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Centre defends IT rules amendment in Delhi HC, says fake news led to rumou
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Centre on Tuesday has submitted before Delhi High Court that consequences of fake and misleading audio-visual news on digital media have in recent past led to deaths of innocent people on false pretexts such as in case of rumours of child-lifters and urged
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Delhi HC notice to Centre on Whatsapp, Facebook pleas challenging IT Rules
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Centre on WhatsApp and Facebook pleas challenging IT Rules, 2021 on the ground that the new set of rules would require messaging services to "trace" the origin of particular messages sent on the services.
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Twitter has 'prima facie' appointed officials in compliance with new IT ru
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Centre on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that prima facie, it appears Twitter has appointed Chief Compliance Officer, Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person in compliance of recently amended IT Rule.
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We are in compliance of new IT rules, have made permanent appointments for
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Twitter Inc on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that permanent appointments have been made for the posts of Chief Compliance Officer, Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal contact person in compliance with certain provisions of the Information Technology
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IT Minister likely to meet representatives of social media firms this mont
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is likely to meet representatives of social media firms this month, sources said on Monday.
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing on pleas of WhatsApp, Facebook challenging IT Ru
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing, till August 27, on the pleas by WhatsApp and Facebook challenging the central government's Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 that would require mes
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Electronics and IT Ministry does not issue decryption orders under IT Rule
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Amid disruptions in parliament proceedings by the opposition over its allegations of surveillance using Pegasus spyware, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) told Rajya Sabha on Thursday that it does not issue decryption orders und
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Delhi HC grants last opportunity to Twitter to file 'better' affidavit reg
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up Twitter for not complying with the recently amended IT rules, expressed unhappiness with Twitter affidavits, and granted the last opportunity to file a better affidavit having the details of the person appointed as Chi
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking to strike down of Rule 3,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking direction to striking down Rule 3 and 4 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, as unconstitutional and ultra vires t
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Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to remove tweets against Lakshmi Puri
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to delete all tweets against former United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Lakshmi Puri. The HC further said that if Gokhale does not delete the tweets, then Twitter is directed to take d
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New guidelines are empowering, will ensure safer social media ecosystem in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): In his maiden post on indigenous microblogging platform Koo, the newly-appointed Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the new rules are "empowering" and will ensure a "safer and responsible social media ecosystem in
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Twitter names Vinay Prakash as Resident Grievance Officer for India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 11 (ANI): Twitter, which is currently involved in a standoff with the Centre over the latter's new Information Technology (I-T) rules, has on Sunday named Vinay Prakash as the Resident Grievance Officer for India.
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