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The move is likely to be interpreted as a way of reducing the power of big tech firms. Government-appointed panels are now empowered to review content moderation decisions or takedowns by platforms like Twitter and Facebook. …

This Messaging App With 1.2 Billion Users Will Start Sharing Users' Location! Will Whatsapp Follow Suit? China's most popular messaging service WeChat will start revealing user locations when they post on a public account. How It…

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have not complied with the government's rules on digital content and because of this they risk a ban in India. Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have not complied with the government's rules on digital…

In a ranking of 180 countries based on journalistic freedom, China ranks 177 and India ranks 142. Reporters Without Borders has released its annual report ranking countries on the basis of their treatment of journalists. China…

SC stayed proceedings in digital media regulation case All proceedings in multiple courts of Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Allahabad in favor of regulating digital content were paused by the Supreme Court on Mar 23. A…

The government has proposed Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code Rules 2021. Prakash Javadekar, the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, said on Thursday that his ministry would work with the industry to…

Censorship Of Netflix, Prime Can Start With 3-Tier ‘Regulation’; Govt Can Remove Any Movie, Series? In a big setback to the audience of OTTs such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar and others, a new 3-tier content regulation structure…

Govt Refuses To Censor Netflix, Amazon, Hotstar; But Concerned About Uncensored Content Days after Govt of India put all OTTs and digital news portals under the ambit of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, fueling speculations of…

Supreme Court Hears Plea Filed by Centre on Regulatory Body for OTT Platforms. We have been incessantly covering topics regarding censorship on OTT (Over the Top) platforms, like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar, among others. Late…

Bihar CM Wants Netflix, Amazon, Hotstar & All OTTs To Be Censored, Punished In an interesting turn of events, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has written to PM Modi, asking him to censor OTT platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and others.…