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Government to introduce mechanism to regulate social media
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): The Central Government on Wednesday apprised the Delhi High court that it will introduce some mechanism to regulate the social media platforms but it will not cover the existing cases including account suspension by the platforms.
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Govt is willing to make stricter social media rules: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday sought consensus of the Rajya Sabha members to make strict social media rule, saying the "government is ready" on the matter.
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Pak's new social media rules give more powers to govt, companies to be fin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Technology announced new social media rules on Thursday that will empower the telecom regulator to block any website or platform on the directives of court and federal government or under any law, reported local m
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Afghanistan: Rights group expresses concern over Taliban's new media rules
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] October 1 (ANI): The imposition of a range of regulatory measures to tighten media freedom in the country by the Taliban are a cause of concern to the rights groups.
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Taliban further censor Afghan media, issue '11 rules' for scribe organisat
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] September 24 (ANI): In a bid to further censor and repress the media freedom in Afghanistan, the Taliban have unveiled '11 rules' for scribe organisations.
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Pak's amended social media rules again fuel tensions with internet compani
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 29 (ANI): Internet companies in Pakistan have once again protested against the government's amended social media rules, stating that the most problematic provisions remain unchanged in the latest draft that they say has in fact 'regressed' in comparison with previo
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Javadekar meets digital news representatives, informs them about responsib
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Thursday interacted with the representatives of digital news publishers and informed them about the responsibilities placed by the new rules on digital news publishers.
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Pak journalists' union urge HC to strike down 'unconstitutional' social me
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists has urged the Islamabad High Court to strike down the "unconstitutional" Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules 2020.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter threaten to leave Pakistan over new social media
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 22 (ANI): With Pakistan government announcing new "draconian" rules for social media, which aims at giving blanket power to authorities to censor digital content, Information and Technology giants like Facebook, Google and Twitter have threatened to leave the c
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Pak embassy in UAE asks staff to be careful on social media
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 21 (ANI): The Embassy of Pakistan in UAE on Friday asked members of Pakistani community to abide by the social media laws of their host country.
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Tech companies express concern over Pak's new social media regulations, sa
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 20 (ANI): A day after the Pakistan government notified rules defining how social media would be governed in the country, technology companies announced that the newly-imposed regulations would make it difficult for them to continue their operations here.
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