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Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India
An Indian group representing Netflix, Amazon and Disney has told the government its new tobacco warning rules are impossible to implement for streaming giants and will impinge on content creators' freedom of expression, a letter seen by Reuters showed. As part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month ordered streaming platforms...
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India Has Over 50% Active Internet Users For The First Time Ever: Report
For the first first more than half of Indians, 759 million citizens, are active internet users and access the internet at least once a month, a joint report by industry body IAMAI and market data analytics firm Kantar said on Wednesday.
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IAMAI Hails 'Industry Friendly' Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Monday hailed the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 while stating that it had struck the right balance between protecting the interests of the data principals while leaving enough room for tech start-ups to innovate and grow. The industry body also expressed concerns over 'ambi...
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India’s Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council to be Dissolved as Regulatory Uncertainty Prevails
India’s four-year-old Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC) is being dismantled by the end of this month. Founded by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the BACC was a crypto advocacy group that was formed with the intension of driving crypto adoption in the country. Amid legal and regulatory uncertainty shadowing the cryp...
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Facebook, Google, Other Top Tech Firms Warn Indian Cybersecurity Rules May Create an Environment of Fear
Facebook, Google and other companies who are part of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) have expressed concerns that the Indian cybersecurity rules may create an "environment of fear rather than trust.”
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Tech Companies Body Says New Cybersecurity Rules May Instil Fear
Indian cybersecurity rules due to come into force later this month will create an "environment of fear rather than trust", IAMAI has said
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IAMAI Sets Up India EdTech Consortium To Uphold Code Of Conduct By EdTech Platforms
Aligned with the government's recent advisory, the IEC will ensure that every learner shall have access to quality and affordable education, which not only improves their academic performance but also makes them future-ready, a statement said.
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43 Percent Indians Use Internet Actively, Maharashtra Most Internet-Friendly State: Kantar
The report says that the current active monthly Internet user population of 622 million includes 323 million from urban cities and 299 million from rural areas. Internet adoption in rural areas has been more than urban areas in the last year. In urban India, active Internet users have reportedly grown by 4 percent over the last year, while in rural...
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Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar, 12 Others Sign New Self-Regulation Code
Is streaming going to look more like TV in India? Fifteen online platforms — including the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar — have signed a new self-regulation code dubbed the “Universal Self-Regulation Code for OCCPs (Online Curated Content Providers)” that involves setting up a grievance redressal mechanism.
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Government Pushes for More Self-Censorship on Streaming, Issues Ultimatum: Report
We might be staring at more online censorship in India. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has reportedly issued an ultimatum to streaming services in India to form an independent adjudicatory body and adopt a new self-regulation code that might effectively work along the lines of how television content is moderated in India.
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IAMAI Seeks Clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has sought clarity over the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, which is in the public domain for consultation.
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Facebook, Twitter, TikTok to Develop 'Code of Ethics' to Prevent Misuse During Polls
Representatives of IAMAI, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok were called by the poll panel to discuss the issue of evolving mechanism to prevent abuse on social media platforms.
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Indian Mobile Internet Users May Reach 478 Million by June: IAMAI
"The number of mobile Internet users increased by 17.22 percent from December 2016 to reach 456 million users by December 2017," an IAMAI report found.
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Internet in Indian Languages Can Add 200 Million New Users: IAMAI
Internet in Indic languages would be a key motivator for 23 percent of Internet non-users to go digital, IAMAI and Kantar IMRB said.
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India To Become $5 Trillion Economy In 8-9 years: Suresh Prabhu
Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu today said India is expected to become a USD 5 trillion economy in the next 8-9 years with the manufacturing sector contributing 20 per cent to that.
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Netflix, Amazon, JioCinema-Backed Group Protests New Tobacco Warning Rules in India
An Indian group representing Netflix, Amazon and Disney has told the government its new tobacco warning rules are impossible to implement for streaming giants and will impinge on content creators' freedom of expression, a letter seen by Reuters showed. As part of India's anti-tobacco drive, the health ministry last month ordered streaming platforms...
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India Has Over 50% Active Internet Users For The First Time Ever: Report
For the first first more than half of Indians, 759 million citizens, are active internet users and access the internet at least once a month, a joint report by industry body IAMAI and market data analytics firm Kantar said on Wednesday.
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IAMAI Hails 'Industry Friendly' Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) on Monday hailed the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 while stating that it had struck the right balance between protecting the interests of the data principals while leaving enough room for tech start-ups to innovate and grow. The industry body also expressed concerns over 'ambi...
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India’s Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council to be Dissolved as Regulatory Uncertainty Prevails
India’s four-year-old Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC) is being dismantled by the end of this month. Founded by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the BACC was a crypto advocacy group that was formed with the intension of driving crypto adoption in the country. Amid legal and regulatory uncertainty shadowing the cryp...
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Facebook, Google, Other Top Tech Firms Warn Indian Cybersecurity Rules May Create an Environment of Fear
Facebook, Google and other companies who are part of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) have expressed concerns that the Indian cybersecurity rules may create an "environment of fear rather than trust.”
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Tech Companies Body Says New Cybersecurity Rules May Instil Fear
Indian cybersecurity rules due to come into force later this month will create an "environment of fear rather than trust", IAMAI has said
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IAMAI Sets Up India EdTech Consortium To Uphold Code Of Conduct By EdTech Platforms
Aligned with the government's recent advisory, the IEC will ensure that every learner shall have access to quality and affordable education, which not only improves their academic performance but also makes them future-ready, a statement said.
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43 Percent Indians Use Internet Actively, Maharashtra Most Internet-Friendly State: Kantar
The report says that the current active monthly Internet user population of 622 million includes 323 million from urban cities and 299 million from rural areas. Internet adoption in rural areas has been more than urban areas in the last year. In urban India, active Internet users have reportedly grown by 4 percent over the last year, while in rural...
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Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Hotstar, 12 Others Sign New Self-Regulation Code
Is streaming going to look more like TV in India? Fifteen online platforms — including the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ Hotstar — have signed a new self-regulation code dubbed the “Universal Self-Regulation Code for OCCPs (Online Curated Content Providers)” that involves setting up a grievance redressal mechanism.
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Government Pushes for More Self-Censorship on Streaming, Issues Ultimatum: Report
We might be staring at more online censorship in India. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has reportedly issued an ultimatum to streaming services in India to form an independent adjudicatory body and adopt a new self-regulation code that might effectively work along the lines of how television content is moderated in India.
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IAMAI Seeks Clarity on Personal Data Protection Bill
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has sought clarity over the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, which is in the public domain for consultation.
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Facebook, Twitter, TikTok to Develop 'Code of Ethics' to Prevent Misuse During Polls
Representatives of IAMAI, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok were called by the poll panel to discuss the issue of evolving mechanism to prevent abuse on social media platforms.
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Indian Mobile Internet Users May Reach 478 Million by June: IAMAI
"The number of mobile Internet users increased by 17.22 percent from December 2016 to reach 456 million users by December 2017," an IAMAI report found.
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Internet in Indian Languages Can Add 200 Million New Users: IAMAI
Internet in Indic languages would be a key motivator for 23 percent of Internet non-users to go digital, IAMAI and Kantar IMRB said.
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India To Become $5 Trillion Economy In 8-9 years: Suresh Prabhu
Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu today said India is expected to become a USD 5 trillion economy in the next 8-9 years with the manufacturing sector contributing 20 per cent to that.
