original source of info

Messaging giant WhatsApp has, in the past, drawn flak from the government on the issue of message traceability

121 Indians hit; we may never know Pegasus breach extent: WhatsApp to govt

121 users in India targeted, full extent of Pegasus spyware attack may never be known: WhatsApp told Govt

IT Act well-equipped to deal with hacking, spyware: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government said some media reports attempting to malign the government of India for the reported breach are completely misleading

Big brothers are watching you: Govt reveals rules for electronic snooping

The government follows a 2011 protocol for electronic snooping, it revealed in a recent court hearing

Supreme Court expresses dismay over violations of Section 66A of IT Act

SC Bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, sought the Centre's response over the alleged prosecutions even after the apex court scrapped Section 66A