Topic: IT rules
Supreme Court stays proceedings on new IT rules in High Courts
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the further proceedings in the High Courts in the petitions challenging the new Information Technology Rules, notified by the Union last year.
IT Rules; 2100 news publishers furnished details to Union govt despite court stay
At least 2100 digital news media publishers and OTT platforms furnished their details to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), despite the Bombay High Court’s stay on certain rules of the much-criticised IT Rules 2021. This was revealed in a reply to an RTI query filed by Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF).
India’s IT rules compromise right to privacy of every internet user: UN
Experts at United Nations Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a communication sent to the Indian government on 11 June that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms.
“Need more engagement with govt,” Facebook on social media guidelines
As new guidelines notified in February this year by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for social media platforms except Koo will come into force on Wednesday, Facebook expressed reluctance to comply with its implementation in absolute terms.
