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Memo Lists 5 Rules For Employees To Stop "Time Clock Fraud", Internet Calls It "Outrageous"
A Reddit user's post about an office memo has gone viral on social media and has left people shocked. The notice lists the rules employees should follow to stop "time clock fraud".
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"Unfettered Power": Bombay High Court On Centre's Amended IT Rules
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news on social media give "unfettered power" to a government authority in the absence of "guidelines and guardrails".
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"Not Till September 4": What Centre Told High Court On New Rules For Fake News
The Centre today informed the Bombay High Court that it won't notify till September 4 the 'Fact Check Unit' (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to flag fake content on social media against the government.
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Can't Bring Hammer To Kill Ant: High Court On Centre's New IT Rules For Fake News
Bombay High Court today said the recently amended IT Rules against fake content on social media against the government may be excessive, quipping that one cannot bring a hammer to kill an ant.
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What Centre Told Court On Plea Challenging New IT Rules
The Union government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not notify the fact-checking unit for identifying fake news against the government on social media till July 10.
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Won’t Notify Fact-Checking Unit Till July 10, Centre Tells HC; Two New Pleas Filed Against IT Rules
The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media, even as two new petitions were filed challenging the recently amended IT Rules.
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"Withdraw Draconian Rules": Editors' Guild To Centre Over "Policing" News
The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government's move to police news on social media through a self-appointed fact-checking unit, the industry body said today, describing the new rules as draconian and akin to censorship.
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Government to Hold Discussions With Stakeholders on PIB Fact Checks for Social Media in February: MoS IT
The government will hold discussions with stakeholders before its controversial plan to give powers to its arm the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to police fake news on social media, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prop...
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Expunge Amendments To IT Rules On Social Media Content: Editors Guild
The Editors Guild of India has written to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging him to "expunge" the amendments to IT Rules that seek to direct social media platforms to take down news or information identified as "
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"If Centre Fact-Checks News...": Congress Slams Change In Draft IT Rules
The Congress today termed as "surreptitious assault on free speech" the new amendment in the draft IT Rules, asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed 'Fake' by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules released this week. Once information was identified as such, social media platforms or other "online intermediaries" would have to "make reasonable efforts" to ensure users do not "host, display, u...
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Centre Can't "Solely Determine Fake News": Editors Guild On Draft IT Law
The Editors Guild of India yesterday urged the government to "expunge" the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
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No Unlawful Content: Minister On Obligations For Social Media Firms Under New IT Rules
Junior Information Technology (IT) Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said the latest amendment of IT rules will put more definite due diligence obligations on social media companies to make efforts that no unlawful content or misinformation is posted on their platforms.
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WhatsApp, Twitter Show Resistance as Government’s Fight Against Fake News Targets Dissent
Twitter and WhatsApp are pushing back after being targeted as part of the government’s recent actions aimed at rooting out cybercrimes and what it calls “fake news” on social media. As part of the amended IT Rules, executives at companies that don’t comply with content removal requests could face jail time. The government sent YouTube 1,670...
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EU's New Rules May Compel Google, Facebook, Twitter to Counter Deepfakes, Spam Accounts
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies may come under compulsion to counter deepfakes, spam accounts once soon after EU announces its updates code of practice this week. Ignoring the rules may attract hefty fines on social media giants.
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Memo Lists 5 Rules For Employees To Stop "Time Clock Fraud", Internet Calls It "Outrageous"
A Reddit user's post about an office memo has gone viral on social media and has left people shocked. The notice lists the rules employees should follow to stop "time clock fraud".
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"Unfettered Power": Bombay High Court On Centre's Amended IT Rules
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules against fake news on social media give "unfettered power" to a government authority in the absence of "guidelines and guardrails".
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"Not Till September 4": What Centre Told High Court On New Rules For Fake News
The Centre today informed the Bombay High Court that it won't notify till September 4 the 'Fact Check Unit' (FCU) under the recently amended Information Technology (IT) Rules to flag fake content on social media against the government.
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Can't Bring Hammer To Kill Ant: High Court On Centre's New IT Rules For Fake News
Bombay High Court today said the recently amended IT Rules against fake content on social media against the government may be excessive, quipping that one cannot bring a hammer to kill an ant.
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What Centre Told Court On Plea Challenging New IT Rules
The Union government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it would not notify the fact-checking unit for identifying fake news against the government on social media till July 10.
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Won’t Notify Fact-Checking Unit Till July 10, Centre Tells HC; Two New Pleas Filed Against IT Rules
The Centre on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court it was extending till July 10 its earlier statement that it won’t notify its fact-checking unit to identify fake news against the government on social media, even as two new petitions were filed challenging the recently amended IT Rules.
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"Withdraw Draconian Rules": Editors' Guild To Centre Over "Policing" News
The Editors Guild of India is deeply disturbed by the government's move to police news on social media through a self-appointed fact-checking unit, the industry body said today, describing the new rules as draconian and akin to censorship.
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Government to Hold Discussions With Stakeholders on PIB Fact Checks for Social Media in February: MoS IT
The government will hold discussions with stakeholders before its controversial plan to give powers to its arm the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to police fake news on social media, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prop...
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Expunge Amendments To IT Rules On Social Media Content: Editors Guild
The Editors Guild of India has written to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging him to "expunge" the amendments to IT Rules that seek to direct social media platforms to take down news or information identified as "
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"If Centre Fact-Checks News...": Congress Slams Change In Draft IT Rules
The Congress today termed as "surreptitious assault on free speech" the new amendment in the draft IT Rules, asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau
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New IT Rules Consider Removing Social Media Content Deemed 'Fake' by Government
The government will not permit social media platforms to host any information that it identifies as false, according to a draft proposal of new IT rules released this week. Once information was identified as such, social media platforms or other "online intermediaries" would have to "make reasonable efforts" to ensure users do not "host, display, u...
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Centre Can't "Solely Determine Fake News": Editors Guild On Draft IT Law
The Editors Guild of India yesterday urged the government to "expunge" the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).
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No Unlawful Content: Minister On Obligations For Social Media Firms Under New IT Rules
Junior Information Technology (IT) Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said the latest amendment of IT rules will put more definite due diligence obligations on social media companies to make efforts that no unlawful content or misinformation is posted on their platforms.
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WhatsApp, Twitter Show Resistance as Government’s Fight Against Fake News Targets Dissent
Twitter and WhatsApp are pushing back after being targeted as part of the government’s recent actions aimed at rooting out cybercrimes and what it calls “fake news” on social media. As part of the amended IT Rules, executives at companies that don’t comply with content removal requests could face jail time. The government sent YouTube 1,670...
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EU's New Rules May Compel Google, Facebook, Twitter to Counter Deepfakes, Spam Accounts
Google, Facebook, Twitter and other companies may come under compulsion to counter deepfakes, spam accounts once soon after EU announces its updates code of practice this week. Ignoring the rules may attract hefty fines on social media giants.
