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The Bombay High Court has directed the Union Government to file its reply to a petition filed by the Association of Indian Magazines by June 20, which challenges the fact check amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, and has extended the…

Sixteen organisations including Amnesty International, Access Now and Human Rights Watch issued a joint statement against the latest amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Rules of 2022, under which the government proposes to set up…

The amendments to the Information Technology Rules, prima facie, do not seem to offer protection to parody and satire, the Bombay High Court said on Monday while hearing a petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra. The HC bench also…

An Indian court on Tuesday directed the government to respond to an appeal submitted by comedian Kunal Kamra challenging recent changes to the country's IT rules, which prevent social media platforms from hosting information that the…

Union minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar said while there was no need for a central law for online gaming, it was worth considering for betting and gambling and the MHA will take note. (Image: Twitter/File)The union minister also said there was…

Online games that collect money and are involved in wagering or betting will be subject to new regulations. (Representational image: Twitter/File) Union minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the new guidelines…

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned a record over 45 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of February, in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, the company informed on Saturday.Between February 1 and February 28, "4,597,400 WhatsApp accounts…

The Central government is likely to force the makers of smartphones to permit the removal of pre-installed applications and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, as per Reuters. Citing two…

Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) set up by the government to look into users' complaints against large social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram will…

In line with the amendments issued to IT rules last October, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (Meity) has formed three grievance appellate committees (GACs) on Saturday to deal with complaints of social media users…