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Need To Balance Fighting Fake News, Shielding Freedom Of Speech: Top Court
The Supreme Court today said there is a need to strike a balance between protecting the country from fake online content and safeguarding the fundamental right to free speech
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Send Link On Passenger Rights With Tickets: Aviation Watchdog To Airlines
All airlines have to inform passengers about their rights and regulations, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA has directed. Online links of the passenger charter will have to be sent via SMS or WhatsApp once a ticket is booked.
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"Not An Option": Supreme Court Tells Information Commissions To Go Hybrid
The Supreme Court, in a big push for Right to Information, directed all State Information Commissions to provide litigants an option to file their complaints and appeals online and give them a hybrid mode for the hearing of their cases under RTI Act.
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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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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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"Set Up RTI Portal Within 3 Months": Supreme Court To High Courts
The Supreme Court today directed all high courts to set up RTI websites within three months, observing the online facilities will considerably facilitate the fulfilment of the objects of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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Google Must Take Down 'Manifestly Inaccurate' Search Results if Proven by Users, EU Top Court Says
Google will have to remove data from online search results once users are able to prove that the information is inaccurate, according to a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The judges said such proof would not need to come from a judicial decision against the publisher of a website, while users would only have to provide ...
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Facebook India Officials Summoned by Parliamentary Panel Over Protection of Citizen's Rights, Women's Safety
Facebook India officials have been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) led by Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor to hear the views on protecting citizens’ rights and women's safety in digital social/ online news media platforms.
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Facebook, Google Hearing on Safeguarding Users’ Rights to Be Held on June 29 by Parliament Committee on IT
Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens'' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.
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Facebook, Google Officers Summoned By Shashi Tharoor-Led Panel Tomorrow
Officials of Facebook and Google have been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Tuesday to discuss the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing the misuse of online platforms.
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Need To Balance Fighting Fake News, Shielding Freedom Of Speech: Top Court
The Supreme Court today said there is a need to strike a balance between protecting the country from fake online content and safeguarding the fundamental right to free speech
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Send Link On Passenger Rights With Tickets: Aviation Watchdog To Airlines
All airlines have to inform passengers about their rights and regulations, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA has directed. Online links of the passenger charter will have to be sent via SMS or WhatsApp once a ticket is booked.
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"Not An Option": Supreme Court Tells Information Commissions To Go Hybrid
The Supreme Court, in a big push for Right to Information, directed all State Information Commissions to provide litigants an option to file their complaints and appeals online and give them a hybrid mode for the hearing of their cases under RTI Act.
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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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Twitter Not Suited for Emergency Communications, Dutch Officials Say After Storm
Twitter is not the right place to seek information during an emergency, Dutch politicians and a prominent online group said on Wednesday. Citizens were directed to the platform for updates during a large storm. Several politicians and digital rights group Bits of Freedom said that was not appropriate, given that Twitter is a private company.
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"Set Up RTI Portal Within 3 Months": Supreme Court To High Courts
The Supreme Court today directed all high courts to set up RTI websites within three months, observing the online facilities will considerably facilitate the fulfilment of the objects of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
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Google Must Take Down 'Manifestly Inaccurate' Search Results if Proven by Users, EU Top Court Says
Google will have to remove data from online search results once users are able to prove that the information is inaccurate, according to a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The judges said such proof would not need to come from a judicial decision against the publisher of a website, while users would only have to provide ...
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Facebook India Officials Summoned by Parliamentary Panel Over Protection of Citizen's Rights, Women's Safety
Facebook India officials have been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT) led by Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor to hear the views on protecting citizens’ rights and women's safety in digital social/ online news media platforms.
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Facebook, Google Hearing on Safeguarding Users’ Rights to Be Held on June 29 by Parliament Committee on IT
Parliament Standing Committee on Information Technology is scheduled to hold a meeting on June 29 to hear the views of Facebook India and Google India on safeguarding citizens'' rights and prevention of misuse of social online news media platforms.
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Facebook, Google Officers Summoned By Shashi Tharoor-Led Panel Tomorrow
Officials of Facebook and Google have been summoned by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Tuesday to discuss the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights and preventing the misuse of online platforms.
