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Digital Personal Data Protection Rules: Govt drafts stringent parental consent rules for social media users under 18

If implemented, the rules will compel social media platforms to ensure that consent for any data collection, processing, or storage comes from verified parents or legal guardians.

India intensifies crackdown on online Khalistani propaganda, blocks over 10,000 URLs in three years

Government of India has blocked URLs related to Khalistani content and other extermist propaganda on social media with Facebook saw the highest number of blocks (10,976 URLs), followed by X (10,139 URLs). Platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp were also targeted, with 2,211, 2,198, and 138 accounts respectively blocked during this period.

Union govt issues advisory to curb hoax bomb threats on social media, directs platforms to remove and report threats, cooperate with authorities

Amid the relentless hoax bomb threat calls to flights in the country, union govt on Saturday issued detailed guidelines to social media platforms to tackle the issue

Electronics and IT ministry directs social media platforms to remove name, photos and videos of the RG Kar Hospital victim as per Supreme Court...

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked the social media platforms operating in India to comply with Supreme Court order to remove name and photographs of deceased in RG Kar Medical college incident.

Union cabinet approves three more semiconductor plants in India, two in Gujarat and one in Assam

The Central government on Thursday (29th February), approved the proposal for setting up three semiconductor plants in India.

Deep fake videos: Everything you need to know about them, how to detect them, government guidelines and more

As deep fake video raise concerns, MeitY issue advisory to the social media companies about them.

Govt in compliance report says it plans to bring rules to moderate use of vulgar language on social media, OTT: Delhi High Court

GoI will soon bring rules to make social media a safer place by moderating vulgar language

238 cities in India now have 5G connectivity: Ministry of Communications in Lok Sabha

Further expansion of mobile networks beyond the mandatory rollout obligations depends on the techno-commercial consideration of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs).

India’s first centre of excellence in online gaming to be set up in Shillong, announces union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Centre of excellence in online gaming in Shillong will promote startups and entrepreneurs to develop the next-generation online gaming ecosystem

Twitter Files 5: Bari Weiss uses a misleading NYT report to make false claims about Modi govt’s warning to Twitter to follow Indian law

Journalist Bari Weiss while sharing Twitter Files makes false claims about PM Modi and IT laws in India, uses a misleading NYT report.

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