'Unconstitutional': HC formally strikes down govt's fact checking unit

After the third judge's decision, the Bombay high court on Thursday formally struck down the amended Information Technology Rules aimed at identifying and regulating fake and false content on......

Bomb threats: Govt asks social media platforms to act

Amid a spate of hoax bomb threats to multiple airlines, the IT ministry has asked social media platforms to observe due diligence obligations and promptly remove or disable access to misinformation......

SC asks govt for records on BBC Gujarat riots documentary ban

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to produce within three weeks the original records relating to its decision to block a 2023 two-part BBC documentary series on the 2002 Gujarat riots.......

'Chilling effect': HC quashes govt's fact checking unit order

The Bombay high court on Friday quashed the amended Information Technology rules aimed at identifying through a fact checking unit "fake and false" content against the government on social media......

GACs to have wider scope, will hear all types of grievance appeals

MeitY had stated there was a need to set up GACs as grievance officers hired by the platforms often did not address issues satisfactorily. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Grievance Appellate......

Decoded: Twitter's Options and Fate

'There are already multiple lawsuits against the IT rules.''So questions of compliance are like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.'Ritwik Sharma reports. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......

Govt for consensus on rules for internet content control

Government on Thursday said that it will evolve a consensus on rules for control of Internet content after talking to various stakeholders including MPs and industry representatives.This assurance......

Data privacy: Tension between big technology firms and govt boils over

There is a perception getting built inside the government that big technology companies -- a common term used for firms like Facebook, Google, Twitter, Amazon and the like - are becoming very......