Media Regulation Bill

A bipartisan group of six senators and two members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect Americans’ data from being used by US adversaries. The bill is the latest in a series of proposals aimed at addressing concerns about the data of Americans using foreign-owned social media apps like TikTok.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said the Centre is working on a bill to regulate digital media.

The Government of India may soon bring in legislation to regulate Digital News Media industry for the first time through the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019. The bill was proposed by the Cabinet lately. If the bill is passed in Monsoon Session, digital news publishers have to apply for registration within 90 days of the law coming ...

Hate speeches on social media and other online spaces has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. To control such speeches, the Canadian government is currently holding consultations on a new online hate bill. While steps to control hate speech is understandable, the bill runs the very real risk of making things considerably worse.

Big tech has launched a media blitz aimed at derailing US antitrust bill that proposes to bar tech companies like Amazon from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites.

The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 to pass a bill that seeks to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content amid an outcry from conservatives that their political views are being discriminated against, even though a similar Texas law has been put on hold by a federal court.

Union Budget 2022: Over the last few years, India's cryptocurrency sector has grown at an exponential rate. There is currently no law in the country that supervises or regulates cryptocurrency trading. Buying, selling, or trading digital coins, as well as establishing a cryptocurrency exchange, are all legal in India.

Seven opposition members have given dissent notes on the Centre's new data protection bill. The bill seeks to regulate personal data processing and will ensure that social media platforms and companies dealing with private data follow stringent guide

UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.

Russia on Monday lashed out at Facebook for blocking some social media posts from news agency TASS pertaining to Russia's detention of alleged supporters of a Ukrainian far-right group. Facebook has also been threatened with a RUB 1 million (roughly Rs. 10 lakhs) fine.

Turkey passed a law regulating social media content. It requires foreign social media sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to address authorities' concerns over content and includes deadlines for removal of material they take exception to.

As per the new regulations, consumers will have to pay a fixed fee of Rs 130 for 100 free-to-air channels.

The statement comes after a Crisil report on Monday said that the new norms would result in higher bills for the cable TV and Direct-to-Home (DTH) subscribers.

Digital tech firms are too big and Britain's opposition Labour Party would create a dedicated technology regulator to prevent market abuse and look at breaking up monopolies like Facebook, the party's deputy leader will say on Wednesday.

Taking cognisance of the media reports about the consumers complaints on sudden tariff hikes in the city, state electricity regulator MERC has slapped a notice to Adani Electricity.

A bipartisan group of six senators and two members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday introduced legislation to protect Americans’ data from being used by US adversaries. The bill is the latest in a series of proposals aimed at addressing concerns about the data of Americans using foreign-owned social media apps like TikTok.

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has said the Centre is working on a bill to regulate digital media.

The Government of India may soon bring in legislation to regulate Digital News Media industry for the first time through the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019. The bill was proposed by the Cabinet lately. If the bill is passed in Monsoon Session, digital news publishers have to apply for registration within 90 days of the law coming ...

Hate speeches on social media and other online spaces has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. To control such speeches, the Canadian government is currently holding consultations on a new online hate bill. While steps to control hate speech is understandable, the bill runs the very real risk of making things considerably worse.

Big tech has launched a media blitz aimed at derailing US antitrust bill that proposes to bar tech companies like Amazon from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites.

The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 to pass a bill that seeks to prohibit social media platforms from removing or censoring content amid an outcry from conservatives that their political views are being discriminated against, even though a similar Texas law has been put on hold by a federal court.

Union Budget 2022: Over the last few years, India's cryptocurrency sector has grown at an exponential rate. There is currently no law in the country that supervises or regulates cryptocurrency trading. Buying, selling, or trading digital coins, as well as establishing a cryptocurrency exchange, are all legal in India.

Seven opposition members have given dissent notes on the Centre's new data protection bill. The bill seeks to regulate personal data processing and will ensure that social media platforms and companies dealing with private data follow stringent guide

UK Online Safety Bill seeks to hold social media firms accountable for online abuse. The companies could be fined up to 10 percent of turnover or GBP 18 million if they failed to stamp out online abuses such as racist hate crimes, while senior managers could also face criminal action.

Russia on Monday lashed out at Facebook for blocking some social media posts from news agency TASS pertaining to Russia's detention of alleged supporters of a Ukrainian far-right group. Facebook has also been threatened with a RUB 1 million (roughly Rs. 10 lakhs) fine.

Turkey passed a law regulating social media content. It requires foreign social media sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to address authorities' concerns over content and includes deadlines for removal of material they take exception to.

As per the new regulations, consumers will have to pay a fixed fee of Rs 130 for 100 free-to-air channels.

The statement comes after a Crisil report on Monday said that the new norms would result in higher bills for the cable TV and Direct-to-Home (DTH) subscribers.

Digital tech firms are too big and Britain's opposition Labour Party would create a dedicated technology regulator to prevent market abuse and look at breaking up monopolies like Facebook, the party's deputy leader will say on Wednesday.

Taking cognisance of the media reports about the consumers complaints on sudden tariff hikes in the city, state electricity regulator MERC has slapped a notice to Adani Electricity.