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Petition Seeks Ban On WhatsApp Over Compliance, Supreme Court Says No
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it does not comply with the orders of the authorities in the country.
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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SEBI Pulls Up Paytm Founder, Director on IPO Breaches: Report
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and other board members who held roles during the firm's November 2021 IPO over alleged misrepresentation of facts. SEBI alleged that grant of 21 million employee stock options (ESOPs) to Sharma were in violation of its rules on grant of shares-based employee benefits.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Privacy Protected: WhatsApp's End-To-End Encryption Explained Simply
WhatsApp has challenged Information Technology Rule 4(2) of the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code).
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US Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple, Epic Games Over App Store Antitrust Ruling
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge by Apple to a lower court's decision requiring changes to certain rules in its lucrative App Store, as the justices shunned the lengthy legal battle between the iPhone maker and Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite.
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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Myanmar's Military Junta Faces Biggest Threat To Its Power Since 2021 Coup: Report
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
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Another Blow To BJP In West Bengal, MLA Harakali Protiher Joins Trinamool
In yet another blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, its MLA Harakali Protiher switched to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 74 Lakh Accounts In India. This Is Why
The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 3,506,905 accounts which were proactively barred, before any reports from users.
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Elon Musk's X a 'Habitual Non-Compliant Platform', Says IT Ministry to Karnataka HC
India's government has told a court that Elon Musk's X is a "habitual non-compliant platform" and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government's role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.
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Epic Games Asks US Supreme Court to Allow Ruling Against Apple’s App Store Payment Practices to Take Effect
Epic Games on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a lower court ruling to take effect against Apple that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store. Epic, maker of the popular video game "Fortnite," filed a request asking the nation's highest court to lift a July 17 decision by the San Francisco-based 9th US ...
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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EU Vice President Suggests to Speed Up Work on AI Regulation
The European Union needs to speed up work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager suggested. The European Commission put forward regulatory proposals in early 2021, but progress on the legislation has been slow. The EU's draft rules outlaw certain uses such as "generalised surveillance".
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Fact-Check Provision In New IT Rules Is Press Censorship: Newspapers Body
The Indian Newspaper Society on Wednesday said the provision in IT Rules, 2021 amendments allowing a fact-check body to label contents related to it "fake" or "misleading" is tantamount to "censorship" and violates of freedom of expression.
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Petition Seeks Ban On WhatsApp Over Compliance, Supreme Court Says No
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a PIL seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it does not comply with the orders of the authorities in the country.
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Government Issues Advisory to Curb Hoax Bomb Threats on Social Media
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released an advisory outlining the duties of social media platforms, also known as intermediaries, in preventing the spread of hoax bomb threats by various airlines operating in India. The necessity for these intermediaries to adhere to the IT Act, the IT Rules of 2021, and the Bhar...
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SEBI Pulls Up Paytm Founder, Director on IPO Breaches: Report
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma and other board members who held roles during the firm's November 2021 IPO over alleged misrepresentation of facts. SEBI alleged that grant of 21 million employee stock options (ESOPs) to Sharma were in violation of its rules on grant of shares-based employee benefits.
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Myanmar Military Extends Emergency Rule For Another 6 Months: Report
The military put the country under emergency rule for a year when it took power in a February 2021 coup, deposing the elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi and triggering nationwide street protests that it violently crushed.
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Privacy Protected: WhatsApp's End-To-End Encryption Explained Simply
WhatsApp has challenged Information Technology Rule 4(2) of the 2021 IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code).
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US Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple, Epic Games Over App Store Antitrust Ruling
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge by Apple to a lower court's decision requiring changes to certain rules in its lucrative App Store, as the justices shunned the lengthy legal battle between the iPhone maker and Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite.
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WhatsApp Policy Violations Led to Over 71 Lakh Account Bans in India in November
WhatsApp has announced that over 71 lakh accounts in India were banned in November 2023. As part of its latest monthly compliance report under the IT Rules 2021, the company revealed that it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India "proactively", without user reports. It also acted on a handful of over 8,000 grievances received from users last Novembe...
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Myanmar's Military Junta Faces Biggest Threat To Its Power Since 2021 Coup: Report
The ruling Junta in Myanmar has been losing vital military locations and border towns to well-armed ethnic militias that have collaborated with resistance forces to launch massive new offensives in recent weeks, CNN reported.
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Another Blow To BJP In West Bengal, MLA Harakali Protiher Joins Trinamool
In yet another blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, its MLA Harakali Protiher switched to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday.
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WhatsApp Bans Over 74 Lakh Accounts In India. This Is Why
The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 3,506,905 accounts which were proactively barred, before any reports from users.
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Elon Musk's X a 'Habitual Non-Compliant Platform', Says IT Ministry to Karnataka HC
India's government has told a court that Elon Musk's X is a "habitual non-compliant platform" and for years has not followed many orders to remove content, undermining the government's role, according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.
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Epic Games Asks US Supreme Court to Allow Ruling Against Apple’s App Store Payment Practices to Take Effect
Epic Games on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a lower court ruling to take effect against Apple that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its App Store. Epic, maker of the popular video game "Fortnite," filed a request asking the nation's highest court to lift a July 17 decision by the San Francisco-based 9th US ...
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IT Rules on Fake News: Bombay Court Says Important to Know Boundaries, Limits of Words
The Bombay High Court asked on Friday to hear a bunch of petitions against the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news. A division bench said before it goes into the effect the Rules would have on the fundamental rights of citizens, it needs to know the boundaries and limits of the words - fake, false, and misleading - ...
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EU Vice President Suggests to Speed Up Work on AI Regulation
The European Union needs to speed up work on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, Commission vice president Margrethe Vestager suggested. The European Commission put forward regulatory proposals in early 2021, but progress on the legislation has been slow. The EU's draft rules outlaw certain uses such as "generalised surveillance".
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Fact-Check Provision In New IT Rules Is Press Censorship: Newspapers Body
The Indian Newspaper Society on Wednesday said the provision in IT Rules, 2021 amendments allowing a fact-check body to label contents related to it "fake" or "misleading" is tantamount to "censorship" and violates of freedom of expression.
