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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

Top Headlines: RBI reverses Covid-era cuts, bond yields surge, and more

The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI hiked the policy repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.4 per cent - a three-year high - owing to inflation concern

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

IT ministry to conduct quarterly audit of compliance by social media firms

At present, social media platforms are required to disclose their compliance with IT rules 2021 every month where they disclose action taken by them in response to various grievances

Centre withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill, industry disappointed

'Comprehensive' legislation to come, says minister

Govt withdraws Data Protection Bill, 2021, will present new legislation

The Bill has been withdrawn to provide for a new bill in the light of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee of Parliament

Delhi HC restrains unauthorised use of Meesho trademarks by rogue websites

DoT and MeitY to issue blocking order for domain names identified by Meesho in suit

Data protection law fundamental for federated ID: IDEMIA India head

'Data protection law that we have mentioned, it's not there yet. It's on its way, but it's a fundamental part of the federated digital ID structure and is a must-have that structure moving forward'

Govt may ask Twitter, Facebook to explain low compliance to notices: Report

The IT ministry will review actions taken by significant social media intermediaries, both voluntarily and in response to official notices in India as well as other nations

Centre's blocking orders are manifestly arbitrary: Twitter to Karnataka HC

Twitter said that the IT ministry has recently ordered to take down 1,474 accounts, and 175 tweets

CERT-In warns users of multiple bugs in Google Chrome, Zoho software

A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending specially crafted requests on the targeted system

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'

Top headlines: GST on casinos deferred; marketing freedom to oil producers

Briefing reporters about deliberations at the two-day meeting of the GST Council, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said finance and other ministers of 16 states spoke on the compensation issue

Twitter gets time till July 4 to comply with all orders of IT ministry

On June 26, the microblogging site submitted a list of over 80 Twitter accounts and tweets that it has blocked based on a request from the government in 2021

IT ministry's cyber agency warns users of more bugs in Cisco products

On June 20, CERT-In had advised enterprises about three serious vulnerabilities in the networking major's products

Twitter India gets 'one last chance' to comply with Centre's new IT rules

MeitY's notice to Twitter came after the company's "repeated failures to act on the content take-down notices sent under Section 69 A of the IT Act"

How banned PUBG is still available, child rights panel asks IT Ministry

In 2020, the government blocked popular gaming app PUBG and others, terming them prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the nation.

Self-regulation by social media companies a positive step: Legal experts

'Tactical move by govt in terms of dealing with policy, regulatory challenges'

Surfshark to shut down servers in India over govt's new CERT-In rules

Surfshark said that its servers in India will be shut down before June 27, when CERT-In's new rules will come in effect