Bombay HC strikes down provision in IT rules that allowed Centre to set up fact-checking unit

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· Sep 20, 2024 · 05:48 pm

Indian news channels on YouTube are battling arbitrary blocking, curbs on earnings

Sharveya Parasnis

· Apr 22, 2024 · 07:30 pm

Why a government-run ‘fact-checking’ unit has been stayed by the Supreme Court

Vineet Bhalla

· Mar 24, 2024 · 06:30 am

What do a minister’s threats against Google’s chatbot mean for AI in India?

Abhik Deb Vineet Bhalla

· Mar 05, 2024 · 06:30 am

Bombay HC delivers split verdict on pleas challenging government’s fact-checking unit

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· Jan 31, 2024 · 07:30 pm

Deepfakes a ‘very problematic issue’ for free and fair elections in India, says IT minister

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· Dec 30, 2023 · 04:56 pm

Amendment to IT Rules gives unfettered power to government, observes Bombay High Court

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· Sep 27, 2023 · 12:39 pm

Centre asks social media platforms to remove video showing sexual assault of Manipur women

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· Jul 20, 2023 · 02:51 pm

IT rules need to be removed if its effects are unconstitutional, says Bombay HC

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· Jul 07, 2023 · 11:53 am

Rush Hour podcast: ‘India threatened to shut down Twitter if it didn’t block critical voices’

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· Jun 13, 2023 · 08:07 pm

The near-impossible task of restoring a blocked Twitter handle in India

Zafar Aafaq

· May 01, 2023 · 06:30 am

Centre says its fact-checking unit will not be notified till July 5

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· Apr 27, 2023 · 04:08 pm

Amended IT Rules don’t seem to offer protection to satire, Bombay HC tells Centre

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· Apr 24, 2023 · 01:22 pm

Explained: How the Centre’s amendments to IT Rules will throttle press freedom

Umang Poddar

· Apr 11, 2023 · 09:00 am

Modi government’s move to set up new fact-check body shows its ‘deepest insecurity’, says Opposition

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· Apr 08, 2023 · 10:35 am

As social media platforms around the world surrender to state diktats, what can users do?

Mishi Choudhary Eben Moglen

· Mar 11, 2023 · 09:00 am

BBC documentary: Supreme Court to hear pleas against blocking order on February 6

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· Jan 30, 2023 · 01:08 pm

Centre forms three panels to oversee social media content moderation

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· Jan 28, 2023 · 07:49 am

Explained: What emergency powers has India used to block links of BBC’s Gujarat riots documentary?

Nachiket Deuskar

· Jan 23, 2023 · 06:30 am

How the Centre’s planned IT rule changes will empower it to censor unfavourable news

Umang Poddar

· Jan 21, 2023 · 09:00 am