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MeitY Adds Stricter AI-Generated Content Disclosure Rule, Extends IT Rules Feedback Deadline
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a new change to its draft IT Rules amendments, bringing stricter guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content labelling across online platforms. Additionally, the Ministry has also extended the consultation deadline to submit feedback on the new rules, pushing ...
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MeitY Issues Compliance Reminder to Online Platforms Over Obscene Content
MeitY issued a statutory advisory reminding all intermediaries of the mandatory due diligence under the IT Act, 2000, and the IT Rules, 2021, amendment. The ministry reiterated a strict 24-hour takedown requirement for content depicting identifiable individuals in sexual acts or impersonations, including digitally altered or AI-generated material. ...
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Centre's Key Changes To Content Rules After Legal Fight With Elon Musk's X
Following a legal battle with Elon Musk's X over social media guidelines, the Centre has made key amendments to the Information Technology law to "enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards".
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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WhatsApp Banned 26.85 Lakh Accounts in India in September, 8.72 Lakh Users 'Proactively' Barred
WhatsApp banned 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September, the Meta-owned company said in its monthly report. The service's User Safety Report states that 8.72 lakh accounts were barred "proactively", which means WhatsApp blocked them before users could flag them. The report was published in compliance with the tougher IT Rules that mandate large d...
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Centre Issued A Total Of 105 Directions To Social Media Firms Since 2021
The government has issued 105 directions to social media platforms under the new Information Technology (IT) rules that came into effect in February last year, Parliament was informed on Friday.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts In June 2022
The new, tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken.
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New IT Rules: High Court Grants More Time To Centre To File Counter-Affidavit
The Madras High Court today granted 10 more days to the Centre to file its counter-affidavit in response to a batch of PILs or pleas challenging the new Information Technology (IT) Rules.
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Government Withdraws Letter to Apple Seeking Compliance on IT Rules 2021: Report
The government is said to have withdrawn the letter it had sent to Apple India seeking details on compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, commonly known as the new IT Rules.
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"Twitter In Breach Of Law Of The Land": Centre Tells Delhi High Court
Despite three months given to the site, Twitter had failed to comply with the new IT Rules, putting it in breach of the law of the land, the Centre today said. Two days earlier, the company contended that the deadline was only directory in nature.
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MeitY Adds Stricter AI-Generated Content Disclosure Rule, Extends IT Rules Feedback Deadline
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a new change to its draft IT Rules amendments, bringing stricter guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content labelling across online platforms. Additionally, the Ministry has also extended the consultation deadline to submit feedback on the new rules, pushing ...
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MeitY Issues Compliance Reminder to Online Platforms Over Obscene Content
MeitY issued a statutory advisory reminding all intermediaries of the mandatory due diligence under the IT Act, 2000, and the IT Rules, 2021, amendment. The ministry reiterated a strict 24-hour takedown requirement for content depicting identifiable individuals in sexual acts or impersonations, including digitally altered or AI-generated material. ...
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Centre's Key Changes To Content Rules After Legal Fight With Elon Musk's X
Following a legal battle with Elon Musk's X over social media guidelines, the Centre has made key amendments to the Information Technology law to "enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards".
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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Amid 'Fact-Check' Row Over Draft IT Rules, Centre Extends A Key Deadline
The Editors Guild reiterated that regardless of the absence of procedures, the amendment was in itself an illegal move as the PIB has no constitutional authority to be a regulator of the press in any capacity.
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WhatsApp Banned 26.85 Lakh Accounts in India in September, 8.72 Lakh Users 'Proactively' Barred
WhatsApp banned 26.85 lakh accounts in India in September, the Meta-owned company said in its monthly report. The service's User Safety Report states that 8.72 lakh accounts were barred "proactively", which means WhatsApp blocked them before users could flag them. The report was published in compliance with the tougher IT Rules that mandate large d...
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Centre Issued A Total Of 105 Directions To Social Media Firms Since 2021
The government has issued 105 directions to social media platforms under the new Information Technology (IT) rules that came into effect in February last year, Parliament was informed on Friday.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts In June 2022
The new, tougher IT rules, which came into effect last year, mandate large digital platforms (with over 50 lakh users) to publish compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken.
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New IT Rules: High Court Grants More Time To Centre To File Counter-Affidavit
The Madras High Court today granted 10 more days to the Centre to file its counter-affidavit in response to a batch of PILs or pleas challenging the new Information Technology (IT) Rules.
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Government Withdraws Letter to Apple Seeking Compliance on IT Rules 2021: Report
The government is said to have withdrawn the letter it had sent to Apple India seeking details on compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, commonly known as the new IT Rules.
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"Twitter In Breach Of Law Of The Land": Centre Tells Delhi High Court
Despite three months given to the site, Twitter had failed to comply with the new IT Rules, putting it in breach of the law of the land, the Centre today said. Two days earlier, the company contended that the deadline was only directory in nature.
