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Supreme Court Seeks Response From Government on Sexually Explicit Content on Social Media, OTT Platforms
The plea claimed there were pages and profiles on social media sites sharing pornographic material without any filter and various OTT platforms were streaming content having potential elements of child pornography.
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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Government Unveils Key Amendments To Online Gaming Rules: Here Are The Changes
The aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a
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MeitY Said to Conduct Quarterly Compliance Audit for Social Media Firms
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.
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Twitter India Said to Pursue Judicial Review of Content Takedown Orders, Alleging Abuse of Power
Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...
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Pak Stresses Will To Fight Terror, Wants "Balanced" Ties With World Powers
Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a
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Viral Video: Delhi School Teacher Dances With Students On Haryanvi Song, Internet Amazed
A video is going viral on social media where a teacher at a government school in Delhi showed her dance moves on a Haryanvi song to connect with students and learn from them. The video is shared by the teacher herself on Twitter.
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Govt Denies Asking EV Makers To Halt Electric Two-Wheeler Launches
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken to social media to issue a clarification that it has not issued any instruction to EV manufacturers.
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Centre Wants Feedback On Breaking Encryption To Trace "Unlawful" Content
The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.
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Congress Tweets "A To Z Of BJP Scams" Amid Rafale Offensive
A day after Rahul Gandhi promised that in the "next two-three months you will have fun after we will show you Narendra Modi's work -- Rafale, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Demonetisation, Gabbar Singh Tax (his expansion for the GST)", Congress's social media head Divya Spandana tweeted a list of what her party called as "scams and corruption of Modi an...
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Supreme Court Seeks Response From Government on Sexually Explicit Content on Social Media, OTT Platforms
The plea claimed there were pages and profiles on social media sites sharing pornographic material without any filter and various OTT platforms were streaming content having potential elements of child pornography.
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Indian Government Drafts Policy to Regulate OTT Platforms: Everything You Need to Know
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is drafting a new policy to regulate OTT platforms due to complaints about content not meeting existing guidelines. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L. Murugan, highlighted plans to introduce the policy in Parliament after gathering input from industry and public stakeholders. Th...
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Government Unveils Key Amendments To Online Gaming Rules: Here Are The Changes
The aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a
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MeitY Said to Conduct Quarterly Compliance Audit for Social Media Firms
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.
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Twitter India Said to Pursue Judicial Review of Content Takedown Orders, Alleging Abuse of Power
Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...
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Pak Stresses Will To Fight Terror, Wants "Balanced" Ties With World Powers
Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a
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Viral Video: Delhi School Teacher Dances With Students On Haryanvi Song, Internet Amazed
A video is going viral on social media where a teacher at a government school in Delhi showed her dance moves on a Haryanvi song to connect with students and learn from them. The video is shared by the teacher herself on Twitter.
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Govt Denies Asking EV Makers To Halt Electric Two-Wheeler Launches
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken to social media to issue a clarification that it has not issued any instruction to EV manufacturers.
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Centre Wants Feedback On Breaking Encryption To Trace "Unlawful" Content
The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.
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Congress Tweets "A To Z Of BJP Scams" Amid Rafale Offensive
A day after Rahul Gandhi promised that in the "next two-three months you will have fun after we will show you Narendra Modi's work -- Rafale, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Demonetisation, Gabbar Singh Tax (his expansion for the GST)", Congress's social media head Divya Spandana tweeted a list of what her party called as "scams and corruption of Modi an...
