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ETtech Explainer: Why Meta's Zuckerberg may have to publicly bend the knee in India

A parliamentary panel sought an apology from Mark Zuckerberg over the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook post, warning that Meta could lose its intermediary immunity if he refused. During a meeting with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) officials on Wednesday, Meta's chief global affairs officer Joel…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Centre examining legal implications, possible clauses over WhatsApp, Telegram 'username' feature: Sources

The government is examining legal implications for WhatsApp and Telegram. This follows their replies to notices regarding the new username feature. Concerns about privacy and potential misuse have been raised by experts. Meta stated usernames are optional and allow messaging without sharing phone numbers. The Ministry of Electronics and Information…

The Economic Times · Jul 16

Meta's reply over child sexual abuse material notice is under review: IT Secretary

Meta's response to a government notice regarding child sexual abuse material ads has been received. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is currently examining the company's reply. Instagram was previously ordered to disable all ads promoting access to CSEAM. Meta has outlined its efforts to combat child sexual abuse…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

India's Ministry Resolves Global Tech Outage

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is working to resolve a global tech outage impacting airports and airlines in the country.

Top News · Jul 19, 2024

India to ban Chinese-linked betting and loan lending apps

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has begun a process to ban and block 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links, India's ANI reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Bangkok Post · Feb 5, 2023

Wondering how the Indian government ‘blocks’ online content? We explain

Practically every week, there is either an announcement from the ministry of information and broadcasting or a leak from the ministry of electronics and information technology that some websites, social media accounts, YouTube channels, and even apps have been blocked in India. Whenever this happens, there is an outcry about…

Newslaundry · Oct 1, 2022

Indian government has ordered Twitter to block more and more content every year since 2014

Except for a slide in 2018, the number of Twitter URLs being blocked on the Narendra Modi government’s directions has seen a consistent rise since 2014, according to data shared by the union ministry of electronics and information technology in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Newslaundry · Jul 27, 2022

Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on Twitter petition challenging content and account ‘blocking orders’

Twitter moved court after Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a notice on June 27, 2022 informing that penal action would be initiated against the company for not complying with ‘blocking orders’

The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022

C-DAC offering courses on Systems and Security

Last date for registrations is July 18

The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022

IIoT Sensors announces Grand Challenge

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The Hindu · Jun 9, 2022