New IT Rules 2021
MEITY Grievance Appellate Committees
The IT Rules of 2021 say that Social Media Companies such as Facebook should compulsorily appoint Grievance officers. These officers should be from India. They will oversee the complaints made by social media users. Now the Ministry of Electronics and ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Amendments in IT Rules, 2021
On October 28, the Central Government notified amendments to the IT Rules, 2021. What is IT Rules, 2021? Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 or IT Rules, 2021 was notified by the Ministry of Electronics ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Draft amendments to IT Rules 2021
Government has released draft amendments to IT Rules 2021 and sought public comments on some amendments to it. New IT rules 2021 Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had released new IT rules in 2021. It came into effect ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
India Press Freedom Report, 2021
The India Press Freedom Report, 2021 was recently released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group. According to the report, 13 media houses and newspapers were targeted in the country, 108 journalists were attacked, and 6 journalists were killed. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Twitter India appoints Interim chief compliance officer
Twitter India has appointed an interim chief compliance officer to comply with the new IT rules in India. Highlights Twitter India will also designate two other executives in accordance with the new IT rules, soon. In a court filing earlier ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Google publishes report under new IT rules
Tech Giant, Google released its Transparency report on June 30, 2021 in compliance with the IT rules. Key points of Transparency report Transparency report was published as India tightens its stand against google for its new IT rules. As per ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Twitter appoints interim Chief Compliance Officer for India
Twitter has appointed interim Chief Compliance Officer in India to comply with the Indian government’s new IT rules. Key Points Twitter appointed Chief Compliance Officer after a prolonged battle with Indian government over its new IT rules. India announced new ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Why WhatsApp sue Indian Government?
As the New IT (Digital Media) Rules of India came into force, WhatsApp has sued the Indian government in Delhi Court and asked to block regulations. Why WhatsApp sued? WhatsApp sued the government because, it is believed, law will compel ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021