The Latest Breaking News from IT Ministry

Meta has informed the IT Ministry that posts by the Prime Minister and prominent accounts will have additional oversight on the platform and that multiple checks will take place at levels of senior company officials, sources said, citing the social media firm's communication to the ministry.

Truecaller's CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala views TRAI's expanded jurisdiction as an encroachment on the IT Ministry's regulatory authority. He argues that compelling IT intermediaries to dictate user information infringes upon existing frameworks. This regulatory dispute centers on the labelling of calls from specific number series. Truecaller maintains that spammers exploit these…

India's IT Ministry awaits Meta's formal response to a notice regarding child exploitation ads. Meta published a blog detailing its efforts to combat child sexual abuse material. The company highlighted AI-powered detection and large-scale enforcement actions. This scrutiny follows a BBC report alleging algorithm promotion of such content.

India is championing open-source and homegrown AI models to counter potential access restrictions on advanced frontier technologies. The IT Ministry official highlighted a two-pronged strategy: leveraging capable open-source alternatives and fostering indigenous development to achieve 60-80% of frontier model functionalities. The IndiaAI Mission supports 20 Indian AI models, aiming for…