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  • WhatsApp banned over 20 lakh Indian accounts between May 15 and June 15

    WhatsApp banned over 20 lakh Indian accounts between May 15 and June 15

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 15, 2021 · 10:53 pm
  • India rejects UN officials’ criticism of new IT rules, calls it ‘highly misplaced’

    India rejects UN officials’ criticism of new IT rules, calls it ‘highly misplaced’

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 20, 2021 · 08:06 pm
  • Twitter has to comply with new IT rules if they have not been stayed, says Delhi High Court

    Twitter has to comply with new IT rules if they have not been stayed, says Delhi High Court

    Scroll Staff
    · May 31, 2021 · 02:00 pm
  • Comply with laws of the land, Centre tells Twitter after it criticises new social media rules

    Comply with laws of the land, Centre tells Twitter after it criticises new social media rules

    Scroll Staff
    · May 27, 2021 · 06:21 pm
  • Ordinary WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

    Ordinary WhatsApp users have nothing to fear about new social media rules, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

    Scroll Staff
    · May 27, 2021 · 02:51 pm
  • New social media rules give vast powers to bureaucrats without Parliament assent, says Congress

    New social media rules give vast powers to bureaucrats without Parliament assent, says Congress

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 28, 2021 · 10:47 am
  • Trolling judges, comments against judiciary is a new disturbing trend, says Union law minister

    Trolling judges, comments against judiciary is a new disturbing trend, says Union law minister

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 28, 2021 · 08:35 am
  • New digital rules seem to ‘go against principle of news, its role in democracy’: DigiPub to Centre

    New digital rules seem to ‘go against principle of news, its role in democracy’: DigiPub to Centre

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 26, 2021 · 09:24 pm
  • The big news: Centre frames new rules for social media, digital platforms, and 9 other top stories

    The big news: Centre frames new rules for social media, digital platforms, and 9 other top stories

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 25, 2021 · 08:56 pm
  • After Kashmir, Assam wants employees to ‘stay away from political discussions’ on social media

    After Kashmir, Assam wants employees to ‘stay away from political discussions’ on social media

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Aug 31, 2018 · 07:30 am