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The WhatsApp monthly report was issued in compliance with the new IT rules and revealed that the accounts were banned for spam, violation of policy, and other reasons
exchange4media Staff Nov 2, 2022 6:16 PM
The court said that the sub-clauses 1 and 3 of clause 9 of the new rules were 'manifestly unreasonable' that can impinge on the freedom of speech of writers, editors and publishers
exchange4media Staff Aug 16, 2021 11:11 AM
The minister added that 1800+ digital news publishers have furnished information sought by the ministry
exchange4media Staff Aug 2, 2021 7:40 AM
The centre had filed a transfer petition in the SC seeking transfer of all cases related to IT Rules to the apex court
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2021 8:19 AM
NBA had moved court contending that the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code violates Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution
exchange4media Staff Jul 9, 2021 11:49 AM
In a short affidavit, Meity notified the court that Twitter has failed to comply to the new IT rules on four counts
exchange4media Staff Jul 6, 2021 7:30 AM
The tech giants submitted their compliance report, claiming to have removed crores of contentious posts
exchange4media Staff Jul 5, 2021 10:01 AM
Maheshwari has also been summoned in another unrelated case of a Muslim man's assault in Ghaziabad, UP
exchange4media Staff Jun 29, 2021 10:02 AM
A vacation Bench said that it was not in agreement with the petitioners Foundation for Independent Journalism, The Wire, Quint and Pravda Media Foundation who passed such an order at this stage
exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2021 2:08 PM
California-based Kessel's appointment doesn't comply with the IT Rules of 2021, which requires the grievance redressal officer to be an Indian resident
exchange4media Staff Jun 28, 2021 10:10 AM
The ByteDance-owned company wrote to the IT ministry, stating that it was compliant with the new intermediary guidelines even before it was enforced in India
exchange4media Staff Jun 24, 2021 10:43 AM
The new IT rules for social media companies came into effect last month in an effort to make digital platforms more accountable & responsible for the content hosted by them
exchange4media Staff Jun 22, 2021 9:20 AM
Experts decode the fate of the microblogging platform in the wake of its failure to comply with the new IT rules
Tasmayee Laha Roy Jun 17, 2021 9:03 AM
With this, top officials of Twitter may be liable for any 'inflammatory' or 'objectionable' post put out by any of its users
exchange4media Staff Jun 16, 2021 9:30 AM
The MIB has sent reminders to the publishers who have not submitted the information yet
Javed Farooqui Jun 14, 2021 8:50 AM
With TV and print already complying with the Cable Television Network Act and Press Council Act respectively, industry bodies question the need for an extra layer of regulation
Javed Farooqui Jun 11, 2021 8:56 AM
While news remains an important category, it doesn't drive consumption for OTT platforms that already have a massive repository of on-demand entertainment content
Javed Farooqui Jun 4, 2021 8:15 AM
Google contended that the single judge 'mischaracterised' its search engine as a 'social media intermediary' or 'significant social media intermediary' as provided under new IT rules
exchange4media Staff Jun 2, 2021 2:53 PM
While NBA is contemplating a writ if the verdict is not in favour of the broadcasters, NBF has gone one step ahead and filed an RTI seeking details into the creation of the new guidelines
Javed Farooqui Jun 2, 2021 8:13 AM
Ambiguity regarding IT rules and FDI cap on digital news has prompted OTT platforms to play it safe by discontinuing live news services
Javed Farooqui Jun 1, 2021 8:45 AM
The bench of Justice has directed to file the microblogging platform's reply in three weeks and has posted the matter for hearing on July 6
exchange4media Staff May 31, 2021 4:38 PM
The need for platforms to self-classify content based on age and the fact that OTT platforms don't have any control over news content has prompted them to remove live news
exchange4media Staff May 31, 2021 1:27 PM
As per Supreme Court and Delhi High Court Advocate Amit Acharya's plea, Twitter must perform its statutory and executive duties as a 'significant social media intermediary'
exchange4media Staff May 28, 2021 7:04 PM
The DPCGC will have an OCCP Council composed of publishers of OCC as members and an independent Grievance Redressal Board [GRB], consisting of a chairperson and six members
exchange4media Staff May 28, 2021 6:26 PM
The schism has left broadcaster-owned OTT platforms on the IBF side and standalone streaming platforms on the IAMAI side
Javed Farooqui May 28, 2021 9:38 AM
The microblogging site agreed to comply with the IT rules but raised concerns about free speech. MeitY accused the platform of 'dictating terms to the world's largest democracy'
exchange4media Staff May 27, 2021 7:32 PM
In a separate notification, the government also said that a social media platform with more than 5 million registered users in India will be considered a 'Significant Social Media Intermediary'
exchange4media Staff May 27, 2021 11:13 AM
The platform has objected to one of the rules that demand 'first originator of information' details
exchange4media Staff May 26, 2021 10:35 AM
Google cited its respect for India's legislative process and 'long history' of responding to government requests in its statement
exchange4media Staff May 26, 2021 9:40 AM
Despite the three-month window for enforcing the IT guidelines ending on May 25, experts believe that the government may give the platforms some leeway by extending the deadline
Javed Farooqui May 26, 2021 9:08 AM
Under the new rules, significant social media platforms will have to follow additional compliances like the appointments of chief compliance officer, nodal contact person & resident grievance officer
exchange4media Staff May 25, 2021 2:35 PM
The plea filed by Quint Digital Media, the publisher of news portal The Quint, has challenged the constitutional validity of the new IT Rules
exchange4media Staff Mar 22, 2021 10:27 AM
The committee headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor asked whether the new IT rules conform to the legal framework
exchange4media Staff Mar 16, 2021 1:11 PM
The legal news portal had moved the Kerala High Court seeking an injunction against the UOI and MIB and their authorised officers from enforcing Part II and Part III of the IT Rules, 2021
exchange4media Staff Mar 13, 2021 11:23 AM
While welcoming the rules, the representatives pointed out that they should be treated differently from news publishers who only existed in the digital space
exchange4media Staff Mar 12, 2021 7:52 AM
Mohamed was speaking to Kailashnath Adhikari, MD Governance Now, during Visionary Talk series
exchange4media Staff Mar 4, 2021 7:07 PM
